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Fastbase (Fastbase) Cash And Cash Equivalents : $0.00 Mil (As of Feb. 2012)


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What is Fastbase Cash And Cash Equivalents?

Fastbase's quarterly cash and cash equivalents declined from Aug. 2011 ($0.03 Mil) to Nov. 2011 ($0.01 Mil) but then stayed the same from Nov. 2011 ($0.01 Mil) to Feb. 2012 ($0.00 Mil).

Fastbase's annual cash and cash equivalents increased from May. 2008 ($0.01 Mil) to May. 2009 ($0.02 Mil) and increased from May. 2009 ($0.02 Mil) to May. 2010 ($0.97 Mil).


Fastbase Cash And Cash Equivalents Historical Data

The historical data trend for Fastbase'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.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Fastbase Cash And Cash Equivalents Chart

Fastbase Annual Data
Trend May07 May08 May09 May10
Cash And Cash Equivalents
- 0.01 0.02 0.97

Fastbase Quarterly Data
May07 Aug07 Nov07 Feb08 May08 Aug08 Nov08 Feb09 May09 Aug09 Nov09 Feb10 May10 Aug10 Nov10 Feb11 May11 Aug11 Nov11 Feb12
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Fastbase 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.


Fastbase  (OTCPK:FBSE) 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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Fastbase (Fastbase) Business Description

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Fastbase Inc is a United States-based software company. It offers companies powerful tools to identify website visitors, provide insights and intelligence about their online behaviors, interactions and interests, and equips companies with online marketing and leads generation market services. Its products include Web leads, Trustpit, MailAds, Google Ads Click Identifier, and others.
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