Luminar Technologies (Luminar Technologies) Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities : $218.33 Mil (As of Mar. 2024)

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What is Luminar Technologies Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities?

Luminar Technologies's quarterly cash, cash equivalents, marketable securities declined from Sep. 2023 ($320.97 Mil) to Dec. 2023 ($289.82 Mil) but then stayed the same from Dec. 2023 ($289.82 Mil) to Mar. 2024 ($218.33 Mil).

Luminar Technologies's annual cash, cash equivalents, marketable securities declined from Dec. 2021 ($792.12 Mil) to Dec. 2022 ($488.87 Mil) and declined from Dec. 2022 ($488.87 Mil) to Dec. 2023 ($289.82 Mil).

Luminar Technologies Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities Historical Data

The historical data trend for Luminar Technologies's Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities can be seen below:

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Luminar Technologies Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities Chart

Luminar Technologies Annual Data

Trend

Dec19

Dec20

Dec21

Dec22

Dec23

Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities

33.74

485.65

792.12

488.87

289.82

Luminar Technologies Quarterly Data
	Dec19	Mar20	Jun20	Sep20	Dec20	Mar21	Jun21	Sep21	Dec21	Mar22	Jun22	Sep22	Dec22	Mar23	Jun23	Sep23	Dec23	Mar24
Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities	Get a 7-Day Free Trial													422.30	365.79	320.97	289.82	218.33

Luminar Technologies Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities 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.

Marketable Securities are very liquid securities that can be converted into cash quickly at a reasonable price.

Luminar Technologies (NAS:LAZR) Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities Explanation

Marketable securities are very liquid as they tend to have maturities of less than one year. Furthermore, the rate at which these securities can be bought or sold has little effect on their prices.

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.

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Luminar Technologies (Luminar Technologies) Business Description

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LAZR:Mexico 9FS:Germany

Address

2603 Discovery Drive, Suite 100, Orlando, FL, USA, 32826

Website

https://www.luminartech.com

Luminar Technologies Inc is an autonomous vehicle sensor and software company with the vision to make autonomy safe and ubiquitous by delivering lidar and associated software that meets the industry's stringent performance, safety, and economic requirements. It operates its business through the following segment: (1) Autonomy Solutions and (2) Components. The majority of revenue is earned from the Autonomy Solutions segment.

Executives

Thomas Fennimore	officer: Chief Financial Officer	C/O LUMINAR TECHNOLOGIES, INC., 2603 DISCOVERY DRIVE, SUITE 100, ORLANDO FL 32826
Alan Prescott	officer: Chief Legal Officer	C/O LUMINAR TECHNOLOGIES, INC., 2603 DISCOVERY DRIVE, SUITE 100, ORLANDO FL 32826
Austin Russell	director, 10 percent owner, officer: Chairperson, President & CEO	C/O LUMINAR TECHNOLOGIES, INC., 2603 DISCOVERY DRIVE, SUITE 100, ORLANDO FL 32826
Jun Hong Heng	director	C/O CRESCENT COVE ACQUISITION CORP., 530 BUSH STREET, SUITE 703, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94108
Mary Lou Jepsen	director	21557 TELEGRAPH ROAD, SOUTHFIELD MI 48033
Aeg Holdings, Llc	director, 10 percent owner, officer: Chief Executive Officer	6260 LOOKOUT RD., BOULDER CO 80301
Daniel David Tempesta	director	ONE WAYSIDE ROAD, BURLINGTON MA 01803
Katherine A Martin	director	C/O NUANCE COMMUNICATIONS, INC., ONE WAYSIDE ROAD, BURLINGTON MA 01803
Matthew Simoncini	director	21557 TELEGRAPH ROAD, SOUTHFIELD MI 48034
Shaun Maguire	director	C/O LUMINAR TECHNOLOGIES, INC., 2603 DISCOVERY DRIVE, SUITE 100, ORLANDO FL 32826
M. Scott Faris	officer: Chief Business Officer	C/O LUMINAR TECHNOLOGIES, INC., 2603 DISCOVERY DRIVE, SUITE 100, ORLANDO FL 32826
Benjamin John Kortlang	director	2750 SAND HILL ROAD, MENLO PARK CA 94025
Jason Eichenholz	officer: Chief Technology Officer	C/O LUMINAR TECHNOLOGIES, INC., 2603 DISCOVERY DRIVE, SUITE 100, ORLANDO FL 32826
Scott A Mcgregor	director	5300 CALIFORNIA AVENUE, IRVINE CA 92617
Andrew Mcbride	officer: CFO & Secretary	9800 WILSHIRE BLVD., BEVERLY HILLS CA 90212