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Barnes & Noble (FRA:BAR) Cash And Cash Equivalents : €8 Mil (As of Apr. 2019)


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What is Barnes & Noble Cash And Cash Equivalents?

Barnes & Noble's quarterly cash and cash equivalents increased from Oct. 2018 (€9.74 Mil) to Jan. 2019 (€13.90 Mil) but then stayed the same from Jan. 2019 (€13.90 Mil) to Apr. 2019 (€8.40 Mil).

Barnes & Noble's annual cash and cash equivalents declined from Apr. 2017 (€11.19 Mil) to Apr. 2018 (€8.78 Mil) and declined from Apr. 2018 (€8.78 Mil) to Apr. 2019 (€8.40 Mil).

Barnes & Noble Cash And Cash Equivalents Historical Data

The historical data trend for Barnes & Noble's Cash And Cash Equivalents can be seen below:

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Barnes & Noble Cash And Cash Equivalents Chart

Barnes & Noble Annual Data
Trend Apr10 Apr11 Apr12 Apr13 Apr14 Apr15 Apr16 Apr17 Apr18 Apr19
Cash And Cash Equivalents
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 13.53 12.19 11.19 8.78 8.40

Barnes & Noble Quarterly Data
Jul14 Oct14 Jan15 Apr15 Jul15 Oct15 Jan16 Apr16 Jul16 Oct16 Jan17 Apr17 Jul17 Oct17 Jan18 Apr18 Jul18 Oct18 Jan19 Apr19
Cash And Cash Equivalents Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 8.78 9.90 9.74 13.90 8.40

Barnes & Noble 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.

Barnes & Noble  (FRA:BAR) 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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Barnes & Noble (FRA:BAR) Business Description

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Address
122 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY, USA, 10011
Website
http://www.barnesandnobleinc.com
Barnes & Noble is a United States-based company that is mainly engaged in retail of books and products of content, digital media, and educational products. The company operates in a multichannel model, including a physical bookstore network throughout the country, an e-commerce platform on BN.com, and its Nook digital business. The company offers books, magazines, music, DVDs, newspapers, and entertainment content, along with e-reading products under the Nook brand. Retail sales from physical stores and BN.com account for the majority of the company's total revenue.