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MP Materials (MP Materials) Cash And Cash Equivalents : $296.5 Mil (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is MP Materials Cash And Cash Equivalents?

MP Materials's quarterly cash and cash equivalents declined from Sep. 2023 ($547.67 Mil) to Dec. 2023 ($263.35 Mil) but then increased from Dec. 2023 ($263.35 Mil) to Mar. 2024 ($296.47 Mil).

MP Materials's annual cash and cash equivalents declined from Dec. 2021 ($1,179.30 Mil) to Dec. 2022 ($136.63 Mil) but then increased from Dec. 2022 ($136.63 Mil) to Dec. 2023 ($263.35 Mil).


MP Materials Cash And Cash Equivalents Historical Data

The historical data trend for MP Materials's Cash And Cash Equivalents can be seen below:

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MP Materials Cash And Cash Equivalents Chart

MP Materials Annual Data
Trend Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Cash And Cash Equivalents
2.76 519.65 1,179.30 136.63 263.35

MP Materials Quarterly Data
Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
Cash And Cash Equivalents Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 651.22 927.25 547.67 263.35 296.47

MP Materials 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.


MP Materials  (NYSE:MP) 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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MP Materials (MP Materials) Business Description

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Address
1700 S. Pavilion Center Drive, 8th Floor, Las Vegas, NV, USA, 89135
MP Materials Corp is the largest producer of rare earth materials in the Western Hemisphere. The company owns and operates the Mountain Pass Rare Earth Mine and Processing Facility, the only rare earth mining and processing site ofscale in North America.
Executives
Michael Stuart Rosenthal officer: Chief Operating Officer 1700 S. PAVILION CENTER DR., SUITE 800, LAS VEGAS NV 89135
James H. Litinsky director, officer: Chairman and CEO C/O MP MATERIALS CORP., 1700 S. PAVILION CENTER DRIVE, SUITE 800, LAS VEGAS NV 89135
Jhl Capital Group Llc other: See Remarks 1500 N. HALSTED ST., SUITE 200, CHICAGO IL 60642
Arnold W Donald director C/O CARNIVAL CORPORATION, 3655 N.W. 87TH AVENUE, MIAMI FL 33178
Daniel Allen Gold director 6720 VIA AUSTI PARKWAY, SUITE 450, LAS VEGAS NV 89119
Qvt Financial Lp director, 10 percent owner, other: Director by Deputization 888 SEVENTH AVENUE, 43RD FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10106
Ryan Corbett officer: Chief Financial Officer 1700 S. PAVILION CENTER DR., SUITE 800, LAS VEGAS NV 89135
Duckworth Connie K director EIGHT WINGS ENTERPRISES, 77 STONE AGTE LANE, LAKE FOREST IL 60045
Andrew A. Mcknight director, officer: Chief Executive Officer ONE MARKET PLAZA, SPEAR TOWER 42ND FLOOR, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94123
Elliot Dean Hoops officer: General Counsel and Secretary 1700 S. PAVILION CENTER DR., SUITE 800, LAS VEGAS NV 89135
Jhl Capital Group Holdings Two Llc other: See Remarks 1500 N. HALSTED ST.,, SUITE 2000, CHICAGO IL 60642
Richard B Myers director C/O NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION, 2980 FAIRVIEW PARK DRIVE, FALLS CHURCH VA 22042
Randall J Weisenburger director C/O WASSERSTEIN PERELLA GROUP, 31 WEST 52ND ST 26TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10019
Maryanne Lavan director 6801 ROCKLEDGE DRIVE, BETHESDA MD 20817
Sheila Bangalore officer: CSO and General Counsel 6720 VIA AUSTI PARKWAY, SUITE 450, LAS VEGAS NV 89119

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