US Helicopter (US Helicopter) Cash And Cash Equivalents : $0.67 Mil (As of Dec. 2007)

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What is US Helicopter Cash And Cash Equivalents?

US Helicopter's quarterly cash and cash equivalents declined from Dec. 2005 ($4.46 Mil) to Dec. 2006 ($2.62 Mil) but then stayed the same from Dec. 2006 ($2.62 Mil) to Dec. 2007 ($0.67 Mil).

US Helicopter's annual cash and cash equivalents declined from Dec. 2005 ($4.46 Mil) to Dec. 2006 ($2.62 Mil) and declined from Dec. 2006 ($2.62 Mil) to Dec. 2007 ($0.67 Mil).

US Helicopter Cash And Cash Equivalents Historical Data

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

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US Helicopter Cash And Cash Equivalents Chart

US Helicopter Annual Data

Trend

Dec04

Dec05

Dec06

Dec07

Cash And Cash Equivalents

0.50

4.46

2.62

0.67

US Helicopter Semi-Annual Data
	Dec04	Dec05	Dec06	Dec07
Cash And Cash Equivalents	0.50	4.46	2.62	0.67

US Helicopter 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.

US Helicopter (OTCPK:USHP) 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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US Helicopter (US Helicopter) Business Description

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Website

http://www.flyush.com

The Company provides regularly scheduled helicopter shuttle service between many of the nation's metropolitan airports and surrounding city-based heliports.

Executives

Dean C Borgman	director
Stephen T Wills	director	PALATIN TECHNOLOGIES, INC., 4B CEDAR BROOK DRIVE, CRANBURY NJ 08512

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