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Seria Co (Seria Co) Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities : $381 Mil (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Seria Co Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities?

Seria Co's quarterly cash, cash equivalents, marketable securities declined from Jun. 2023 ($386.90 Mil) to Sep. 2023 ($377.77 Mil) but then increased from Sep. 2023 ($377.77 Mil) to Dec. 2023 ($381.04 Mil).

Seria Co's annual cash, cash equivalents, marketable securities declined from Mar. 2022 ($491.21 Mil) to Mar. 2023 ($434.51 Mil) and declined from Mar. 2023 ($434.51 Mil) to Mar. 2024 ($388.41 Mil).


Seria Co Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities Historical Data

The historical data trend for Seria Co'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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Seria Co Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities Chart

Seria Co Annual Data
Trend Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23 Mar24
Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities
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Seria Co Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
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Seria Co 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.


Seria Co  (OTCPK:SAOGF) 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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Seria Co (Seria Co) Business Description

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2-38 Sobutsu, Ogaki, Gifu, JPN, 503-0934
Seria Co Ltd is a Japanese discount retailer. The business operates under the "100 yen" price concept. The "100 yen" shop stocks various products, from clothing to stationery, and each item is priced at 100 yen. These shops keep prices down by purchasing goods internationally and in large quantities. The company operates stores, wholesale and franchisees, offering consumer products. The company offers a variety of goods, such as food products, clothes, kitchen and electrical appliances, cosmetics, accessories, health products, cleaning products, outdoor products, and seasonal products. Seria is also commercializing its own private-brand products.

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