These used to be the words reserved for the vocabulary of 3-piece suited bankers, a reserved code term, the meaning of which mystified the masses. What a difference an Internet revolution makes. Some Companies are Sitting on Too Much Cash. Cash is King. Anyone who has ever studied finance is familiar with the concept.
Cash is the undisputable measure of final value.
No one can argue about how much your pile of cash is worth. To an investor cash means freedom. You are free to decide what to do with your cash, whether to spend it, give it away, or invest it. Whatever you do with it, though, you hate to see your cash just sitting around somewhere. Cash is King, but cash is not Royalty.