If medical care is needed, make certain that enough
cash is on hand to pay for services.
Cash is on hand to be spent immediately if the need arises, but some investments require time or effort to transfer into spendable form.
«We need to know how much
cash is on hand so we can decide if we can afford to buy a shipment right away.»
Lenders want to determine how well a company's money is managed and how much
cash is on hand.
Not exact matches
But if you
're up for a grind, the benefits extend well beyond having some extra
cash on hand.
Also, a bond fund
is only going to have so much
cash on hand, so if the investors in a certain fund all want to redeem their shares of the fund at the same time, it will pose problems for the fund manager trying to meet redemption requests.
Having an emergency fund of
cash on hand is a good place to start.
iHeartMedia believes that its
cash on hand, together with
cash generated from ongoing operations, will
be sufficient to fund and support the business during the Chapter 11 proceedings.
So, step one,
was to establish and maintain full transparency with the remaining team — everything from financials to
cash on hand and strategy
was disclosed.
She wisely said, «Only have enough
cash on hand to barely survive; never so much that you
are comfortable.
«Japanese companies have a lot of extra
cash at
hand because when there
's deflation, the value of
cash won't diminish even if they keep the money and not spend it
on capital expenditure,» Iwata told Reuters in an interview in January.
Corporate venture - capital firms that benefit from high
cash flows might
be willing to spread out their investments over a few similar companies and take a back seat in terms of driving their growth, while a venture - capital firm
is typically motivated to take a more focused and
hands -
on approach for its portfolio companies.
Apple
is now the world's most valuable company, with a stock market valuation of some $ 700 billion and nearly $ 180 billion in
cash on hand.
If the
cash on hand is insufficient to satisfy a claimant, the gap can result in bankruptcy and business failure.
The U.S. electronics retailer warned this week that it
's facing bankruptcy, as cratering sales and mounting losses have shrunk its
cash -
on -
hand to just $ 30 million.
I'll
be telling [ActionAlertsPlus.com] club members next week in our monthly call that you need to have some
cash on hand for a decline — and a decline
is what you should expect after we've become as overbought as we
are at this time.»
Investors, meanwhile,
are increasingly demanding that companies either use their
cash on hand or give it back to shareholders.
They
were dividend payers, acquirers and operations with sound business plans,
cash on hand and good earnings growth.
To get your
hands on a fistful of
cash to jump - start your investing, sell something valuable that
's been collecting dust in your attic, garage, or curio cabinet.
Qualcomm, which plans to fund the additional $ 6 billion with
cash on hand and new debt, said approval from China's Ministry of Commerce
is the only regulatory nod remaining for the closure of the NXP deal.
On the other
hand, the state
is investing the
cash somewhat conservatively, in a mix of US government and agency securities.
Among the stars Apple has recruited with its $ 285 billion in
cash on hand are Reese Witherspoon and Jennifer Aniston, who will co-star in a series about a morning TV show.
Respondents also talked about the importance of
being cash flow positive as soon as possible, and having enough liquidity
on hand when a business
is founded.
It has $ 3.5 billion
on hand, has
been cash flow positive for some time now, and hasn't struggled to raise money privately.
The MoneyTree report, for example,
is based
on the funding date when
cash actually changes
hands, as opposed to when the money
is committed, says Mark McCaffrey, global software leader for PwC.
These investors reportedly come with a lot of
cash on hand, and
are snapping up buildings across the borough, beating out families who require financing to afford the properties.
The bills amounted to more
cash than he had
on -
hand, and his customer wasn't going to pay him for 90 to 120 days.
Some of the blame has
been pointed at federal regulations that force banks to have more
cash on hand.
As of November 22, the last time a filing
was made publicly available, Moore's campaign only had $ 636,046 in
cash on hand.
«This trend could
be due to several factors (or a combination of them): more startups
being targeted for acquihires as their growth slows, capital availability leading to more ready
cash on -
hand, and a general consolidation of certain industries (e.g., food delivery companies acquiring each other),» CB Insights wrote in a blog post.
Investment property
on the other
hand is an asset — if it
cash flows and puts money in your pocket every month.
When consumers
are strapped, however, companies sit
on their
cash — or just
hand it to shareholders.
Having
cash on hand is often critical to survival for small businesses.
At the moment, Tesla's
cash position
is fairly strong: the carmaker has about $ 3.5 billion
on hand.
So, revenue growth matters, expenses,
cash on hand, and importantly, gross margins
are the numbers to look at now.
And Berkshire has more than $ 55 billion
cash on hand that could
be used for acquisitions.
Car accidents, health - related issues, or things - that - shall - not - be-named can strike in an instant and you'll need to have
cash on hand, especially if you
're put out of work.
Corporations,
on the other
hand,
are flush with
cash.
They've
been extremely frugal and have terrific
cash -
on -
hand.»
Rohr says this
is an important number to stay
on top of because it tells an owner how much
cash he or she has one
hand to deal with their bills.
Such decisions force cannabis dealers into a
cash - only business which Bend, Oregon's, The Bulletin notes, «Cashless transactions
are not only convenient for consumers, but dispensary owners say they reduce the amount of
cash on hand.»
Cash is good to have
on hand because it serves as a buffer against losses and allows you to buy great companies at lower prices.
Given how much
cash they have
on hand, current capital expenditures by U.S. firms
are 16 % below their historical trend, TD research found.
As the expenses grew (now closing in
on $ 500,000 and increasing every month), there simply wasn't enough
cash on hand to keep her business afloat.
As for the problem of redemptions, there
were, as had
been feared, a large number of mutual - fund shareholders who demanded millions of dollars of their money in
cash when the market crashed, but apparently the mutual funds had so much
cash on hand that in most cases they could pay off their shareholders without selling substantial amounts of stock.
Of the original $ 627 million of FDIC seller financing, net of all
cash on hand, it
's now effectively down to approximately $ 240 million.
With Google,
on the other
hand, you
are paying nearly the same price for the entire business yet you
are only getting a company that generated $ 1.5 billion in net income, has little or no debt, and $ 9 billion in
cash on the balance sheet.
On the other
hand, homeownership
is widespread in Canada and provides a flow of services in retirement that obviates the need for
cash (and, indeed, home ownership can become a source of
cash income through downsizing housing and / or a reverse mortgage annuity).
So my plan
is to have more
cash on hand when this happens and
be able to buy low if the market drops, as well as have enough
cash on hand to sustain me for a few years while the market
is recovering.
On the other
hand, negative FCF can
be an attractive indication that a company has more investment opportunities than it can fund with internal
cash flows.