Sony Group (Sony Group) Cash And Cash Equivalents : $14,023 Mil (As of Dec. 2023)

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What is Sony Group Cash And Cash Equivalents?

Sony Group's quarterly cash and cash equivalents increased from Jun. 2023 ($10,838.42 Mil) to Sep. 2023 ($11,001.48 Mil) and increased from Sep. 2023 ($11,001.48 Mil) to Dec. 2023 ($14,023.41 Mil).

Sony Group's annual cash and cash equivalents increased from Mar. 2021 ($16,439.71 Mil) to Mar. 2022 ($17,285.22 Mil) but then declined from Mar. 2022 ($17,285.22 Mil) to Mar. 2023 ($11,079.25 Mil).

Sony Group Cash And Cash Equivalents Historical Data

The historical data trend for Sony Group's Cash And Cash Equivalents can be seen below:

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Sony Group Annual Data

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Cash And Cash Equivalents

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13,226.71

14,048.12

16,439.71

17,285.22

11,079.25

Sony Group Quarterly Data
	Mar19	Jun19	Sep19	Dec19	Mar20	Jun20	Sep20	Dec20	Mar21	Jun21	Sep21	Dec21	Mar22	Jun22	Sep22	Dec22	Mar23	Jun23	Sep23	Dec23
Cash And Cash Equivalents	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															9,546.62	11,079.25	10,838.42	11,001.48	14,023.41

Sony Group 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.

Sony Group (NYSE:SONY) 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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Sony Group (Sony Group) Business Description

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SNEJF:USA SONY:Mexico 6758:Japan SON1:Germany SNEC34:Brazil SON1:Austria

Address

7-1, Konan 1-Chome, Minato-ku, Tokyo, JPN, 108-0075

Website

https://www.sony.com

Sony Group is a conglomerate with consumer electronics roots, which not only designs, develops, produces, and sells electronic equipment and devices, but also is engaged in content businesses, such as console and mobile games, music, and movies. Sony is a global top company of CMOS image sensors, game consoles, professional broadcasting cameras, and music publishing, and is one of the top players on digital cameras, wireless earphones, recorded music, movies, and so on. Sony's business portfolio is well diversified with six major business segments. The company fully consolidated Sony Financial in September 2020, which provides life and non-life insurance, banking, and other financial services.