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China Power Equipment (China Power Equipment) Cash And Cash Equivalents : $31.76 Mil (As of Sep. 2013)


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What is China Power Equipment Cash And Cash Equivalents?

China Power Equipment's quarterly cash and cash equivalents increased from Mar. 2013 ($24.26 Mil) to Jun. 2013 ($29.24 Mil) and increased from Jun. 2013 ($29.24 Mil) to Sep. 2013 ($31.76 Mil).

China Power Equipment's annual cash and cash equivalents increased from Dec. 2010 ($17.93 Mil) to Dec. 2011 ($23.09 Mil) but then declined from Dec. 2011 ($23.09 Mil) to Dec. 2012 ($21.98 Mil).


China Power Equipment Cash And Cash Equivalents Historical Data

The historical data trend for China Power Equipment's Cash And Cash Equivalents can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
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China Power Equipment Cash And Cash Equivalents Chart

China Power Equipment Annual Data
Trend Dec07 Dec08 Dec09 Dec10 Dec11 Dec12
Cash And Cash Equivalents
Get a 7-Day Free Trial 1.07 8.88 17.93 23.09 21.98

China Power Equipment Quarterly Data
Dec08 Mar09 Jun09 Sep09 Dec09 Mar10 Jun10 Sep10 Dec10 Mar11 Jun11 Sep11 Dec11 Mar12 Jun12 Sep12 Dec12 Mar13 Jun13 Sep13
Cash And Cash Equivalents Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 21.92 21.98 24.26 29.24 31.76

China Power Equipment 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.


China Power Equipment  (OTCPK:CPQQ) 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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China Power Equipment (China Power Equipment) Business Description

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Yongle Industry Zone, Jingyang Industry Concentration Area, Xi’an, Shaanxi, CHN, 713702
China Power Equipment Inc designs, manufactures, and distributes amorphous alloy transformer cores and amorphous alloy distribution transformers in the Peoples Republic of China. Its devices are used to step down voltage at the final phase of the distribution of electricity to consumers, businesses, and industries. The Company offers its products to electricity generators and suppliers, suppliers of electrical equipment, and other electric power transformers manufacturers.

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