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BTHC XV (BTHC XV) Cash And Cash Equivalents : $0.70 Mil (As of Dec. 2011)


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What is BTHC XV Cash And Cash Equivalents?

BTHC XV's quarterly cash and cash equivalents declined from Dec. 2009 ($1.08 Mil) to Dec. 2010 ($0.21 Mil) but then increased from Dec. 2010 ($0.21 Mil) to Dec. 2011 ($0.70 Mil).

BTHC XV's annual cash and cash equivalents declined from Dec. 2009 ($1.08 Mil) to Dec. 2010 ($0.21 Mil) but then increased from Dec. 2010 ($0.21 Mil) to Dec. 2011 ($0.70 Mil).


BTHC XV Cash And Cash Equivalents Historical Data

The historical data trend for BTHC XV's Cash And Cash Equivalents can be seen below:

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BTHC XV Cash And Cash Equivalents Chart

BTHC XV Annual Data
Trend Dec06 Dec07 Dec08 Dec09 Dec10 Dec11
Cash And Cash Equivalents
Get a 7-Day Free Trial - - 1.08 0.21 0.70

BTHC XV Semi-Annual Data
Dec06 Dec07 Dec08 Dec09 Dec10 Dec11
Cash And Cash Equivalents Get a 7-Day Free Trial - - 1.08 0.21 0.70

BTHC XV 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.


BTHC XV  (OTCPK:BTXV) 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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BTHC XV (BTHC XV) Business Description

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Timothy P Halter director, 10 percent owner, officer: CEO, Pres, CFO, COB, Secy 174 FM 1830, ARGYLE TX 76226
George L Diamond 10 percent owner 174 FM 1830, ARGYLE TX 76226
David F Brigante 10 percent owner 174FM 1830, ARGYLE TX 76226
Marat Rosenberg 10 percent owner 17 FM 1830, ARGYLE TX 76226
Halter Financial Investments Lp 10 percent owner 174 FM 1830, ARGYLE TX 76226
Halter Financial Investments Gp Llc 10 percent owner 174 FM 1830, ARGYLE TX 76226

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