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Stonepath Group (Stonepath Group) Cash And Cash Equivalents : $7.3 Mil (As of Sep. 2006)


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What is Stonepath Group Cash And Cash Equivalents?

Stonepath Group's quarterly cash and cash equivalents declined from Mar. 2006 ($6.28 Mil) to Jun. 2006 ($5.71 Mil) but then increased from Jun. 2006 ($5.71 Mil) to Sep. 2006 ($7.31 Mil).

Stonepath Group's annual cash and cash equivalents declined from Dec. 2003 ($3.07 Mil) to Dec. 2004 ($2.80 Mil) but then increased from Dec. 2004 ($2.80 Mil) to Dec. 2005 ($4.60 Mil).


Stonepath Group Cash And Cash Equivalents Historical Data

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

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Stonepath Group Cash And Cash Equivalents Chart

Stonepath Group Annual Data
Trend Dec98 Dec99 Dec00 Dec01 Dec02 Dec03 Dec04 Dec05
Cash And Cash Equivalents
Get a 7-Day Free Trial 15.23 2.27 3.07 2.80 4.60

Stonepath Group Quarterly Data
Dec01 Mar02 Jun02 Sep02 Dec02 Mar03 Jun03 Sep03 Dec03 Mar04 Jun04 Sep04 Dec04 Mar05 Jun05 Sep05 Dec05 Mar06 Jun06 Sep06
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Stonepath 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.


Stonepath Group  (OTCPK:SGRZ) 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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Stonepath Group (Stonepath Group) Business Description

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Address
2200 Alaskan Way, Suite 200, Seattle, WA, USA, 98121
Stonepath Group Inc is a non-asset based third-party logistics provider. The Company is engaged in shipping and transportation, managing all aspects of transit.
Executives
Dennis L Pelino director
Bohn H Crain officer: Chief Financial Officer 405 114TH AVENUE SE, THIRD FLOOR, BELLEVUE WA 98004
Stephen M Cohen officer: General Counsel 1604 LOCUST STREET, THIRD FLOOR, PHILADELPHIA PA 19103

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