Dixons Retail (LSE:DXNS) Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities : £409 Mil (As of Apr. 2014)

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What is Dixons Retail Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities?

Dixons Retail's quarterly cash, cash equivalents, marketable securities declined from Apr. 2013 (£412.00 Mil) to Oct. 2013 (£383.50 Mil) but then increased from Oct. 2013 (£383.50 Mil) to Apr. 2014 (£408.70 Mil).

Dixons Retail's annual cash, cash equivalents, marketable securities increased from Apr. 2012 (£337.10 Mil) to Apr. 2013 (£412.00 Mil) but then declined from Apr. 2013 (£412.00 Mil) to Apr. 2014 (£408.70 Mil).

Dixons Retail Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities Historical Data

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

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Dixons Retail Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities Chart

Dixons Retail Annual Data

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307.20

348.70

337.10

412.00

408.70

Dixons Retail Semi-Annual Data
	Oct07	Oct08	Apr09	Oct09	Apr10	Oct10	Apr11	Oct11	Apr12	Oct12	Apr13	Oct13	Apr14
Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities	Get a 7-Day Free Trial								337.10	501.70	412.00	383.50	408.70

Dixons Retail 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.

Dixons Retail (LSE:DXNS) 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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Dixons Retail PLC is an electrical retailer and service company which sell consumer electronics, personal computers, domestic appliances, photographic equipment, communication products and related services. The Group's reportable segments are; UK & Ireland comprises of electrical and computing retail chains as well as business to business activities. The division is engaged in multi-channel retail sales, associated peripherals and services and related financial and after sales services and also in business to business sales of computer hardware and software; Nordics operates in Norway, Sweden, Finland, Denmark, Iceland, Greenland and the Faroe Islands. The division engages in multi-channel retail sales and provided related product support services to its customers; Other International comprises operations in Italy, Greece, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Turkey and the business to be closed in Spain which is excluded from underlying results. The Other International division engages in retail sales and provides related product support services to its customers in all of its markets; and Pure play e-commerce comprises pure play online retailers and operates in all of the countries in which the other divisions operate and across Europe.

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