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ESS Tech (ESS Tech) Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities : $89.55 Mil (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is ESS Tech Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities?

ESS Tech's quarterly cash, cash equivalents, marketable securities declined from Sep. 2023 ($124.50 Mil) to Dec. 2023 ($108.06 Mil) but then stayed the same from Dec. 2023 ($108.06 Mil) to Mar. 2024 ($89.55 Mil).

ESS Tech's annual cash, cash equivalents, marketable securities declined from Dec. 2021 ($238.94 Mil) to Dec. 2022 ($139.81 Mil) and declined from Dec. 2022 ($139.81 Mil) to Dec. 2023 ($108.06 Mil).


ESS Tech Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities Historical Data

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

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* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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ESS Tech Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities Chart

ESS Tech Annual Data
Trend Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities
4.90 238.94 139.81 108.06

ESS Tech Quarterly Data
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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 119.01 99.50 124.50 108.06 89.55

ESS Tech 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.


ESS Tech  (NYSE:GWH) 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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ESS Tech (ESS Tech) Business Description

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Address
26440 SW Parkway Avenue, Building 83, Wilsonville, OR, USA, 97070
ESS Tech Inc is a long-duration energy storage company specializing in iron flow battery technology. The company design and produce long-duration batteries predominantly using earth-abundant materials.
Executives
Harry Quarls director 14701 ST. MARY'S LANE, SUITE 275, HOUSTON TX 77079
Kyle Teamey director C/O ESS TECH INC, 26440 SW PARKWAY AVE BLDG. 83, WILSONVILLE OR 97070
Honeywell International Inc 10 percent owner 855 S. MINT STREET, CHARLOTTE NC 28202
Sandeep Nijhawan director ESS TECH, INC., 26440 SW PARKWAY AVE., BLDG 83, WILSONVILLE OR 97070
Michael R Niggli director 101 ASH STREET HQ18, SAN DIEGO CA 92101
Rich Hossfeld director C/O ESS TECH INC, 26440 SW PARKWAY AVE BLDG. 83, WILSONVILLE OR 97070
Craig E Evans director, officer: President C/O ESS TECH INC, 26440 SW PARKWAY AVE BLDG. 83, WILSONVILLE OR 97070
Eric P. Dresselhuys director, officer: Chief Executive Officer 555 BROADWAY STREET, REDWOOD CITY CA 94063
Anthony Rabb officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O ESS TECH, INC., 26440 SW PARKWAY AVE., BLDG 83, WILSONVILLE OR 97070
Amir Moftakhar officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O ESS TECH INC, 26440 SW PARKWAY AVE BLDG. 83, WILSONVILLE OR 97070
Claudia Gast director C/O GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY ACQUISITION CORP I, 19 WEST 24TH STREET, 10TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10010
Jeff Bodner officer: Chief Accounting Officer C/O ESS TECH INC, 26440 SW PARKWAY AVE BLDG. 83, WILSONVILLE CA 97070
Breakthrough Energy Investments Llc 10 percent owner 250 SUMMER STREET, 4TH FLOOR, BOSTON MA 02210
Julia Song officer: Chief Technology Officer C/O ESS TECH INC, 26440 SW PARKWAY AVE BLDG. 83, WILSONVILLE OR 97070
Shirley Speakman director C/O ESS TECH INC, 26440 SW PARKWAY AVE BLDG. 83, WILSONVILLE OR 97070