Asia Grocery Distribution (HKSE:08413) Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities : HK$36.6 Mil (As of Sep. 2023)

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What is Asia Grocery Distribution Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities?

Asia Grocery Distribution's quarterly cash, cash equivalents, marketable securities declined from Mar. 2023 (HK$34.98 Mil) to Jun. 2023 (HK$0.00 Mil) but then increased from Jun. 2023 (HK$0.00 Mil) to Sep. 2023 (HK$36.58 Mil).

Asia Grocery Distribution's annual cash, cash equivalents, marketable securities declined from Mar. 2021 (HK$38.44 Mil) to Mar. 2022 (HK$29.80 Mil) but then increased from Mar. 2022 (HK$29.80 Mil) to Mar. 2023 (HK$34.98 Mil).

Asia Grocery Distribution Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities Historical Data

The historical data trend for Asia Grocery Distribution's Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities can be seen below:

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Asia Grocery Distribution Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities Chart

Asia Grocery Distribution Annual Data

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Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities

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Asia Grocery Distribution Quarterly Data
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Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															29.01	-	34.98	-	36.58

Asia Grocery Distribution 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.

Asia Grocery Distribution (HKSE:08413) 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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Asia Grocery Distribution (HKSE:08413) Business Description

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No. 22 Sze Shan Street, The Whole of Upper Ground Floor, Mai Tong Industrial Building, Kowloon, Hong Kong, HKG

Website

https://www.agdl.com.hk

Asia Grocery Distribution Ltd is engaged in distributing food and beverage groceries to a wide array of customers, including restaurants, non-commercial dining establishments, hotels, and private clubs, food processing operators, and wholesalers in Hong Kong. It also offers Kitchen and hygiene products include food wrap and food related products such as cling film, baking sheet, foil, cleaning products such as detergent, bleach, liquid soap and others such as tissue paper, toothpick and towel, hygiene products such as face masks and gloves. The company distributes its products to Hong Kong, China, Korea, Thailand, Malaysia, the United Kingdom, the United States, Spain, France, Turkey, and Italy.

Executives

Chu Man	2202 Interest of your spouse
Sky Alpha Investments Limited	2101 Beneficial owner
Fan Wing	2202 Interest of your spouse
Wong Siu Man	2201 Interest of corporation controlled by you
Wong Siu Wa	2201 Interest of corporation controlled by you

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