American Power (American Power) Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities : $0.00 Mil (As of Sep. 2012)

View and export this data going back to . Start your Free Trial

What is American Power Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities?

American Power's quarterly cash, cash equivalents, marketable securities increased from Sep. 2010 ($0.52 Mil) to Sep. 2011 ($0.63 Mil) but then stayed the same from Sep. 2011 ($0.63 Mil) to Sep. 2012 ($0.00 Mil).

American Power's annual cash, cash equivalents, marketable securities increased from Sep. 2010 ($0.52 Mil) to Sep. 2011 ($0.63 Mil) but then declined from Sep. 2011 ($0.63 Mil) to Sep. 2012 ($0.00 Mil).

American Power Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities Historical Data

The historical data trend for American Power's Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

* Premium members only.

American Power Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities Chart

American Power Annual Data

Trend

Sep07

Sep08

Sep09

Sep10

Sep11

Sep12

Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities

Get a 7-Day Free Trial

0.01

0.52

0.63

American Power Semi-Annual Data
	Sep07	Sep08	Sep09	Sep10	Sep11	Sep12
Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities	Get a 7-Day Free Trial			0.01	-	0.52	0.63	-

American Power Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities 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.

Marketable Securities are very liquid securities that can be converted into cash quickly at a reasonable price.

American Power (OTCPK:AMPW) Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities Explanation

Marketable securities are very liquid as they tend to have maturities of less than one year. Furthermore, the rate at which these securities can be bought or sold has little effect on their prices.

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.

American Power Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities Related Terms

Thank you for viewing the detailed overview of American Power's Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities provided by GuruFocus.com. Please click on the following links to see related term pages.

American Power (American Power) Business Description

Industry

GURUFOCUS.COM » STOCK LIST » Energy » Oil & Gas » American Power Corp (OTCPK:AMPW) » Definitions » Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities

Comparable Companies

Traded in Other Exchanges

N/A

Address

Website

http://www.americanpowerco.com

American Power Corp was incorporated in the State of Nevada on August 7, 2007. It is an exploration stage company engaged in coal, oil and natural gas exploration, development and production. The Company's current primary business focus is to acquire, explore and develop coal, oil and gas exploration properties in the United States of North America, with a particular focus on the Rocky Mountain region. It has acquired an assignment of certain contractual rights in coal and minerals located in Judith Basin County, Montana, collectively described as the 'Pace Coal Project', however these rights are speculative in nature and additional exploration work is required to determine their value.

American Power (American Power) Headlines

No Headlines