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VDRM (ViaDerma) Cash And Cash Equivalents : $1.19 Mil (As of Jun. 2012)


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What is ViaDerma Cash And Cash Equivalents?

ViaDerma's quarterly cash and cash equivalents increased from Dec. 2011 ($0.58 Mil) to Mar. 2012 ($1.37 Mil) but then stayed the same from Mar. 2012 ($1.37 Mil) to Jun. 2012 ($1.19 Mil).

ViaDerma's annual cash and cash equivalents increased from Dec. 2009 ($0.78 Mil) to Dec. 2010 ($0.97 Mil) but then declined from Dec. 2010 ($0.97 Mil) to Dec. 2011 ($0.58 Mil).


ViaDerma Cash And Cash Equivalents Historical Data

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

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ViaDerma Cash And Cash Equivalents Chart

ViaDerma Annual Data
Trend Dec07 Dec08 Dec09 Dec10 Dec11
Cash And Cash Equivalents
- 0.27 0.78 0.97 0.58

ViaDerma Quarterly Data
Sep07 Dec07 Mar08 Jun08 Sep08 Dec08 Mar09 Jun09 Sep09 Dec09 Mar10 Jun10 Sep10 Dec10 Mar11 Jun11 Sep11 Dec11 Mar12 Jun12
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ViaDerma 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.


ViaDerma  (OTCPK:VDRM) 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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ViaDerma Business Description

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Address
4640 Admiralty Way, Suite 500, Marina Del Rey, CA, USA, 90292
ViaDerma Inc is a specialty pharmaceutical company focused to bring new products to market through research and development. It is engaged in the business of manufacturing and sales of pharmaceuticals, and specifically topical antibiotics and pain management in the United States of America. Its sells under the brand name Vitastem. The Company also has products in development in the fields; anti-aging skin care, pain management, hair-loss, and toenail fungus.