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tw telecom (FRA:TWM) Cash And Cash Equivalents : €140 Mil (As of Jun. 2014)


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What is tw telecom Cash And Cash Equivalents?

tw telecom's quarterly cash and cash equivalents declined from Dec. 2013 (€207.63 Mil) to Mar. 2014 (€129.30 Mil) but then increased from Mar. 2014 (€129.30 Mil) to Jun. 2014 (€139.96 Mil).

tw telecom's annual cash and cash equivalents increased from Dec. 2011 (€268.58 Mil) to Dec. 2012 (€614.73 Mil) but then declined from Dec. 2012 (€614.73 Mil) to Dec. 2013 (€207.63 Mil).

tw telecom Cash And Cash Equivalents Historical Data

The historical data trend for tw telecom's Cash And Cash Equivalents can be seen below:

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tw telecom Cash And Cash Equivalents Chart

tw telecom Annual Data
Trend Dec04 Dec05 Dec06 Dec07 Dec08 Dec09 Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13
Cash And Cash Equivalents
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tw telecom Quarterly Data
Sep09 Dec09 Mar10 Jun10 Sep10 Dec10 Mar11 Jun11 Sep11 Dec11 Mar12 Jun12 Sep12 Dec12 Mar13 Jun13 Sep13 Dec13 Mar14 Jun14
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tw telecom 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.

tw telecom  (FRA:TWM) 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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tw telecom Business Description

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Tw telecom inc was formed in 1998. The Company together with its wholly-owned subsidiaries provide managed network services, specializing in business Ethernet, data networking, Converged, IP-based virtual private network or "IP VPN", Internet access, voice, including voice over Internet Protocol or "VoIP", and network security services to enterprise organizations, including public sector entities, and carriers throughout the U.S., including global locations. It offers a portfolio of solutions to its customers with predictable and reliable service quality. It designs and deliver scalable and efficient solutions that enable its customers complex and evolving business applications. These solutions emphasize its data networking service offerings, which include an expanding portfolio of business Ethernet data services, managed network services and its converged service offerings comprised of data, Internet, voice, security, remote access and managed routers. It also provides a broad range of traditional services, including a dedicated network service portfolio with private line, special access and private transport services, voice services and secure Internet access. Its customers include enterprise organizations in a wide variety of industry segments, including, among others, the financial services, technology and science, health care, distribution, manufacturing and professional services industries, data centers, cloud application providers, public sector entities, system integrators and communications service providers, including ILECs, CLECs, wireless communications companies and cable companies. Its primary competition is from the ILECs, CLECs and cable companies. The ILECs, primarily AT&T Inc., Verizon Communications, Inc. and CenturyLink Inc., other CLECs and some cable companies offer services substantially similar to some of those it offers and target some of the same customers. The Company is subject to regulation by the Federal Communications Commission ("FCC"), state regulatory authorities and local government agencies.