F5 (FFIV) Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities : $826 Mil (As of Dec. 2023)

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What is F5 Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities?

F5's quarterly cash, cash equivalents, marketable securities increased from Jun. 2023 ($690.61 Mil) to Sep. 2023 ($803.32 Mil) and increased from Sep. 2023 ($803.32 Mil) to Dec. 2023 ($825.86 Mil).

F5's annual cash, cash equivalents, marketable securities declined from Sep. 2021 ($910.61 Mil) to Sep. 2022 ($884.57 Mil) and declined from Sep. 2022 ($884.57 Mil) to Sep. 2023 ($803.32 Mil).

F5 Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities Historical Data

The historical data trend for F5's Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities can be seen below:

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F5 Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities Chart

F5 Annual Data

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Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities

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972.28

1,209.89

910.61

884.57

803.32

F5 Quarterly Data
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Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															659.75	755.25	690.61	803.32	825.86

F5 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.

F5 (NAS:FFIV) 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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F5 (FFIV) Business Description

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Address

801 5th Avenue, Seattle, WA, USA, 98104

Website

https://www.f5.com

F5 is a market leader in the application delivery controller market. The company sells products for security, application performance, and automation. Its three customer verticals are enterprises, service providers, and government entities. Revenue is evenly split between its services business and products business with revenue trending toward products due to software adoption. The Seattle-based firm was incorporated in 1996, has about 6,500 employees, and generates about 55% its revenue within the Americas, 25% in EMEA, and 20% in APAC/Japan.

Executives

Francis J. Pelzer	officer: EVP, Chief Financial Officer	CONCUR TECHNOLOGIES, INC., 18400 NE UNION HILL RD., REDMOND WA 98052
Scot Frazier Rogers	officer: Interim General Counsel	C/O F5 NETWORKS, INC., 401 ELLIOTT AVE. WEST, SEATTLE WA 98119
Chad Michael Whalen	officer: EVP, Worldwide Sales	C/O F5 NETWORKS, INC., 401 ELLIOTT AVE. WEST, SEATTLE WA 98119
Alan Higginson	director
Francois Locoh-donou	director, officer: President, CEO & Director	C/O F5 NETWORKS, INC., 401 ELLIOTT AVE. W., SEATTLE WA 98119
Thomas Dean Fountain	officer: EVP and Chief Strategy Officer	C/O F5 NETWORKS, INC., 401 ELLIOTT AVE. WEST, SEATTLE WA 98119
Tami A. Erwin	director	1095 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, NEW YORK NY 10036
Ana Maria White	officer: EVP and Chief HR Officer	C/O F5 NETWORKS, INC., 401 ELLIOTT AVE. WEST, SEATTLE WA 98119
Michael L Dreyer	director	C/O F5 NETWORKS, INC., 401 ELLIOTT AVE. WEST, SEATTLE WA 98119
Mika Yamamoto	officer: EVP, Chief Marketing Officer	21300 VICTORY BLVD.,, 12TH FLOOR, WOODLAND HILLS CA 91367
Geng Lin	officer: EVP, Chief Technology Officer	C/O F5 NETWORKS, INC., 401 ELLIOTT AVE. WEST, SEATTLE WA 98119
Marianne Budnik	director	C/O ACME PACKET, INC., 100 CROSBY DRIVE, BEDFORD MA 01730
Phillips James Malcolm Jr	director	C/O F5, INC., 801 FIFTH AVE., SEATTLE WA 98104
Michael F Montoya	director	C/O F5 NETWORKS, INC., 801 FIFTH AVE., SEATTLE WA 98104
Deborah L Bevier	director	PO BOX 91258, BELLEVUE WA 98009