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African Pioneer (LSE:AFP) Cash And Cash Equivalents : £0.37 Mil (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is African Pioneer Cash And Cash Equivalents?

African Pioneer's quarterly cash and cash equivalents increased from Dec. 2022 (£0.07 Mil) to Jun. 2023 (£0.39 Mil) but then stayed the same from Jun. 2023 (£0.39 Mil) to Dec. 2023 (£0.37 Mil).

African Pioneer's annual cash and cash equivalents declined from Dec. 2021 (£1.19 Mil) to Dec. 2022 (£0.07 Mil) but then increased from Dec. 2022 (£0.07 Mil) to Dec. 2023 (£0.37 Mil).


African Pioneer Cash And Cash Equivalents Historical Data

The historical data trend for African Pioneer's Cash And Cash Equivalents can be seen below:

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African Pioneer Cash And Cash Equivalents Chart

African Pioneer Annual Data
Trend Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Cash And Cash Equivalents
Get a 7-Day Free Trial - 0.09 1.19 0.07 0.37

African Pioneer Semi-Annual Data
Dec18 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23
Cash And Cash Equivalents Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.19 0.76 0.07 0.39 0.37

African Pioneer 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.


African Pioneer  (LSE:AFP) 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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African Pioneer (LSE:AFP) Business Description

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Address
19-21 Circular Road, Douglas, IMN, IM1 1AF
African Pioneer PLC is engaged in exploring opportunities within the natural resources sector in Sub-Saharan Africa, with a focus on base and precious metals including but not limited to copper, nickel, and zinc. The company' tends to enhance the value of its mineral resource Projects located in Namibia, Zambia, and Botswana through exploration and technical studies conducted by the company or through a joint venture or other arrangements to establish the Projects.

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