Calpine (Calpine) Cash And Cash Equivalents : $284 Mil (As of Dec. 2017)

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What is Calpine Cash And Cash Equivalents?

Calpine's quarterly cash and cash equivalents increased from Jun. 2017 ($294.00 Mil) to Sep. 2017 ($426.00 Mil) but then stayed the same from Sep. 2017 ($426.00 Mil) to Dec. 2017 ($284.00 Mil).

Calpine's annual cash and cash equivalents declined from Dec. 2015 ($906.00 Mil) to Dec. 2016 ($418.00 Mil) and declined from Dec. 2016 ($418.00 Mil) to Dec. 2017 ($284.00 Mil).

Calpine Cash And Cash Equivalents Historical Data

The historical data trend for Calpine's Cash And Cash Equivalents can be seen below:

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Calpine Cash And Cash Equivalents Chart

Calpine Annual Data

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Cash And Cash Equivalents

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941.00

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418.00

284.00

Calpine Quarterly Data
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Cash And Cash Equivalents	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															418.00	243.00	294.00	426.00	284.00

Calpine Cash And Cash Equivalents 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.

Calpine (NYSE:CPN) Cash And Cash Equivalents Explanation

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.

Be Aware

Depreciation estimates make the calculation of net income susceptible to management's accounting choices. These choices can be either overly aggressive or overly conservative.

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Calpine (Calpine) Business Description

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Calpine is the largest natural gas power producer in the United States, with 3.0 GW of simple-cycle combustion turbines, 6.3 GW of combined-cycle cogeneration, and 15.8 GW of combined-cycle combustion turbines. It also owns 725 MW of geothermal generation in California geothermal generation and 4 MW of solar generation.

Executives

David C Merritt	director	CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS INC, 12405 POWERSCOURT DRIVE, ST LOUIS MO 63131
W. Thaddeus Miller	officer: EVP, CLO and Secretary	717 TEXAS AVENUE, SUITE 1000, HOUSTON TX 77002
Jack A Fusco	director	C/O FOSTER WHEELER LTD., PERRYVILLE CORPORATE PARK, CLINTON NJ 08809
Frank Cassidy	director
Thad Hill	director, officer: President & CEO	717 TEXAS AVENUE, SUITE 1000, HOUSTON TX 77002
Mosbacher Robert A Jr	director	333 W. SHERIDAN AVE, OKLAHOMA CITY OK 73102
W Benjamin Moreland	director	C/O CLEAR CHANNEL OUTDOOR HOLDINGS, INC., 4830 NORTH LOOP 1604W, SUITE 111, SAN ANTONIO TX 78249
Laurie Brlas	director	C/O ALBEMARLE CORPORATION, 4250 CONGRESS ST STE 900, CHARLOTTE NC 28209
Denise M Oleary	director	MEDTRONIC INC, 710 MEDTRONIC PKWY, MS LC310, MINNEAPOLIS MN 55432-5604
San Francisco Partners Lp	10 percent owner	PO BOX 2722, C/O SPO PARTNERS & CO, SAN ANSELMO CA 94979
Spo Advisory Corp	10 percent owner	PO BOX 2722, C/O SPO PARTNERS & CO, SAN ANSELMO CA 94979
Sf Advisory Partners Lp	10 percent owner	591 REDWOOD HIGHWAY STE 3215, C/O SPO PARTNERS & CO, MILL VALLEY CA 94941
Spo Partners Ii Lp	10 percent owner	PO BOX 2722, C/O SPO PARTNERS & CO, SAN ANSELMO CA 94979
John H Scully	10 percent owner	591 REDWOOD HIGHWAY, SUITE 3215, MILL VALLEY CA 94941
Spo Advisory Partners Lp	10 percent owner	591 REDWOOD HIGHWAY, STE 3215, MILL VALLEY CA 94941

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