Motive Television (LSE:MTV) Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities : £0.22 Mil (As of Jun. 2015)

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What is Motive Television Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities?

Motive Television's quarterly cash, cash equivalents, marketable securities declined from Jun. 2014 (£0.75 Mil) to Dec. 2014 (£0.60 Mil) but then stayed the same from Dec. 2014 (£0.60 Mil) to Jun. 2015 (£0.22 Mil).

Motive Television's annual cash, cash equivalents, marketable securities increased from Dec. 2012 (£0.15 Mil) to Dec. 2013 (£0.25 Mil) and increased from Dec. 2013 (£0.25 Mil) to Dec. 2014 (£0.60 Mil).

Motive Television Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities Historical Data

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

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Motive Television Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities Chart

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Motive Television Semi-Annual Data
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Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities	Get a 7-Day Free Trial														0.57	0.25	0.75	0.60	0.22

Motive Television 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.

Motive Television (LSE:MTV) 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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Motive Television PLC was incorporated in the United Kingdom on December 22, 2004. The Company along with its subsidiaries is engaged in providing software and services to Television Broadcasters. The Company operates in two segments including; Digital Television Technology and Television Production (Content). The Company's solution offering include Content Express and TabletTV enabling TV providers to offer audiences more, giving them a competitive edge and delivering new revenues. The Content Express enables viewers to watch whatever they want, when they want, on any screen without having to build new networks. The Content Express software provides secure delivery and management of non-linear digital content across any type of broadcast network to any consumer-facing screen. It provides one-stop shop for digital terrestrial broadcasters, satellite, DTT, and cable pay television platforms, and Internet OTT content providers to offer new services including Video on Demand, Catch-up television, Tablet Television, Targeted Advertising for VOD, Mocast for 4G LTE, and Virtual channels and Video2Go. The Tablet TV designed to address the U.S. tablet and smartphone market, meeting the demand for watching long-form video on devices.

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