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Happy Town Holdings (Happy Town Holdings) Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities : $0.07 Mil (As of Mar. 2013)


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What is Happy Town Holdings Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities?

Happy Town Holdings's quarterly cash, cash equivalents, marketable securities increased from Aug. 2012 ($0.00 Mil) to Nov. 2012 ($0.05 Mil) and increased from Nov. 2012 ($0.05 Mil) to Mar. 2013 ($0.07 Mil).

Happy Town Holdings Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities Historical Data

The historical data trend for Happy Town Holdings's Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities can be seen below:

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Happy Town Holdings Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities Chart

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Happy Town Holdings 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.

Happy Town Holdings  (OTCPK:HPTN) 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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Happy Town Holdings (Happy Town Holdings) Business Description

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Address
42 Broadway, New York, NY, USA, 10004
Website
http://www.happytownholdigs.com
Happy Town Holdings Inc is a health and wellness company. The company is focused on developing or acquiring natural-based solutions to promote better health. It is engaged in researching new investment opportunities in the health and wellness sector.