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Strasbaugh (Strasbaugh) Cash And Cash Equivalents : $1.10 Mil (As of Jun. 2010)


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What is Strasbaugh Cash And Cash Equivalents?

Strasbaugh's quarterly cash and cash equivalents declined from Dec. 2009 ($1.24 Mil) to Mar. 2010 ($0.30 Mil) but then increased from Mar. 2010 ($0.30 Mil) to Jun. 2010 ($1.10 Mil).

Strasbaugh's annual cash and cash equivalents declined from Dec. 2007 ($1.86 Mil) to Dec. 2008 ($0.05 Mil) but then increased from Dec. 2008 ($0.05 Mil) to Dec. 2009 ($1.24 Mil).


Strasbaugh Cash And Cash Equivalents Historical Data

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

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Strasbaugh Cash And Cash Equivalents Chart

Strasbaugh Annual Data
Trend Mar98 Mar99 Mar00 Mar01 Mar02 Mar03 Mar04 Dec07 Dec08 Dec09
Cash And Cash Equivalents
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 28.91 3.12 1.86 0.05 1.24

Strasbaugh Quarterly Data
Sep02 Dec02 Mar03 Jun03 Sep03 Dec03 Mar04 Jun04 Sep04 Dec04 Mar08 Jun08 Sep08 Dec08 Mar09 Jun09 Sep09 Dec09 Mar10 Jun10
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 0.64 - 1.24 0.30 1.10

Strasbaugh 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.


Strasbaugh  (OTCPK:STRB) 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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Strasbaugh (Strasbaugh) Business Description

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Address
825 Buckley Road, San Luis Obispo, CA, USA, 93401
Strasbaugh makes equipment that is used to make microelectronics. The company manufactures and sells CMP and grinding equipment for use in the production of semiconductor devices. Its CMP and wafer grinding systems are used to manufacture a range of mobile devices, including MEMS, LEDs, RF/power devices, thin film heads, and ICs.
Executives
Bryant R Riley director C/O B. RILEY FINANCIAL, INC., 21255 BURBANK BLVD, SUITE 400, WOODLAND HILLS CA 91367
Miller Lloyd I Iii 10 percent owner
Richard H Nance officer: Executive VP and CFO 825 BUCKLEY ROAD, SAN LUIS OBISPO CA 93401
Wes Cummins director 4505 LORRAINE AVE, DALLAS TX 75205
Danilo Cacciamatta director
Michael B Targoff director 40 WEST 57TH ST., NEW YORK NY 10019

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