Mota-Engil Africa NV (LTS:0R6D) Cash And Cash Equivalents : €124 Mil (As of Dec. 2014)

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What is Mota-Engil Africa NV Cash And Cash Equivalents?

Mota-Engil Africa NV's quarterly cash and cash equivalents declined from Dec. 2012 (€116.70 Mil) to Dec. 2013 (€0.15 Mil) but then increased from Dec. 2013 (€0.15 Mil) to Dec. 2014 (€123.81 Mil).

Mota-Engil Africa NV's annual cash and cash equivalents declined from Dec. 2012 (€116.70 Mil) to Dec. 2013 (€0.15 Mil) but then increased from Dec. 2013 (€0.15 Mil) to Dec. 2014 (€123.81 Mil).

Mota-Engil Africa NV Cash And Cash Equivalents Historical Data

The historical data trend for Mota-Engil Africa NV's Cash And Cash Equivalents can be seen below:

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Mota-Engil Africa NV Cash And Cash Equivalents Chart

Mota-Engil Africa NV Annual Data

Trend

Dec11

Dec12

Dec13

Dec14

Cash And Cash Equivalents

120.31

116.70

0.15

123.81

Mota-Engil Africa NV Semi-Annual Data
	Dec11	Dec12	Dec13	Dec14
Cash And Cash Equivalents	120.31	116.70	0.15	123.81

Mota-Engil Africa NV 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.

Mota-Engil Africa NV (LTS:0R6D) 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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Mota-Engil Africa NV (LTS:0R6D) Business Description

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http://www.africa.mota-engil.com

Mota-Engil Africa NV was incorporated on October 31, 2012 by a notarial deed of incorporation as a private company with limited liability under the laws of the Netherlands. The Company is a provider of integrated engineering and construction services. The Company also provides other services, across its target markets in Sub-Saharan Africa. Its portfolio of services ranges from Engineering and Construction which includes infrastructure such as roads, railways, bridges and dams, mining services, civil construction works and real estate construction and services, Logistics which includes ports and other infrastructure management and Environment and Services which includes waste management and collection and water treatment and distribution. The Company currently operates in ten countries comprising its primary markets of Angola, Malawi and Mozambique as well as its other markets of Cape Verde, Ghana, SÃ£o TomÃ© and PrÃncipe, South Africa, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe.

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