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African Media Entertainment (JSE:AME) Cash And Cash Equivalents : R57.1 Mil (As of Sep. 2023)


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What is African Media Entertainment Cash And Cash Equivalents?

African Media Entertainment's quarterly cash and cash equivalents increased from Sep. 2022 (R79.05 Mil) to Mar. 2023 (R81.97 Mil) but then stayed the same from Mar. 2023 (R81.97 Mil) to Sep. 2023 (R57.08 Mil).

African Media Entertainment's annual cash and cash equivalents increased from Mar. 2021 (R72.28 Mil) to Mar. 2022 (R91.83 Mil) but then declined from Mar. 2022 (R91.83 Mil) to Mar. 2023 (R81.97 Mil).


African Media Entertainment Cash And Cash Equivalents Historical Data

The historical data trend for African Media Entertainment's Cash And Cash Equivalents can be seen below:

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African Media Entertainment Cash And Cash Equivalents Chart

African Media Entertainment Annual Data
Trend Mar14 Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23
Cash And Cash Equivalents
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African Media Entertainment Semi-Annual Data
Mar14 Sep14 Mar15 Sep15 Mar16 Sep16 Mar17 Sep17 Mar18 Sep18 Mar19 Sep19 Mar20 Sep20 Mar21 Sep21 Mar22 Sep22 Mar23 Sep23
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African Media Entertainment Cash And Cash Equivalents 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.


African Media Entertainment  (JSE:AME) Cash And Cash Equivalents Explanation

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.


Be Aware

Depreciation estimates make the calculation of net income susceptible to management's accounting choices. These choices can be either overly aggressive or overly conservative.


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African Media Entertainment (JSE:AME) Business Description

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No. 5, 8th Street, Block A, Oxford Office Park, Houghton Estate, Johannesburg, GT, ZAF, 2198
African Media Entertainment Ltd is involved in providing broadcasting services in South Africa. The company's operating segment includes Radio broadcasters; Media Services and Corporate. It generates maximum revenue from the Radio broadcasters segment.

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