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Innovest Global (Innovest Global) Cash And Cash Equivalents : $0.00 Mil (As of Jun. 2009)


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What is Innovest Global Cash And Cash Equivalents?

Innovest Global's quarterly cash and cash equivalents increased from Dec. 2008 ($0.00 Mil) to Mar. 2009 ($0.01 Mil) but then stayed the same from Mar. 2009 ($0.01 Mil) to Jun. 2009 ($0.00 Mil).

Innovest Global's annual cash and cash equivalents increased from Dec. 2006 ($0.00 Mil) to Dec. 2007 ($0.07 Mil) but then declined from Dec. 2007 ($0.07 Mil) to Dec. 2008 ($0.00 Mil).


Innovest Global Cash And Cash Equivalents Historical Data

The historical data trend for Innovest Global's Cash And Cash Equivalents can be seen below:

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Innovest Global Cash And Cash Equivalents Chart

Innovest Global Annual Data
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Innovest Global Quarterly Data
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Innovest Global 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.


Innovest Global  (OTCPK:IVST) 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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Innovest Global (Innovest Global) Business Description

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8834 Mayfield Road, Chesterland, OH, USA, 44026
Innovest Global Inc is a diversified Industrial company. It operates in six segments: Energy Solutions, which provides an all-in-one offering of procurement and efficiency solutions for commercial and industrial customers, including LED lighting and retrofits; Energy Brokerage segment provides competitive electricity and natural gas purchase programs for residential and commercial consumers; Call Center Services; Building Solutions segment designs, engineers, tests and assembles curtainwall systems or other building solutions used in large custom construction projects; Wholesale Purchasing, which acts as a national distributor of roofing, windows, fasteners, and associated tools and accessories; and Others segment.