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African Sun (XZIM:ASUN.ZW) Cash And Cash Equivalents : ZWL8,655 Mil (As of Dec. 2022)


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What is African Sun Cash And Cash Equivalents?

African Sun's quarterly cash and cash equivalents increased from Dec. 2021 (ZWL1,256.32 Mil) to Jun. 2022 (ZWL4,672.84 Mil) and increased from Jun. 2022 (ZWL4,672.84 Mil) to Dec. 2022 (ZWL8,654.89 Mil).

African Sun's annual cash and cash equivalents declined from Dec. 2020 (ZWL1,284.89 Mil) to Dec. 2021 (ZWL1,256.32 Mil) but then increased from Dec. 2021 (ZWL1,256.32 Mil) to Dec. 2022 (ZWL8,654.89 Mil).


African Sun Cash And Cash Equivalents Historical Data

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

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African Sun Cash And Cash Equivalents Chart

African Sun Annual Data
Trend Sep09 Sep11 Sep12 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22
Cash And Cash Equivalents
Get a 7-Day Free Trial 86.20 890.23 1,284.89 1,256.32 8,654.89

African Sun Semi-Annual Data
Sep09 Mar11 Sep11 Mar12 Sep12 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22
Cash And Cash Equivalents Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1,284.89 804.58 1,256.32 4,672.84 8,654.89

African Sun 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 Sun  (XZIM:ASUN.ZW) 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 Sun (XZIM:ASUN.ZW) Business Description

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870 Endeavour Crescent off Norfolk Road, Bally House, P.O. Box CY 1211, Mount Pleasant Business Park, Causeway, Harare, ZWE
African Sun Ltd is a hotel investment company. It manages hotel operations in Zimbabwe. The company has five segments namely, Resort Hotels, City and Country Hotels, Victoria Falls Hotel Partnership, Sun Leisure and Real Estate and Others. It generates the majority of its revenue from the City and Country Hotels segment.

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