Valens Semiconductor (Valens Semiconductor) Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities : $139.79 Mil (As of Mar. 2024)

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What is Valens Semiconductor Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities?

Valens Semiconductor's quarterly cash, cash equivalents, marketable securities declined from Sep. 2023 ($142.70 Mil) to Dec. 2023 ($142.02 Mil) but then stayed the same from Dec. 2023 ($142.02 Mil) to Mar. 2024 ($139.79 Mil).

Valens Semiconductor's annual cash, cash equivalents, marketable securities declined from Dec. 2021 ($174.36 Mil) to Dec. 2022 ($148.39 Mil) and declined from Dec. 2022 ($148.39 Mil) to Dec. 2023 ($142.02 Mil).

Valens Semiconductor Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities Historical Data

The historical data trend for Valens Semiconductor's Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities can be seen below:

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Valens Semiconductor Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities Chart

Valens Semiconductor Annual Data

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Dec19

Dec20

Dec21

Dec22

Dec23

Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities

61.57

174.36

148.39

142.02

Valens Semiconductor Quarterly Data
	Dec19	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											139.70	138.04	142.70	142.02	139.79

Valens Semiconductor 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.

Valens Semiconductor (NYSE:VLN) 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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Valens Semiconductor Ltd is a provider of semiconductor products, pushing the boundaries of connectivity by enabling long-reach, high-speed video, and data transmission for the audio-video and automotive industries. It operates in two segments: Audio-Video, which includes the company's HDBaseT solutions for the Audio-Video market deliver superior, plug-and-play convergence and distribution of different interfaces, through a single long-distance category cable; and Automotive segment products enable safe and resilient high-speed in-vehicle connectivity for car architectures, realizing the vision of connected and autonomous cars. The company's geographical segments include Israel, China, Hong Kong, the United States, Mexico, Japan, and Others.