PEDH (Peoples Educational Holdings) Cash And Cash Equivalents : $0.67 Mil (As of May. 2012)

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What is Peoples Educational Holdings Cash And Cash Equivalents?

Peoples Educational Holdings's quarterly cash and cash equivalents increased from Nov. 2011 ($0.02 Mil) to Feb. 2012 ($0.94 Mil) but then stayed the same from Feb. 2012 ($0.94 Mil) to May. 2012 ($0.67 Mil).

Peoples Educational Holdings's annual cash and cash equivalents declined from May. 2010 ($0.11 Mil) to May. 2011 ($0.02 Mil) but then increased from May. 2011 ($0.02 Mil) to May. 2012 ($0.67 Mil).

Peoples Educational Holdings Cash And Cash Equivalents Historical Data

The historical data trend for Peoples Educational Holdings's Cash And Cash Equivalents can be seen below:

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Peoples Educational Holdings Cash And Cash Equivalents Chart

Peoples Educational Holdings Annual Data

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Peoples Educational Holdings Quarterly Data
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Peoples Educational Holdings 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.

Peoples Educational Holdings (OTCPK:PEDH) 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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Peoples Educational Holdings Business Description

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Address

299 Market Street, Saddle Brook, NJ, USA, 07663

Website

http://www.peopleseducation.com

Peoples Educational Holdings Inc develops and sells proprietary print and digital education products which are predominantly state-specific and standards-based, focused on state-required tests. The company operates through Test Preparation, Assessment, and Instruction Product Group. Test Preparation and Assessment segment create and sell print and digital products targeted to grades 1-12 to help students prepare for state proficiency tests. Instruction segment includes two product lines Focused Instruction and remedial and multicultural-related materials. Geographically, the business activities are carried out through United States.

Executives

Tony Christianson	director, 10 percent owner
Gordon Stofer	10 percent owner

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