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Athlon Energy (FRA:28A) Cash And Cash Equivalents : €3.9 Mil (As of Sep. 2014)


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What is Athlon Energy Cash And Cash Equivalents?

Athlon Energy's quarterly cash and cash equivalents increased from Mar. 2014 (€3.99 Mil) to Jun. 2014 (€179.07 Mil) but then stayed the same from Jun. 2014 (€179.07 Mil) to Sep. 2014 (€3.88 Mil).

Athlon Energy's annual cash and cash equivalents declined from Dec. 2011 (€24.34 Mil) to Dec. 2012 (€6.76 Mil) but then increased from Dec. 2012 (€6.76 Mil) to Dec. 2013 (€82.51 Mil).


Athlon Energy Cash And Cash Equivalents Historical Data

The historical data trend for Athlon Energy's Cash And Cash Equivalents can be seen below:

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Athlon Energy Cash And Cash Equivalents Chart

Athlon Energy Annual Data
Trend Dec11 Dec12 Dec13
Cash And Cash Equivalents
24.34 6.76 82.51

Athlon Energy Quarterly Data
Dec12 Mar13 Jun13 Sep13 Dec13 Mar14 Jun14 Sep14
Cash And Cash Equivalents Get a 7-Day Free Trial 147.27 82.51 3.99 179.07 3.88

Athlon Energy 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.


Athlon Energy  (FRA:28A) 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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Athlon Energy (FRA:28A) Business Description

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Athlon Energy Inc was founded in August 2010 and formed on April 1, 2013 as a Delaware corporation. The Company is an independent exploration and production company engaged in the acquisition, development, and exploitation of unconventional oil and liquids-rich natural gas reserves in the Permian Basin. The Permian Basin spans portions of Texas and New Mexico and is composed of three primary sub-basins: the Delaware Basin, the Central Basin Platform, and the Midland Basin. All of the properties are located in the Midland Basin. The Company's drilling activity is primarily engaged in the low-risk vertical development of stacked pay zones, including the Clearfork, Spraberry, Wolfcamp, Cline, Strawn, Atoka, and Mississippian formations, referred to as the Wolfberry play, and horizontal development of the Wolfcamp. As of December 31, 2013, it had identified 2,232 gross vertical drilling locations on 40-acre spacing and an additional 2,616 gross vertical drilling locations on 20-acre spacing. Only 659 gross of these potential vertical drilling locations were booked as proved undeveloped reserves. As of December 31, 2013, it had also identified 1,065 gross horizontal drilling locations targeting Wolfcamp A, Wolfcamp B, Wolfcamp C, and Cline intervals, which comprise 327 gross, 362 gross, 136 gross, and 240 gross locations, respectively. Its acreage position was 127,840 gross acres at December 31, 2013. As of December 31, 2013, it had 127.3 MMBOE of proved reserves, comprised of 71.2 MMBbls of oil, 30.7 MMBbls of NGLs, and 152.2 Bcf of natural gas. The Company's facilities located at well locations include field gathering systems, storage tank batteries, saltwater disposal systems, oil/gas/water separation equipment, and pumping units. It owns 10 saltwater disposal systems with over 45,700 barrels of water per day capacity and access to over 144 fresh water supply wells throughout its acreage.

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