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Cadence Pharmaceuticals, (FRA:QEW) Cash And Cash Equivalents : €40.21 Mil (As of Dec. 2013)


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What is Cadence Pharmaceuticals, Cash And Cash Equivalents?

Cadence Pharmaceuticals,'s quarterly cash and cash equivalents declined from Jun. 2013 (€41.29 Mil) to Sep. 2013 (€38.88 Mil) but then increased from Sep. 2013 (€38.88 Mil) to Dec. 2013 (€40.21 Mil).

Cadence Pharmaceuticals,'s annual cash and cash equivalents declined from Dec. 2011 (€62.78 Mil) to Dec. 2012 (€44.45 Mil) and declined from Dec. 2012 (€44.45 Mil) to Dec. 2013 (€40.21 Mil).


Cadence Pharmaceuticals, Cash And Cash Equivalents Historical Data

The historical data trend for Cadence Pharmaceuticals,'s Cash And Cash Equivalents can be seen below:

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Cadence Pharmaceuticals, Cash And Cash Equivalents Chart

Cadence Pharmaceuticals, Annual Data
Trend Dec04 Dec05 Dec06 Dec07 Dec08 Dec09 Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13
Cash And Cash Equivalents
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Cadence Pharmaceuticals, Quarterly Data
Mar09 Jun09 Sep09 Dec09 Mar10 Jun10 Sep10 Dec10 Mar11 Jun11 Sep11 Dec11 Mar12 Jun12 Sep12 Dec12 Mar13 Jun13 Sep13 Dec13
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 44.45 46.70 41.29 38.88 40.21

Cadence Pharmaceuticals, 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.


Cadence Pharmaceuticals,  (FRA:QEW) 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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Cadence Pharmaceuticals, (FRA:QEW) Business Description

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Cadence Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is a biopharmaceutical company focused on in-licensing, developing and commercializing product candidates mainly for use in the hospital setting. The Company's main activities are conducting research and development activities as well as conducting clinical trials. The company has in-licensed rights to products: Acetavance, an intravenous formulation of acetaminophen, and Omigard, an omiganan pentahydrochloride 1% aqueous gel. It in-licensed the exclusive United States, or U.S., and Canadian rights to Acetavance from Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, or BMS, which markets this product candidate in Europe and other markets for the treatment of acute pain and fever under the brand name Perfalgan. The Company is developing Acetavance, a proprietary intravenous formulation of acetaminophen, for the U.S. market for the treatment of acute pain and fever in adults and children. In its oral form, acetaminophen is the most widely used drug for the treatment of pain and fever in the U.S. The Company's licensor, BMS, currently markets this proprietary intravenous formulation of acetaminophen for the treatment of acute pain and fever in Europe and several other markets outside the U.S, where it is known as paracetamol and is marketed under the brand name Perfalgan.

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