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Astera Labs (Astera Labs) Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities : $801.39 Mil (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Astera Labs Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities?

Astera Labs's quarterly cash, cash equivalents, marketable securities increased from Mar. 2023 ($0.00 Mil) to Dec. 2023 ($149.31 Mil) and increased from Dec. 2023 ($149.31 Mil) to Mar. 2024 ($801.39 Mil).

Astera Labs's annual cash, cash equivalents, marketable securities increased from . 20 ($0.00 Mil) to Dec. 2022 ($163.14 Mil) but then declined from Dec. 2022 ($163.14 Mil) to Dec. 2023 ($149.31 Mil).


Astera Labs Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities Historical Data

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

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Astera Labs Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities Chart

Astera Labs Annual Data
Trend Dec22 Dec23
Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities
163.14 149.31

Astera Labs Quarterly Data
Dec22 Mar23 Dec23 Mar24
Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities 163.14 - 149.31 801.39

Astera Labs 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.


Astera Labs  (NAS:ALAB) 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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Astera Labs Inc is a company that offers an Intelligent Connectivity Platform, comprised of Semiconductor-based, high-speed mixed-signal connectivity products that integrate a matrix of microcontrollers and sensors. COSMOS, their software suite which is embedded in its connectivity products and integrated into their customers' systems. The Company delivers critical connectivity performance, enables flexibility and customization, and supports observability and predictive analytics. This approach addresses the data, network, and memory bottlenecks, scalability, and other infrastructure requirements of hyperscalers and system original equipment manufacturers.

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