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Hemagen Diagnostics (Hemagen Diagnostics) Cash And Cash Equivalents : $0.07 Mil (As of Sep. 2012)


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What is Hemagen Diagnostics Cash And Cash Equivalents?

Hemagen Diagnostics's quarterly cash and cash equivalents increased from Mar. 2012 ($0.09 Mil) to Jun. 2012 ($0.11 Mil) but then stayed the same from Jun. 2012 ($0.11 Mil) to Sep. 2012 ($0.07 Mil).

Hemagen Diagnostics's annual cash and cash equivalents increased from Sep. 2010 ($0.15 Mil) to Sep. 2011 ($0.21 Mil) but then declined from Sep. 2011 ($0.21 Mil) to Sep. 2012 ($0.07 Mil).


Hemagen Diagnostics Cash And Cash Equivalents Historical Data

The historical data trend for Hemagen Diagnostics's Cash And Cash Equivalents can be seen below:

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Hemagen Diagnostics Cash And Cash Equivalents Chart

Hemagen Diagnostics Annual Data
Trend Sep03 Sep04 Sep05 Sep06 Sep07 Sep08 Sep09 Sep10 Sep11 Sep12
Cash And Cash Equivalents
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.10 0.16 0.15 0.21 0.07

Hemagen Diagnostics Quarterly Data
Dec07 Mar08 Jun08 Sep08 Dec08 Mar09 Jun09 Sep09 Dec09 Mar10 Jun10 Sep10 Dec10 Mar11 Jun11 Sep11 Dec11 Mar12 Jun12 Sep12
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 0.21 0.02 0.09 0.11 0.07

Hemagen Diagnostics 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.


Hemagen Diagnostics  (OTCPK:HMGN) 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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Hemagen Diagnostics (Hemagen Diagnostics) Business Description

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Address
9033 Red Branch Road, Columbia, MD, USA, 21045
Hemagen Diagnostics Inc is a biotechnology company. It develops, manufactures and markets Food and Drug Administration cleared proprietary medical diagnostic test kits and components. The company's Virgo line of Immunoassays are used to aid in the diagnosis of autoimmune and infectious diseases and acute-phase proteins. The assays utilize multiple technologies including ELISA, immunofluorescence (IFA) and hemagglutination (HA). Its products include ANA Screen ELISA 96 Test System, Rubella IgG ELISA 96 Test System, AMA IFA 48 Test System and others.
Executives
Howard F Curd director

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