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Swisher Hygiene (Swisher Hygiene) Cash And Cash Equivalents : $25.30 Mil (As of Mar. 2016)


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What is Swisher Hygiene Cash And Cash Equivalents?

Swisher Hygiene's quarterly cash and cash equivalents increased from Sep. 2015 ($1.10 Mil) to Dec. 2015 ($25.23 Mil) and increased from Dec. 2015 ($25.23 Mil) to Mar. 2016 ($25.30 Mil).

Swisher Hygiene's annual cash and cash equivalents declined from Dec. 2013 ($21.47 Mil) to Dec. 2014 ($7.23 Mil) but then increased from Dec. 2014 ($7.23 Mil) to Dec. 2015 ($25.23 Mil).


Swisher Hygiene Cash And Cash Equivalents Historical Data

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

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Swisher Hygiene Cash And Cash Equivalents Chart

Swisher Hygiene Annual Data
Trend Aug06 Aug07 Aug08 Aug09 Aug10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15
Cash And Cash Equivalents
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 70.51 61.42 21.47 7.23 25.23

Swisher Hygiene Quarterly Data
Jun11 Sep11 Dec11 Mar12 Jun12 Sep12 Dec12 Mar13 Jun13 Sep13 Dec13 Mar14 Jun14 Sep14 Dec14 Mar15 Jun15 Sep15 Dec15 Mar16
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 3.80 1.67 1.10 25.23 25.30

Swisher Hygiene 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.


Swisher Hygiene  (OTCPK:SWSH) 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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Swisher Hygiene (Swisher Hygiene) Business Description

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Swisher Hygiene Inc is engaged in providing hygiene and sanitizing solutions that include cleaning and sanitizing chemicals, restroom hygiene programs and related products and services.
Executives
Albert J Detz other: SVP and CFO C/O THEGLOBE.COM, INC., 110 E. BROWARD BOULEVARD, #1400, FT LAUDERDALE FL 33301
William D Pruitt director C/O KOS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., 2200 N. COMMERCE PKWY., SUITE 300, WESTON FL 33326-3258
Harris W Hudson director 200 EAST LAS BLVD, FORT LAUDERDALE FL 33301
Michael Serruya director C/O RESPONSE GENETICS, INC., 1640 MARENGO ST., 6TH FLOOR, LOS ANGELES CA 90033
H Wayne Huizenga director, 10 percent owner 2215 YORK RD, SUITE 600, OAKBROOK IL 60521
John Ellis Bush director 1200 ANASTASIA, SUITE 500, CORAL GABLES FL 33134
Ramon A Rodriguez other: Former Director 110 S E 6TH STREET 28 TH FLOOR, FORT LAUDERDALE FL 33301
George A Villasana officer: Executive VP & General Counsel 2905 PREMIERE PARKWAY, SUITE 300, DULUTH GA 30097
Steven R Berrard director, 10 percent owner, officer: See Remarks BIRMINGHAM STEEL, PO BOX 1208, BIRMINHAM AL 35201
James E Oconnor director 110 S E 6TH STREET, FORT LAUDERDALE FL 33301

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