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Armada Data (TSXV:ARD) Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities : C$0.03 Mil (As of Feb. 2024)


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What is Armada Data Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities?

Armada Data's quarterly cash, cash equivalents, marketable securities increased from Aug. 2023 (C$0.03 Mil) to Nov. 2023 (C$0.06 Mil) but then stayed the same from Nov. 2023 (C$0.06 Mil) to Feb. 2024 (C$0.03 Mil).

Armada Data's annual cash, cash equivalents, marketable securities declined from May. 2021 (C$0.43 Mil) to May. 2022 (C$0.16 Mil) and declined from May. 2022 (C$0.16 Mil) to May. 2023 (C$0.04 Mil).


Armada Data Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities Historical Data

The historical data trend for Armada Data'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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Armada Data Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities Chart

Armada Data Annual Data
Trend May14 May15 May16 May17 May18 May19 May20 May21 May22 May23
Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.40 0.35 0.43 0.16 0.04

Armada Data Quarterly Data
May19 Aug19 Nov19 Feb20 May20 Aug20 Nov20 Feb21 May21 Aug21 Nov21 Feb22 May22 Aug22 Nov22 Feb23 May23 Aug23 Nov23 Feb24
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 0.06 0.04 0.03 0.06 0.03

Armada Data 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.


Armada Data  (TSXV:ARD) 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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Armada Data (TSXV:ARD) Business Description

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Address
5080 Timberlea Boulevard, Suite 215, Mississauga, ON, CAN, L4W 4M2
Armada Data Corp is primarily involved in the accumulation and sale of data related to the purchase of new and used vehicles. The reportable segments of the company are Insurance services, CarCost Canada, and information technology services. The company generates the majority of revenue from Insurance services.
Executives
Glenn Hrabovsky Director