VIA Pharmaceuticals (VIA Pharmaceuticals) Cash And Cash Equivalents : $0.08 Mil (As of Dec. 2010)

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What is VIA Pharmaceuticals Cash And Cash Equivalents?

VIA Pharmaceuticals's quarterly cash and cash equivalents increased from Jun. 2010 ($0.16 Mil) to Sep. 2010 ($0.28 Mil) but then stayed the same from Sep. 2010 ($0.28 Mil) to Dec. 2010 ($0.08 Mil).

VIA Pharmaceuticals's annual cash and cash equivalents declined from Dec. 2008 ($4.07 Mil) to Dec. 2009 ($2.19 Mil) and declined from Dec. 2009 ($2.19 Mil) to Dec. 2010 ($0.08 Mil).

VIA Pharmaceuticals Cash And Cash Equivalents Historical Data

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

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VIA Pharmaceuticals Cash And Cash Equivalents Chart

VIA Pharmaceuticals Annual Data

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3.34

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2.19

0.08

VIA Pharmaceuticals Quarterly Data
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Cash And Cash Equivalents	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															2.19	0.50	0.16	0.28	0.08

VIA Pharmaceuticals 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.

VIA Pharmaceuticals (GREY:VIAP) 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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VIA Pharmaceuticals (VIA Pharmaceuticals) Business Description

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750 Battery Street, Suite 330, San Francisco, CA, USA, 94111

Website

http://www.baycitycapital.com

VIA Pharmaceuticals Inc is a development stage biotechnology company focuses on the development of small-molecule drugs to treat cardiovascular and metabolic diseases.

Executives

Fred B Craves	director	750 BATTERY ST, STE 600, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94111
Bay City Capital Fund Iv, L.p.	10 percent owner	750 BATTERY STREET, SUITE 400, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94111
Bay City Capital Management Iv Llc	10 percent owner	750 BATTERY STREET, SUITE 400, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94111
Bay City Capital Fund Iv Co Invesment Fund Lp	10 percent owner	750 BATTERY ST STE 400, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94111
Bay City Capital Llc	10 percent owner	750 BATTERY STREET STE 400, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94111
Douglas B Given	director	C/O NEORX CORP, 410 WEST HARRISON ST, SEATTLE WA 98119
Karen Steil Wright	officer: V.P. ? Finance, Controller	750 BATTERY STREET, SUITE 330, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94111
Lawrence Kenneth Cohen	director, officer: CEO and President	750 BATTERY STREET, SUITE 330 SAN FRANCISCO CA 94111
Richard L Anderson	director	14031 216TH WAY NE, WOODINVILLE WA 98072
Mark Bagnall	director	3876 BAY CENTER PLACE, HAYWARD CA 94545
Rebecca Taub	officer: SVP, Research & Development	750 BATTERY STREET, SUITE 330, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94111
Adeoye Y Olukotun	officer: Chief Medical Officer	3621 SOUTH STATE ST, 695 KMS PL, ANN ARBOR MI 48108
Deerfield Special Situations Fund International Ltd	10 percent owner, other: Possible Member of 10% Group	BISON COURT, ROAD TOWN, TORTOLA D8 -
Deerfield Special Situations Fund, L.p.	10 percent owner, other: Possible Member of 10% Group	780 3RD AVENUE, 37TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10017
James E Flynn	10 percent owner, other: Possible Member of 10% Group	780 THIRD AVENUE, 37TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10017

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