Railpower Technologies (Railpower Technologies) Cash And Cash Equivalents : $24.66 Mil (As of Sep. 2008)

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What is Railpower Technologies Cash And Cash Equivalents?

Railpower Technologies's quarterly cash and cash equivalents increased from Mar. 2008 ($27.30 Mil) to Jun. 2008 ($39.42 Mil) but then stayed the same from Jun. 2008 ($39.42 Mil) to Sep. 2008 ($24.66 Mil).

Railpower Technologies's annual cash and cash equivalents declined from Dec. 2005 ($66.15 Mil) to Dec. 2006 ($0.98 Mil) but then increased from Dec. 2006 ($0.98 Mil) to Dec. 2007 ($2.66 Mil).

Railpower Technologies Cash And Cash Equivalents Historical Data

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

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Railpower Technologies Cash And Cash Equivalents Chart

Railpower Technologies Annual Data

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3.58

44.23

66.15

0.98

2.66

Railpower Technologies Quarterly Data
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Cash And Cash Equivalents	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															12.88	2.66	27.30	39.42	24.66

Railpower Technologies 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.

Railpower Technologies (OTCPK:RLPHQ) 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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9955 De Catania Avenue, Suite 105, Brossard, QC, CAN, J4Z 3V5

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http://www.railpower.com

Railpower Technologies Corp is engaged in the development, construction, marketing and sales of high performance, clean locomotives and power plants for the transportation and related industries.

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