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Track Data (Track Data) Cash And Cash Equivalents : $6.00 Mil (As of Sep. 2009)


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What is Track Data Cash And Cash Equivalents?

Track Data's quarterly cash and cash equivalents declined from Mar. 2009 ($6.88 Mil) to Jun. 2009 ($5.65 Mil) but then increased from Jun. 2009 ($5.65 Mil) to Sep. 2009 ($6.00 Mil).

Track Data's annual cash and cash equivalents declined from Dec. 2006 ($6.51 Mil) to Dec. 2007 ($5.28 Mil) but then increased from Dec. 2007 ($5.28 Mil) to Dec. 2008 ($7.14 Mil).


Track Data Cash And Cash Equivalents Historical Data

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

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
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Track Data Cash And Cash Equivalents Chart

Track Data Annual Data
Trend Dec99 Dec00 Dec01 Dec02 Dec03 Dec04 Dec05 Dec06 Dec07 Dec08
Cash And Cash Equivalents
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 6.82 4.47 6.51 5.28 7.14

Track Data Quarterly Data
Dec04 Mar05 Jun05 Sep05 Dec05 Mar06 Jun06 Sep06 Dec06 Mar07 Jun07 Sep07 Dec07 Mar08 Jun08 Sep08 Dec08 Mar09 Jun09 Sep09
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 6.90 7.14 6.88 5.65 6.00

Track Data 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.


Track Data  (OTCPK:TRAC) 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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Track Data (Track Data) Business Description

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Address
95 Rockwell Place, Brooklyn, NY, USA, 11217
Track Data Corp is a financial services company. It provides real-time financial market data, fundamental research, charting and analytical services to institutional and individual investors through telecommunication lines and the Internet.
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E Bruce Fredrikson director 95 ROCKWELL PLACE, NEW YORK NY 11217
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