What is Talisman Energy Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities?
Talisman Energy's quarterly cash, cash equivalents, marketable securities
declined
from Jun. 2014 (€262.02 Mil) to Sep. 2014 (€183.91 Mil) but then
increased
from Sep. 2014 (€183.91 Mil) to Dec. 2014 (€212.48 Mil).
Talisman Energy's annual cash, cash equivalents, marketable securities
declined
from Dec. 2012 (€421.39 Mil) to Dec. 2013 (€265.72 Mil) and
declined
from Dec. 2013 (€265.72 Mil) to Dec. 2014 (€212.48 Mil).
Talisman Energy Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities Historical Data
The historical data trend for Talisman Energy'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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Talisman Energy Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities Chart
Talisman Energy 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.
Talisman Energy (FRA:TLM) 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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Talisman Energy Inc was incorporated under the Canada Business Corporations Act in Canada on December 14, 1982. The Company is a Canadian-based independent oil and gas producers company. Its main business activities are exploration, development, production, transportation and marketing of crude oil, natural gas and natural gas liquids. In 2014, the Company's activities were conducted in four geographic segments: North America, the North Sea, Southeast Asia, and Other. The North America segment includes operations in Canada and the U.S. The North Sea segment includes operations and exploration activities in the UK and Norway. The Southeast Asia segment includes operations and exploration activities in Indonesia, Malaysia, Vietnam and Papua New Guinea and non-operated production in Australia/Timor-Leste. The Company also had non-operated production in Algeria, operations and exploration activities in Colombia and exploration activities in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. For ease of reference, the activities in Algeria, Colombia and the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, where applicable, are referred to collectively as the other geographic segment or Rest of World, except where otherwise noted. For operational purposes, Talisman has two core operating areas: the Americas and Asia-Pacific. The Company's aggregate production from its consolidated entities and equity investments for the year ended December 31, 2014 was 369 mboe/d, comprised of 43 mbbls/d of oil and liquids and 794 mmcf/d of gas from North America; 43 mbbls/d of oil and 510 mmcf/d of gas from Southeast Asia; 30 mbbls/d of oil and liquids and 20 mmcf/d of gas from the North Sea; and 24 mbbls/d of oil and liquids and 48 mmcf/d of gas from other areas.
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