Green Ballast (Green Ballast) Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities : $0.00 Mil (As of Dec. 2014)

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What is Green Ballast Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities?

Green Ballast's quarterly cash, cash equivalents, marketable securities declined from Jun. 2013 ($0.09 Mil) to Dec. 2013 ($0.03 Mil) but then stayed the same from Dec. 2013 ($0.03 Mil) to Dec. 2014 ($0.00 Mil).

Green Ballast's annual cash, cash equivalents, marketable securities increased from Dec. 2012 ($0.02 Mil) to Dec. 2013 ($0.03 Mil) but then declined from Dec. 2013 ($0.03 Mil) to Dec. 2014 ($0.00 Mil).

Green Ballast Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities Historical Data

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

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Green Ballast Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities Chart

Green Ballast Annual Data

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Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities

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0.03

Green Ballast Quarterly Data
	Sep11	Mar12	Jun12	Sep12	Dec12	Mar13	Jun13	Dec13	Dec14
Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities	Get a 7-Day Free Trial				0.02	0.06	0.09	0.03	-

Green Ballast 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.

Green Ballast (GREY:GBLL) 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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2620 Thousand Oaks Boulevard, Suite 4000, Memphis, TN, USA, 38118

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http://www.greenballastinc.com

Green Ballast Inc develops, markets and distributes energy-efficient electronic ballasts for fluorescent fixtures in the lighting industry. The company's electronic ballast is used with a fluorescent bulb to regulate the amount of electric current delivered to start and operate the bulb. It offers energy-efficient electronic ballasts as an alternative to traditional ballasts and existing daylight harvesting ballasts. Its product daylight harvesting ballasts can be applied to two-lamp, three-lamp, or four-lamp light fixtures.

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