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Inspiration Healthcare Group (LSE:IHC) Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities : £1.95 Mil (As of Jul. 2023)


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What is Inspiration Healthcare Group Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities?

Inspiration Healthcare Group's quarterly cash, cash equivalents, marketable securities declined from Jul. 2022 (£3.03 Mil) to Jan. 2023 (£2.28 Mil) but then stayed the same from Jan. 2023 (£2.28 Mil) to Jul. 2023 (£1.95 Mil).

Inspiration Healthcare Group's annual cash, cash equivalents, marketable securities declined from Jan. 2021 (£10.65 Mil) to Jan. 2022 (£9.25 Mil) and declined from Jan. 2022 (£9.25 Mil) to Jan. 2023 (£2.28 Mil).


Inspiration Healthcare Group Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities Historical Data

The historical data trend for Inspiration Healthcare Group's Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* 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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Inspiration Healthcare Group Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities Chart

Inspiration Healthcare Group Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Jan15 Jan16 Jan17 Jan18 Jan19 Jan20 Jan21 Jan22 Jan23
Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 2.54 4.48 10.65 9.25 2.28

Inspiration Healthcare Group Semi-Annual Data
Dec13 Jun14 Dec14 Jul15 Jan16 Jul16 Jan17 Jul17 Jan18 Jul18 Jan19 Jul19 Jan20 Jul20 Jan21 Jul21 Jan22 Jul22 Jan23 Jul23
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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 8.61 9.25 3.03 2.28 1.95

Inspiration Healthcare Group 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.


Inspiration Healthcare Group  (LSE:IHC) 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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Inspiration Healthcare Group (LSE:IHC) Business Description

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Unit 7/8 Commerce Park, Commerce Way, Croydon, GBR, CR0 4YL
Inspiration Healthcare Group PLC supplies outcome-improving medical devices in the areas of neonatal intensive care and patient warming. It operates in the Critical Care Medical Devices segment which includes Critical Care, Operating Theatre, and Home Healthcare. The company derives the maximum of its revenue from the United Kingdom through the Critical Care market division.

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