Archon (Archon) Cash And Cash Equivalents : $9.58 Mil (As of Dec. 2010)

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What is Archon Cash And Cash Equivalents?

Archon's quarterly cash and cash equivalents declined from Jun. 2010 ($14.17 Mil) to Sep. 2010 ($9.58 Mil) but then stayed the same from Sep. 2010 ($9.58 Mil) to Dec. 2010 ($9.58 Mil).

Archon's annual cash and cash equivalents declined from Sep. 2008 ($37.97 Mil) to Sep. 2009 ($31.65 Mil) and declined from Sep. 2009 ($31.65 Mil) to Sep. 2010 ($9.58 Mil).

Archon Cash And Cash Equivalents Historical Data

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

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Archon Cash And Cash Equivalents Chart

Archon Annual Data

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Cash And Cash Equivalents

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6.19

27.48

37.97

31.65

9.58

Archon Quarterly Data
	Mar06	Jun06	Sep06	Dec06	Mar07	Jun07	Sep07	Dec07	Mar08	Jun08	Sep08	Dec08	Mar09	Jun09	Sep09	Dec09	Mar10	Jun10	Sep10	Dec10
Cash And Cash Equivalents	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															29.52	20.86	14.17	9.58	9.58

Archon 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.

Archon (OTCPK:ARHN) 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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Archon (Archon) Business Description

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Address

2200 Casino Drive, Laughlin, NV, USA, 89029

Website

http://www.pioneerlaughlin.com

Archon Corp is a United States based company focused on operating the Pioneer Hotel & Gambling Hall in Laughlin through its wholly-owned subsidiary. It is engaged in operating hotel and casino activities. In addition, the company also owns real estates and investment properties.

Executives

Richard J Taggart	director	VISTEON CORPORATION, ONE VILLAGE CENTER DRIVE, VAN BUREN TOWNSHIP MI 48111
D. E. Shaw & Co, L.p.	10 percent owner, other: See footnotes 1 and 2.	1166 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, NINTH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10036
David E Shaw	10 percent owner, other: See footnotes 1 and 2.	120 WEST FORTY-FIFTH STREET, 39TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10036
D. E. Shaw & Co, L.l.c.	10 percent owner, other: See footnotes 1 and 2.	1166 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, NINTH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10036
D. E. Shaw Laminar Portfolios, L.l.c.	10 percent owner, other: See footnotes 1 and 2.	120 WEST FORTY-FIFTH STREET, 39TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10036

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