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Blue Water Ventures International (Blue Water Ventures International) Cash And Cash Equivalents : $0.99 Mil (As of Mar. 2012)


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What is Blue Water Ventures International Cash And Cash Equivalents?

Blue Water Ventures International's quarterly cash and cash equivalents increased from Sep. 2011 ($0.63 Mil) to Dec. 2011 ($0.87 Mil) and increased from Dec. 2011 ($0.87 Mil) to Mar. 2012 ($0.99 Mil).

Blue Water Ventures International's annual cash and cash equivalents declined from Dec. 2009 ($0.51 Mil) to Dec. 2010 ($0.21 Mil) but then increased from Dec. 2010 ($0.21 Mil) to Dec. 2011 ($0.87 Mil).


Blue Water Ventures International Cash And Cash Equivalents Historical Data

The historical data trend for Blue Water Ventures International's Cash And Cash Equivalents can be seen below:

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Blue Water Ventures International Cash And Cash Equivalents Chart

Blue Water Ventures International Annual Data
Trend Dec04 Dec05 Dec06 Dec07 Dec08 Dec09 Dec10 Dec11
Cash And Cash Equivalents
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Blue Water Ventures International Quarterly Data
Jun07 Sep07 Dec07 Mar08 Jun08 Sep08 Dec08 Mar09 Jun09 Sep09 Dec09 Mar10 Jun10 Sep10 Dec10 Mar11 Jun11 Sep11 Dec11 Mar12
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Blue Water Ventures International 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.


Blue Water Ventures International  (OTCPK:BWVI) 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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Blue Water Ventures International (Blue Water Ventures International) Business Description

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Address
515 E. Las Olas Boulevard, Suite 120, Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA, 33301
Blue Water Ventures International Inc, through its subsidiary, is engaged in the archaeologically sensitive exploration, discovery and recovery of historical cultural artifacts, intrinsically valuable cargo and treasure from ocean shipwrecks. The company designs treasure and nautical-themed jewelry and re-creations with the part of treasure and artifacts that it has recovered in it. It also leases its crew and vessels to other entities involved in discovery and recovery from ocean shipwrecks. The firm markets its treasure and artifacts through auction houses, websites, retail and distribution outlets, and directly to the public.