Cash availability was lower than the monetary-funds headline
At December 31, 2010, the consolidated balance sheet reported monetary funds of CNY 1,606,912,178.08, while the cash-flow note reported available cash of CNY 1,395,847,478.08. The CNY 211,064,700 difference matches three deposit categories: a CNY 15,000,000 pledged fixed deposit, CNY 146,064,700 of bank-pledge guarantee deposits and CNY 50,000,000 of other guarantee deposits. The cash note separately identifies cash on hand and bank and other monetary funds available for payment. The monetary-funds note states that, apart from these three categories, the other listed funds can be used after notifying the relevant parties. Consequently, the whole other-monetary-funds balance should not be treated as unavailable. The distinction matters when assessing resources for construction, operating purchases and debt service; a balance-sheet monetary-funds headline alone overstates the cash-flow measure of available cash.
- Reported monetary funds / 2010 / consolidated
- RMB 1,606,912,178.08
- Reported monetary-funds balance / 2010 / consolidated
- RMB 1,395,847,478.08
- Reported restricted deposits / 2010 / consolidated
- RMB 211,064,700