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First Majestic Silver (First Majestic Silver) Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities

: $188.0 Mil (As of Dec. 2023)
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First Majestic Silver's quarterly cash, cash equivalents, marketable securities declined from Jun. 2023 ($212.35 Mil) to Sep. 2023 ($193.44 Mil) but then stayed the same from Sep. 2023 ($193.44 Mil) to Dec. 2023 ($187.96 Mil).

First Majestic Silver's annual cash, cash equivalents, marketable securities declined from Dec. 2021 ($264.41 Mil) to Dec. 2022 ($185.97 Mil) but then increased from Dec. 2022 ($185.97 Mil) to Dec. 2023 ($187.96 Mil).


First Majestic Silver Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities Historical Data

The historical data trend for First Majestic Silver'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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First Majestic Silver Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 175.52 274.90 264.41 185.97 187.96

First Majestic Silver Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 185.97 174.06 212.35 193.44 187.96

First Majestic Silver 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.


First Majestic Silver  (NYSE:AG) 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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First Majestic Silver (First Majestic Silver) Business Description

Industry
Address
925 West Georgia Street, Suite 1800, Vancouver, BC, CAN, V6C 3L2
First Majestic Silver Corp is engaged in the production, development, exploration, and acquisition of mineral properties with a focus on silver and gold production in North America. It owns four producing mines, three mines in Mexico consisting of the San Dimas Silver/Gold Mine, the Santa Elena Silver/Gold Mine, the La Encantada Silver Mine and the Jerritt Canyon Gold Mine in Nevada.
Executives
Vinita Lee Piper 10 percent owner 712 WILCREST, SUITE 3020, HOUSTON TX 77042