Baltic Trading (FRA:L8B) Cash And Cash Equivalents : €13.91 Mil (As of Mar. 2015)

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What is Baltic Trading Cash And Cash Equivalents?

Baltic Trading's quarterly cash and cash equivalents declined from Sep. 2014 (€17.98 Mil) to Dec. 2014 (€8.05 Mil) but then increased from Dec. 2014 (€8.05 Mil) to Mar. 2015 (€13.91 Mil).

Baltic Trading's annual cash and cash equivalents increased from Dec. 2012 (€2.50 Mil) to Dec. 2013 (€42.48 Mil) but then declined from Dec. 2013 (€42.48 Mil) to Dec. 2014 (€8.05 Mil).

Baltic Trading Cash And Cash Equivalents Historical Data

The historical data trend for Baltic Trading's Cash And Cash Equivalents can be seen below:

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Baltic Trading Cash And Cash Equivalents Chart

Baltic Trading Annual Data

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Cash And Cash Equivalents

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4.38

6.31

2.50

42.48

8.05

Baltic Trading Quarterly Data
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Cash And Cash Equivalents	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															28.53	20.07	17.98	8.05	13.91

Baltic Trading 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.

Baltic Trading (FRA:L8B) 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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Baltic Trading (FRA:L8B) Business Description

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Baltic Trading Ltd is a New York City-based company incorporated in October 2009 in the Marshall Islands to conduct shipping business focused on the drybulk industry spot market. The Company's fleet currently consists of four Capesize vessels, four Supramax vessels and five Handysize vessels with an aggregate carrying capacity of approximately 1,095,000 deadweight tons. Its fleet contains five groups of sister ships, which are vessels of virtually identical sizes and specifications. It operates a fleet of drybulk ships that transports iron ore, coal, grain, steel products and other drybulk cargoes along worldwide shipping routes. It plans to operate all of its vessels in the spot market, on spot market-related time charters, or in vessel pools trading in the spot market. Its customers include national, regional and international companies, including Cargill International S.A. ('Cargill'), Klaveness Chartering ('Klaveness'), Resource Marine PTE Ltd. (part of the Macquarie group of Companies) ('Resource Marine'), and Swissmarine Services S.A. ('Swissmarine'). The Company competes with other owners of drybulk carriers in the Capesize, Supramax and Handysize class sectors, some of whom may also charter its vessels as customers. The Company is subject to international conventions and treaties, national, state and local laws and regulations in force in the countries in which its vessels may operate or are atregistered relating to safety and health and environmental protection including the storage, handling, emission, transportation and discharge of hazardous and non-hazardous merials, and the remediation of contamination and liability for damage to natural resources.

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