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PC Group (PC Group) Cash And Cash Equivalents : $0.92 Mil (As of Dec. 2010)


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What is PC Group Cash And Cash Equivalents?

PC Group's quarterly cash and cash equivalents increased from Jun. 2010 ($3.05 Mil) to Sep. 2010 ($3.12 Mil) but then stayed the same from Sep. 2010 ($3.12 Mil) to Dec. 2010 ($0.92 Mil).

PC Group's annual cash and cash equivalents increased from Dec. 2008 ($4.00 Mil) to Dec. 2009 ($4.60 Mil) but then declined from Dec. 2009 ($4.60 Mil) to Dec. 2010 ($0.92 Mil).


PC Group Cash And Cash Equivalents Historical Data

The historical data trend for PC Group's Cash And Cash Equivalents can be seen below:

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PC Group Cash And Cash Equivalents Chart

PC Group Annual Data
Trend Feb01 Dec02 Dec03 Dec04 Dec05 Dec06 Dec07 Dec08 Dec09 Dec10
Cash And Cash Equivalents
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 29.77 2.42 4.00 4.60 0.92

PC Group Quarterly Data
Mar06 Jun06 Sep06 Dec06 Mar07 Jun07 Sep07 Dec07 Mar08 Jun08 Sep08 Dec08 Mar09 Jun09 Sep09 Dec09 Mar10 Jun10 Sep10 Dec10
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 4.60 3.18 3.05 3.12 0.92

PC Group 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.


PC Group  (OTCPK:PCGR) 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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PC Group (PC Group) Business Description

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Address
419 Park Avenue South, Suite 500, New York, NY, USA, 10016
PC Group Inc offers a diverse line of personal care products for the private label retail, medical, and therapeutic markets.
Executives
Warren B Kanders director, 10 percent owner ONE LANDMARK SQUARE, 22ND FLOOR, STAMFORD, CT 06901
Kathleen P. Bloch officer: Vice President and CFO 3 PERSHING COURT, NORTH BRUNSWICK NJ 08902
Burtt R Ehrlich director 20 BRYNWOOD LANE, GREENWICH CT 06831
David M Knott 10 percent owner 485 UNDERHILL BLVD, STE 205, SYOSSET NY 11791-3419
Sara A. Cherry officer: CFO and VP 77 BEALE ST., SAN FRANCISO CA 94105
Thomas W Strauss director 599 LEXINGTON AVENUE, 20TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022

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