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Meridian AD (XBLB:MRDN-R-A) Cash And Cash Equivalents : BAM0.06 Mil (As of Dec. 2013)


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What is Meridian AD Cash And Cash Equivalents?

Meridian AD's quarterly cash and cash equivalents declined from Dec. 2012 (BAM0.17 Mil) to Jun. 2013 (BAM0.08 Mil) but then stayed the same from Jun. 2013 (BAM0.08 Mil) to Dec. 2013 (BAM0.06 Mil).

Meridian AD's annual cash and cash equivalents declined from Dec. 2012 (BAM0.17 Mil) to Dec. 2013 (BAM0.06 Mil) but then increased from Dec. 2013 (BAM0.06 Mil) to Dec. 2014 (BAM0.10 Mil).


Meridian AD Cash And Cash Equivalents Historical Data

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

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Meridian AD Cash And Cash Equivalents Chart

Meridian AD Annual Data
Trend Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14
Cash And Cash Equivalents
0.22 0.17 0.06 0.10

Meridian AD Semi-Annual Data
Dec11 Jun12 Dec12 Jun13 Dec13 Dec14
Cash And Cash Equivalents Get a 7-Day Free Trial - 0.17 0.08 0.06 0.10

Meridian AD 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.


Meridian AD  (XBLB:MRDN-R-A) 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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Meridian AD (XBLB:MRDN-R-A) Business Description

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Veselina Maslese 21/II, Banja Luka, BIH, 78000
Meridian AD operates in integrated shipping and logistics industry in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The services offered by the company include organization of transport, collective transport, customs brokerage, storage of goods, and consulting.

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