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Sapporo Holdings (TSE:2501) Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities : 円21,739 Mil (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Sapporo Holdings Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities?

Sapporo Holdings's quarterly cash, cash equivalents, marketable securities declined from Sep. 2023 (円22,874.00 Mil) to Dec. 2023 (円21,597.00 Mil) but then increased from Dec. 2023 (円21,597.00 Mil) to Mar. 2024 (円21,739.00 Mil).

Sapporo Holdings's annual cash, cash equivalents, marketable securities increased from Dec. 2021 (円21,353.00 Mil) to Dec. 2022 (円23,834.00 Mil) but then declined from Dec. 2022 (円23,834.00 Mil) to Dec. 2023 (円21,597.00 Mil).


Sapporo Holdings Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities Historical Data

The historical data trend for Sapporo Holdings'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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Sapporo Holdings Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities Chart

Sapporo Holdings Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 20,618.00 25,193.00 21,353.00 23,834.00 21,597.00

Sapporo Holdings Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 17,726.00 21,016.00 22,874.00 21,597.00 21,739.00

Sapporo Holdings 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.


Sapporo Holdings  (TSE:2501) 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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Sapporo Holdings (TSE:2501) Business Description

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20-1, Ebisu 4-chome, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, JPN, 150-8522
Sapporo Holdings Ltd primarily sells alcoholic beverages, food, and soft drinks. Alcoholic beverage sales in Japan, which consist mostly of beer sales under the Sapporo and Yebisu brand names, make up more than half of Sapporo's total revenue. Roughly a quarter of Sapporo's revenue is from its Food and Soft Drink business, which includes its Café de Crie coffee shops in addition to many brands and products. Sapporo has international food and beverage sales in North America and other parts of Asia. Sapporo's remaining revenue comes from its restaurants, which are in Japan and operate under brand names including Ginza Lion Beer Hall and Yebisu Bar, and its real estate business, which develops, leases, and manages commercial complexes and office buildings in Japan.

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