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Rugby Estates (LSE:RES) Cash And Cash Equivalents : £2.55 Mil (As of Jul. 2012)


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What is Rugby Estates Cash And Cash Equivalents?

Rugby Estates's quarterly cash and cash equivalents declined from Jul. 2011 (£8.81 Mil) to Jan. 2012 (£4.58 Mil) but then stayed the same from Jan. 2012 (£4.58 Mil) to Jul. 2012 (£2.55 Mil).

Rugby Estates's annual cash and cash equivalents declined from Jan. 2010 (£5.91 Mil) to Jan. 2011 (£4.89 Mil) and declined from Jan. 2011 (£4.89 Mil) to Jan. 2012 (£4.58 Mil).


Rugby Estates Cash And Cash Equivalents Historical Data

The historical data trend for Rugby Estates's Cash And Cash Equivalents can be seen below:

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Rugby Estates Cash And Cash Equivalents Chart

Rugby Estates Annual Data
Trend Jan03 Jan04 Jan05 Jan06 Jan07 Jan08 Jan09 Jan10 Jan11 Jan12
Cash And Cash Equivalents
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Rugby Estates Semi-Annual Data
Jul03 Jan04 Jul04 Jan05 Jul05 Jan06 Jul06 Jan07 Jul07 Jan08 Jul08 Jan09 Jul09 Jan10 Jul10 Jan11 Jul11 Jan12 Jul12
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 26.82 4.89 8.81 4.58 2.55

Rugby Estates 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.


Rugby Estates  (LSE:RES) 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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Rugby Estates (LSE:RES) Business Description

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Rugby Estates PLC carries on the business of property trading, management and investment within the United Kingdom. It operates in two principal business segments. Rugby Capital deals with its property trading and development activities including the group's directly-owned portfolio and collaborative ventures substantially involving the group's equity. Rugby Asset Management deals with its co-investment and asset management activities. The Company operates within the United Kingdom.