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China Unicom (Hong Kong) (China Unicom (Hong Kong)) Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities : $11,942 Mil (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is China Unicom (Hong Kong) Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities?

China Unicom (Hong Kong)'s quarterly cash, cash equivalents, marketable securities declined from Jun. 2023 ($12,440.86 Mil) to Sep. 2023 ($0.00 Mil) but then increased from Sep. 2023 ($0.00 Mil) to Dec. 2023 ($11,941.96 Mil).

China Unicom (Hong Kong)'s annual cash, cash equivalents, marketable securities increased from Dec. 2021 ($11,099.18 Mil) to Dec. 2022 ($12,165.04 Mil) but then declined from Dec. 2022 ($12,165.04 Mil) to Dec. 2023 ($11,941.96 Mil).


China Unicom (Hong Kong) Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities Historical Data

The historical data trend for China Unicom (Hong Kong)'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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China Unicom (Hong Kong) Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities Chart

China Unicom (Hong Kong) Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 5,011.19 8,284.37 11,099.18 12,165.04 11,941.96

China Unicom (Hong Kong) Quarterly Data
Sep18 Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
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 12,165.04 12,440.86 - 11,941.96 -

China Unicom (Hong Kong) 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.


China Unicom (Hong Kong)  (NYSE:CHU) 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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China Unicom (Hong Kong) (China Unicom (Hong Kong)) Business Description

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99 Queen's Road, 75th Floor, The Center, Central, Hong Kong, HKG
China Unicom is the incumbent fixed-line operator in 10 northern Chinese provinces, as well as the third-largest wireless operator nationwide. As at June 2023, it had 328 million billing wireless customers and around 108 million broadband subscribers. China Unicom also has a growing ICT business. We estimate it has the third largest internet data center business in China and its Cloud Service revenue is also showing very strong growth. It has its own 4G network and shares the radio access function with China Telecom for its 5G network.