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908 Devices (908 Devices) Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities : $134.20 Mil (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is 908 Devices Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities?

908 Devices's quarterly cash, cash equivalents, marketable securities declined from Sep. 2023 ($147.90 Mil) to Dec. 2023 ($145.68 Mil) but then stayed the same from Dec. 2023 ($145.68 Mil) to Mar. 2024 ($134.20 Mil).

908 Devices's annual cash, cash equivalents, marketable securities declined from Dec. 2021 ($224.07 Mil) to Dec. 2022 ($188.42 Mil) and declined from Dec. 2022 ($188.42 Mil) to Dec. 2023 ($145.68 Mil).


908 Devices Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities Historical Data

The historical data trend for 908 Devices's Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities can be seen below:

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908 Devices Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities Chart

908 Devices Annual Data
Trend Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities
Get a 7-Day Free Trial 17.91 159.23 224.07 188.42 145.68

908 Devices Quarterly Data
Dec18 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
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908 Devices 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.


908 Devices  (NAS:MASS) 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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908 Devices (908 Devices) Business Description

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645 Summer Street, Boston, MA, USA, 02210
908 Devices Inc manufactures medical devices. It has developed an innovative suite of purpose-built handheld and desktop mass spectrometry, or Mass Spec, devices for the point-of-need. Mass Spec devices are used at the point-of-need to interrogate unknown and invisible materials and provide quick, actionable answers to directly address some of the most critical problems in life sciences research, bioprocessing, industrial biotech, forensics, and adjacent markets.
Executives
Griffith Joseph H. Iv officer: Chief Financial Officer 68 ELM STREET, HOPKINTON MA 01748
Christopher D. Brown officer: Chief Technology Officer C/O 908 DEVICES INC., 645 SUMMER STREET, BOSTON MA 02210
Kevin J. Knopp director, officer: President and CEO C/O 908 DEVICES INC., 645 SUMMER STREET, BOSTON MA 02210
Michael S. Turner officer: VP, General Counsel C/O 908 DEVICES INC., 645 SUMMER STREET, BOSTON MA 02210
Maura Fitzpatrick officer: VP, Product Management & Mktg 908 DEVICES INC., 645 SUMMER STREET, BOSTON MA 02210
Mark Spoto director C/O 908 DEVICES INC., 645 SUMMER STREET, BOSTON MA 02210
Michele Fournier officer: Chief People Officer 908 DEVICES INC., 645 SUMMER STREET, BOSTON MA 02210
Trent A. Basarsky officer: Vice President, Commercial C/O PROTEINSIMPLE, 3040 OAKMEAD VILLAGE DRIVE, SANTA CLARA CA 95051
John Kenneweg officer: Vice President, Government C/O 908 DEVICES INC., 645 SUMMER STREET, BOSTON MA 02210
Anthony Hunt director 41 SEYON STREET, BUILDING 1, SUITE 100, WALTHAM MA 02452
Nicolas Barthelemy director 1750 BELLA LAGUNA CT, ENCINITAS CA 92024
Marcia Eisenberg director C/O 908 DEVICES INC., 645 SUMMER STREET, BOSTON MA 02210
Jeffrey P. George director C/O AMNEAL PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., 400 CROSSING BOULEVARD, BRIDGEWATER NJ 08807
Fenel M Eloi director C/O INTERLEUKIN GENETICS INC, 135 BEAVER STREET, WALTHAM MA 02452
Keith Crandell director, 10 percent owner 8755 W. HIGGINS ROAD, SUITE 1025, CHICAGO IL 60631