It survived the financial crisis because management had cash in the bank and modest debt.
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So businesses, in anticipation of an erratic and anemic recovery, will keep their cash in the bank.
To survive and grow, the company will need a lot more than cash in the bank, though.
Between 1980 and 2000 you got 4% real returns on average each year from cash in the bank.
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More padding in the form of cash in the bank will be necessary to secure a clean bill of health.
Value has to be measured relative to something such as earnings, revenues, cash in the bank, or accounting book value.
With all the cash in the bank, they can all keep throwing mud at the wall and buying companies.
Yes, the cash in the bank and receivables are actually worth more than the entire company at current prices.
Since these accounts exist as entries on the employer's balance sheet, rather than as cash in the bank, they are still tax-free.
"We have three years' cash in the bank, " says CEO John Raff.
But there is also nothing better than having cash in the bank.
Many IPO-candidates have a lot of cash in the bank, Sanwal says, which will help them withstand the whims of the public market.
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This sort of savings plan provides a true nest egg of funds that can be drawn on at any time, like cash in the bank.
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Not raising the debt ceiling would restore the value of cash in the bank -as banks would have to raise the interest rates they pay savers.
According to Biotechwatch.com, which runs a proprietary database of biotech companies, more than 158 biotech firms have one year's worth of cash in the bank or less.
Mr Negi has found 14 companies which would have more cash in the bank, after repaying their debts, than they could be bought for at today's share prices.
In the end, MSFT can do what Google has already done with its purchase of Motorola and just buy NOK for a small part of its cash in the bank.
Micron raises the money to do this by issuing equity (or more typically, bonds convertible into equity) to add to its cash in the bank and profits from ongoing operations.
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They all face trade-offs between investing more or keeping more cash in the bank, and all of them are more likely to invest if they think the economy will be booming in the future.
But in the long run, choosing a no fee card over one with not so free bonus miles will leave you with cash in the bank you can use to purchase any flight you want.
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Anyone who just kept their cash in the bank rather than in stocks over the past 5 to 10 years could be buying the home of their dreams for half price in most of the country.
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"Valuation aside, this looks like good news for Bumi Plc, in our view, as it could walk away with its reputation intact and some cash in the bank, " analysts at London-based brokerage Numis were quoted as saying by Reuters.
World Online's bungled flotation, and the subsequent resignation of Nina Brink, its founder and chairman, were grubby events, but they left the company with euro1.6 billion of cash in the bank, money that Tiscali can now use to finance its ambitious plans.
In an industry known for its legendary burn rates, and for a company that was more than once down to less than six months of cash in the bank, Rathmann managed to raise crucial capital without, for the most part, giving away the company jewels.
Housing inventories are at the lowest level since 1963, corporate profits are at an all time high, cash in the bank is at an all time high, announced stock buybacks are at an all time high, consumer spending is at an all time high, household obligations are the lowest since 1993.
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"Buying a membership is better than putting cash in the bank, better than putting it in the stock market, and better than putting it into gold, " said Do Dinh Thuy, a 48-year-old management consultant, amid the steady thwack of balls being driven out onto a local range here in Hanoi's suburbs.
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It has a strong cash position in the bank of about 13 cents per share.
Don't think it is unusual to have such large sums in bank account -- I know of several organizations and businesses who keep such sums as part of cash flow in the bank.
And the man paid cash (yes, a big wad of cash now sits in the bank).
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