Sphere Medical Holding (LSE:SPHR) Cash And Cash Equivalents : £3.24 Mil (As of Dec. 2016)

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What is Sphere Medical Holding Cash And Cash Equivalents?

Sphere Medical Holding's quarterly cash and cash equivalents declined from Dec. 2015 (£10.03 Mil) to Jun. 2016 (£6.64 Mil) but then stayed the same from Jun. 2016 (£6.64 Mil) to Dec. 2016 (£3.24 Mil).

Sphere Medical Holding's annual cash and cash equivalents increased from Dec. 2014 (£3.70 Mil) to Dec. 2015 (£10.03 Mil) but then declined from Dec. 2015 (£10.03 Mil) to Dec. 2016 (£3.24 Mil).

Sphere Medical Holding Cash And Cash Equivalents Historical Data

The historical data trend for Sphere Medical Holding's Cash And Cash Equivalents can be seen below:

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Sphere Medical Holding Cash And Cash Equivalents Chart

Sphere Medical Holding Annual Data

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Cash And Cash Equivalents

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2.88

9.25

3.70

10.03

3.24

Sphere Medical Holding Semi-Annual Data
	Dec11	Jun12	Dec12	Jun13	Dec13	Jun14	Dec14	Jun15	Dec15	Jun16	Dec16
Cash And Cash Equivalents	Get a 7-Day Free Trial						3.70	12.75	10.03	6.64	3.24

Sphere Medical Holding 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.

Sphere Medical Holding (LSE:SPHR) 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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Sphere Medical Holding (LSE:SPHR) Business Description

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Harston Mill, Harston, Cambridge, GBR, CB22 7GG

Website

http://www.spheremedical.com

Sphere Medical Holding Ltd is a UK-based company which is engaged in research and development, manufacturing and sale of medical monitoring and diagnostic equipment within the medical device area. It focuses on developing the Proxima platform for measuring blood gases, electrolytes and metabolites. Proxima is an in-line patient dedicated arterial blood analyser which supports frequent measurements at critical times. It markets its product (Proxima) to critical care market which includes ICU (Intensive Care Unit) and OR (Operating Room). The company's products are used in medical applications, enabling faster clinical decision-making and improved patient outcomes. It operates is business in single reporting segment of Medical devices. Most of the company's revenue comes from Europe.