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Ruecker AG (XTER:RUK) Cash And Cash Equivalents : €10.2 Mil (As of Jun. 2013)


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What is Ruecker AG Cash And Cash Equivalents?

Ruecker AG's quarterly cash and cash equivalents declined from Dec. 2012 (€18.93 Mil) to Mar. 2013 (€11.62 Mil) but then stayed the same from Mar. 2013 (€11.62 Mil) to Jun. 2013 (€10.20 Mil).

Ruecker AG's annual cash and cash equivalents declined from Dec. 2010 (€22.86 Mil) to Dec. 2011 (€19.31 Mil) and declined from Dec. 2011 (€19.31 Mil) to Dec. 2012 (€18.93 Mil).


Ruecker AG Cash And Cash Equivalents Historical Data

The historical data trend for Ruecker AG's Cash And Cash Equivalents can be seen below:

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Ruecker AG Cash And Cash Equivalents Chart

Ruecker AG Annual Data
Trend Dec03 Dec04 Dec05 Dec06 Dec07 Dec08 Dec09 Dec10 Dec11 Dec12
Cash And Cash Equivalents
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Ruecker AG Quarterly Data
Dec09 Mar10 Jun10 Sep10 Dec10 Mar11 Jun11 Sep11 Dec11 Mar12 Jun12 Sep12 Dec12 Mar13 Jun13
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Ruecker AG 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.


Ruecker AG  (XTER:RUK) 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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Ruecker AG (XTER:RUK) Business Description

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Ruecker AG provides counseling, planning and development services mainly for the automotive and aviation industries. It also offers services for plants, machines, railway vehicles and ships. It is present in Europe, Asia and the Americas.

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