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Photoelectron (Photoelectron) Cash And Cash Equivalents : $1.45 Mil (As of Sep. 2002)


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What is Photoelectron Cash And Cash Equivalents?

Photoelectron's quarterly cash and cash equivalents increased from Mar. 2002 ($2.19 Mil) to Jun. 2002 ($2.39 Mil) but then stayed the same from Jun. 2002 ($2.39 Mil) to Sep. 2002 ($1.45 Mil).

Photoelectron's annual cash and cash equivalents increased from Dec. 2099 ($0.10 Mil) to Dec. 2000 ($0.66 Mil) and increased from Dec. 2000 ($0.66 Mil) to Dec. 2001 ($4.01 Mil).


Photoelectron Cash And Cash Equivalents Historical Data

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

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Photoelectron Cash And Cash Equivalents Chart

Photoelectron Annual Data
Trend Dec94 Dec95 Dec96 Dec97 Dec98 Dec99 Dec00 Dec01
Cash And Cash Equivalents
Get a 7-Day Free Trial 2.30 3.70 0.10 0.66 4.01

Photoelectron Quarterly Data
Dec97 Mar98 Jun98 Sep98 Dec98 Mar99 Jun99 Sep99 Dec99 Mar00 Jun00 Sep00 Dec00 Mar01 Jun01 Sep01 Dec01 Mar02 Jun02 Sep02
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 2.74 4.01 2.19 2.39 1.45

Photoelectron 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.


Photoelectron  (OTCPK:PECN) 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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Photoelectron (Photoelectron) Business Description

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Photoelectron Corp is engaged in the design, development & commercialization of the Photon Radiosurgery System, a proprietary, therapeutic device for the treatment of cancerous tumors through the application of x-ray radiation directly to the tumor site. It is manufacturing miniature x-ray systems for a variety of applications in healthcare and non-healthcare related markets.

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