Asia Power (SGX:A03) Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities : S$43.63 Mil (As of Sep. 2013)

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What is Asia Power Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities?

Asia Power's quarterly cash, cash equivalents, marketable securities increased from Mar. 2013 (S$30.32 Mil) to Jun. 2013 (S$38.96 Mil) and increased from Jun. 2013 (S$38.96 Mil) to Sep. 2013 (S$43.63 Mil).

Asia Power's annual cash, cash equivalents, marketable securities declined from Dec. 2010 (S$55.38 Mil) to Dec. 2011 (S$53.94 Mil) and declined from Dec. 2011 (S$53.94 Mil) to Dec. 2012 (S$28.86 Mil).

Asia Power Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities Historical Data

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

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Asia Power Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities Chart

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Asia Power Quarterly Data
	Mar10	Jun10	Sep10	Dec10	Mar11	Jun11	Sep11	Dec11	Mar12	Jun12	Sep12	Dec12	Mar13	Jun13	Sep13
Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities	Get a 7-Day Free Trial										38.54	28.86	30.32	38.96	43.63

Asia Power 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.

Asia Power (SGX:A03) 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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Asia Power Corporation Limited is incorporated in Singapore. The Company is engaged in the business of ownership, management and operation of power plants in China. The Company operates under the following segments: Power plant operations which include owning, managing and operating power plants to generate and sell power, heat and steam; Power-related technology which includes design, manufacture and assembly of computerized automation systems which are used for the regulation of electricity flow and protection of power grids; Investment holding and others which include Holding of long-term investments and provision of power related business consultancy and management services.

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