Asia Power (SGX:A03) Cash And Cash Equivalents : S$43.63 Mil (As of Sep. 2013)

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What is Asia Power Cash And Cash Equivalents?

Asia Power's quarterly cash and cash equivalents increased from Mar. 2013 (S$30.32 Mil) to Jun. 2013 (S$38.96 Mil) and increased from Jun. 2013 (S$38.96 Mil) to Sep. 2013 (S$43.63 Mil).

Asia Power's annual cash and cash equivalents declined from Dec. 2010 (S$55.38 Mil) to Dec. 2011 (S$53.94 Mil) and declined from Dec. 2011 (S$53.94 Mil) to Dec. 2012 (S$28.86 Mil).

Asia Power Cash And Cash Equivalents Historical Data

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

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Asia Power Cash And Cash Equivalents Chart

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Cash And Cash Equivalents

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47.76

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53.94

28.86

Asia Power Quarterly Data
	Mar10	Jun10	Sep10	Dec10	Mar11	Jun11	Sep11	Dec11	Mar12	Jun12	Sep12	Dec12	Mar13	Jun13	Sep13
Cash And Cash Equivalents	Get a 7-Day Free Trial										38.54	28.86	30.32	38.96	43.63

Asia Power 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.

Asia Power (SGX:A03) 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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Asia Power Corporation Limited is incorporated in Singapore. The Company is engaged in the business of ownership, management and operation of power plants in China. The Company operates under the following segments: Power plant operations which include owning, managing and operating power plants to generate and sell power, heat and steam; Power-related technology which includes design, manufacture and assembly of computerized automation systems which are used for the regulation of electricity flow and protection of power grids; Investment holding and others which include Holding of long-term investments and provision of power related business consultancy and management services.

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