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Fortune Industries, (FRA:FD9A) Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities : €6.02 Mil (As of Mar. 2013)


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What is Fortune Industries, Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities?

Fortune Industries,'s quarterly cash, cash equivalents, marketable securities increased from Sep. 2012 (€4.68 Mil) to Dec. 2012 (€4.90 Mil) and increased from Dec. 2012 (€4.90 Mil) to Mar. 2013 (€6.02 Mil).

Fortune Industries,'s annual cash, cash equivalents, marketable securities increased from Jun. 2010 (€1.90 Mil) to Jun. 2011 (€4.19 Mil) and increased from Jun. 2011 (€4.19 Mil) to Jun. 2012 (€4.23 Mil).


Fortune Industries, Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities Historical Data

The historical data trend for Fortune Industries,'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.

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Fortune Industries, Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities Chart

Fortune Industries, Annual Data
Trend Aug03 Aug04 Aug05 Aug06 Aug07 Aug08 Jun09 Jun10 Jun11 Jun12
Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities
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Fortune Industries, Quarterly Data
May08 Aug08 Nov08 Feb09 May09 Sep09 Dec09 Mar10 Jun10 Sep10 Dec10 Mar11 Jun11 Sep11 Dec11 Mar12 Jun12 Sep12 Dec12 Mar13
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Fortune Industries, 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.


Fortune Industries,  (FRA:FD9A) 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.


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Fortune Industries, (FRA:FD9A) Business Description

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Fortune Industries Inc Fortune Industries, Inc. was incorporated in the state of Delaware in 1988, restructured in 2000 and redomesticated to the state of Indiana in May 2005. The Company provides full service human resources outsourcing services through co-employment relationships with their clients. Effective November 30, 2008, the Company approved the sale of all of the remaining operating subsidiaries within four of the five segments, as Wireless Infrastructure, Transportation Infrastructure, Ultraviolet Technologies, and Electronics Integration, to a related party. Consequently, as of the effective date of the transaction, the Business Solutions segment is the Company's remaining operating segment. The Business Solutions segment is comprised of Professional Employer Organizations (PEOs) which provide full-service human resources outsourcing services through co-employment relationships with their clients. Companies operating in the Business Solutions Segment include Professional Staff Management, Inc. and subsidiaries (PSM); CSM, Inc. and subsidiaries and related entities (CSM); Precision Employee Management, LLC (PEM); and Employer Solutions Group, Inc. and related entities (ESG). The Companies in the Business Solutions segment bill their clients under Professional Services Agreements as licensed PEOs. The billing includes amounts for the client's gross wages, payroll taxes, employee benefits, workers' compensation insurance and an administration fee. The administration fee charged by the companies in this segment is typically a percentage of the gross payroll and is sufficient to allow the companies in this segment to provide payroll administration services, human resources consulting services, worksite safety training, and employment regulatory compliance for no additional fees. The Companies in the Business Solutions segment compete with other PEOs, third-party payroll processing and human resources consulting companies, and in-house human resources divisions. The Company's Business Solutions segment is subject to various federal, state and local laws and regulations pertaining to various employee benefit plans, employee retirement plans, Section 125 cafeteria plans, group health plans, welfare benefit plans and health care flexible spending accounts.

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