Deswell Industries (Deswell Industries) Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities : $50.57 Mil (As of Sep. 2023)

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What is Deswell Industries Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities?

Deswell Industries's quarterly cash, cash equivalents, marketable securities increased from Sep. 2022 ($39.00 Mil) to Mar. 2023 ($46.98 Mil) and increased from Mar. 2023 ($46.98 Mil) to Sep. 2023 ($50.57 Mil).

Deswell Industries's annual cash, cash equivalents, marketable securities declined from Mar. 2021 ($45.30 Mil) to Mar. 2022 ($43.88 Mil) but then increased from Mar. 2022 ($43.88 Mil) to Mar. 2023 ($46.98 Mil).

Deswell Industries Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities Historical Data

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

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Deswell Industries Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities Chart

Deswell Industries Annual Data

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39.19

42.74

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43.88

46.98

Deswell Industries Semi-Annual Data
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Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															46.31	43.88	39.00	46.98	50.57

Deswell Industries 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.

Deswell Industries (NAS:DSWL) 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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10B, Edificio Associacao Industrial De Macau, No. 32-36 Rua do Comandante Mata e Oliveira, Macao, MAC

Website

https://www.deswell.com

Deswell Industries Inc is engaged in the manufacturing and selling of injection-molded plastic parts and components. In addition, it also offers manufacturing services for electronic products and subassemblies and manufactures metallic molds and accessory parts for original equipment manufacturers and contract manufacturers. The company conducts all of its manufacturing activities at separate plastics, electronics and metallic operation factories located in the People's Republic of China. It operates through the Plastic Injection Molding and Electronic Products Assembling segments. The firm offers products such as automobile components, medical testing equipment, parts for audio equipment, av receivers, active subwoofers, digital system key sets, communication products and others.