Bell Industries (Bell Industries) Cash And Cash Equivalents : $0.8 Mil (As of Sep. 2010)

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What is Bell Industries Cash And Cash Equivalents?

Bell Industries's quarterly cash and cash equivalents declined from Mar. 2010 ($1.23 Mil) to Jun. 2010 ($0.69 Mil) but then increased from Jun. 2010 ($0.69 Mil) to Sep. 2010 ($0.79 Mil).

Bell Industries's annual cash and cash equivalents increased from Dec. 2007 ($0.41 Mil) to Dec. 2008 ($3.23 Mil) but then declined from Dec. 2008 ($3.23 Mil) to Dec. 2009 ($2.61 Mil).

Bell Industries Cash And Cash Equivalents Historical Data

The historical data trend for Bell Industries's Cash And Cash Equivalents can be seen below:

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Bell Industries Cash And Cash Equivalents Chart

Bell Industries Annual Data

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Cash And Cash Equivalents

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7.33

3.64

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3.23

2.61

Bell Industries Quarterly Data
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Cash And Cash Equivalents	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															1.93	2.61	1.23	0.69	0.79

Bell Industries Cash And Cash Equivalents Calculation

Cash and cash equivalents are the most liquid assets on the balance sheet. Cash equivalents are assets that are readily convertible into cash, such as money market holdings, short-term government bonds or Treasury bills, marketable securities and commercial paper.

Bell Industries (GREY:BLLI) Cash And Cash Equivalents Explanation

A high number means either:

1) The company has competitive advantage generating lots of cash

2) Just sold a business or bonds (not necessarily good)

A low stockpile of cash usually means poor to mediocre economics.

There are 3 ways to create large cash reserve.

1) Sell new bonds or equity to public

2) Sell business or asset

3) It has an ongoing business generating more cash than it burns (usually means durable competitive advantage)

When a company is suffering a short term problem, Buffett looks at cash or marketable securities to see whether it has the financial strength to ride it out.

Important: Lots of cash and marketable securities + little debt = good chance that the business will sail on through tough times.

Test to see what is creating cash by looking at past 7 yrs of balance sheets. This will reveal how the cash was created.

Be Aware

Depreciation estimates make the calculation of net income susceptible to management's accounting choices. These choices can be either overly aggressive or overly conservative.

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Bell Industries (Bell Industries) Business Description

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Address

4400 W 96th Street, Indianapolis, IN, USA, 46268

Website

http://www.bellind.com

Bell Industries Inc is an information technology managed services and solutions company. It provides transformational Next Generation Digital Workplace and Infrastructure Management Solutions to large and mid-market enterprises, as well as the public sector. It also offers End User Computing, Infrastructure Management and Cloud Computing, IT Lifecycle Services and Enterprise Mobility Management.

Executives

Newcastle Partners L P	other: see attached explanation	5420 LYNDON B. JOHNSON FREEWAY, SUITE 1100, DALLAS TX 75240
Mark E Schwarz	director, 10 percent owner, officer: Chairman, other: see attached explanation	5420 LYNDON B. JOHNSON FREEWAY, SUITE 1100, DALLAS TX 75240
Newcastle Capital Group Llc	other: see attached explanation	5420 LYNDON B. JOHNSON FREEWAY, STE 1400, DALLAS TX 75240
Newcastle Capital Management Lp	other: see attached explanation	5420 LYNDON B. JOHNSON FREEWAY, SUITE 1100, DALLAS TX 75240
Clinton J Coleman	director, other: see attached explanation	C/O NEWCASTLE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.P., 200 CRESCENT COURT, SUITE 1400, DALLAS TX 75201
Dale Booth	director

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