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Sierra Wireless (Sierra Wireless) Cash And Cash Equivalents : $126.0 Mil (As of Sep. 2022)


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What is Sierra Wireless Cash And Cash Equivalents?

Sierra Wireless's quarterly cash and cash equivalents increased from Mar. 2022 ($95.63 Mil) to Jun. 2022 ($127.34 Mil) but then stayed the same from Jun. 2022 ($127.34 Mil) to Sep. 2022 ($126.04 Mil).

Sierra Wireless's annual cash and cash equivalents increased from Dec. 2019 ($71.16 Mil) to Dec. 2020 ($160.56 Mil) but then declined from Dec. 2020 ($160.56 Mil) to Dec. 2021 ($76.78 Mil).


Sierra Wireless Cash And Cash Equivalents Historical Data

The historical data trend for Sierra Wireless's Cash And Cash Equivalents can be seen below:

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Sierra Wireless Cash And Cash Equivalents Chart

Sierra Wireless Annual Data
Trend Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21
Cash And Cash Equivalents
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 65.00 89.08 71.16 160.56 76.78

Sierra Wireless Quarterly Data
Dec17 Mar18 Jun18 Sep18 Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22
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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 72.35 76.78 95.63 127.34 126.04

Sierra Wireless 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.


Sierra Wireless  (NAS:SWIR) 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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Sierra Wireless (Sierra Wireless) Business Description

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Sierra Wireless Inc is a wireless communication equipment designer and provider of Device-To-Cloud Internet-of-Things solutions. The company's product and services portfolio contain products such as high-speed cellular modules and services such as connectivity services, cloud platforms, and cellular gateways, among others. It operates through two business segments: Internet of Things solutions and Embedded broadband. The vast majority of revenue comes from the company's embedded broadband segment, and more than half of its revenue is earned in the Americas and Asia-Pacific region.

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