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Hutchison Whampoa (FRA:HUWH) Cash And Cash Equivalents : €13,107 Mil (As of Dec. 2014)


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What is Hutchison Whampoa Cash And Cash Equivalents?

Hutchison Whampoa's quarterly cash and cash equivalents increased from Dec. 2013 (€8,064.13 Mil) to Jun. 2014 (€9,676.74 Mil) and increased from Jun. 2014 (€9,676.74 Mil) to Dec. 2014 (€13,106.99 Mil).

Hutchison Whampoa's annual cash and cash equivalents declined from Dec. 2012 (€10,613.59 Mil) to Dec. 2013 (€8,064.13 Mil) but then increased from Dec. 2013 (€8,064.13 Mil) to Dec. 2014 (€13,106.99 Mil).


Hutchison Whampoa Cash And Cash Equivalents Historical Data

The historical data trend for Hutchison Whampoa's Cash And Cash Equivalents can be seen below:

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Hutchison Whampoa Cash And Cash Equivalents Chart

Hutchison Whampoa Annual Data
Trend Dec05 Dec06 Dec07 Dec08 Dec09 Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14
Cash And Cash Equivalents
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 8,913.36 6,502.71 10,613.59 8,064.13 13,106.99

Hutchison Whampoa Semi-Annual Data
Dec99 Dec04 Dec05 Dec06 Dec07 Jun08 Dec08 Jun09 Dec09 Jun10 Dec10 Jun11 Dec11 Jun12 Dec12 Jun13 Dec13 Jun14 Dec14
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 10,613.59 9,484.13 8,064.13 9,676.74 13,106.99

Hutchison Whampoa 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.


Hutchison Whampoa  (FRA:HUWH) 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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Hutchison Whampoa Business Description

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Hutchison Whampoa Ltd is a multinational conglomerate engaged in the development, innovation and technology in various sector. The Company has six businesses segments: ports and related services, property and hotels, retail, infrastructure, energy, and telecommunications. The Company holds interests in 52 ports comprising 278 operational berths in 26 countries, including container terminals operating in five of the 10 busiest container ports in the world. It also engages in mid-stream operations, river trade, cruise terminal operations and ports related logistics services. It develops and invests in real estate projects, ranging from landmark office buildings to luxury residential properties. It holds a rental property portfolio of approximately 14.0 million square feet of office, commercial, industrial and residential premises, primarily in Hong Kong, as well as interests in a number of joint-venture developments in Mainland China and selective overseas markets. The Company has over 10,500 retail stores in 25 markets worldwide. Its retail portfolio comprises health and beauty products, supermarkets, consumer electronics and electrical appliances. The Company's infrastructure business operates mainly in Hong Kong, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, the Mainland, Australia, New Zealand and Canada. The Company's investments in energy are principally in Canada, the United States, the Mainland, Taiwan, Greenland and Indonesia. Husky Energy Inc is a listed Canadian-based integrated energy and energy related company. The Company is an operator of mobile telecommunication and data services, and a mobile broadband technology in the world. It is also an owner and operator of fibre-optic fixed line networks in Hong Kong.

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