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Kosmos Energy (STU:KOS1) Cash And Cash Equivalents : €234 Mil (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Kosmos Energy Cash And Cash Equivalents?

Kosmos Energy's quarterly cash and cash equivalents declined from Sep. 2023 (€130.00 Mil) to Dec. 2023 (€87.43 Mil) but then increased from Dec. 2023 (€87.43 Mil) to Mar. 2024 (€233.98 Mil).

Kosmos Energy's annual cash and cash equivalents increased from Dec. 2021 (€116.48 Mil) to Dec. 2022 (€173.13 Mil) but then declined from Dec. 2022 (€173.13 Mil) to Dec. 2023 (€87.43 Mil).


Kosmos Energy Cash And Cash Equivalents Historical Data

The historical data trend for Kosmos Energy's Cash And Cash Equivalents can be seen below:

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Kosmos Energy Cash And Cash Equivalents Chart

Kosmos Energy Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Cash And Cash Equivalents
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Kosmos Energy Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
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Kosmos Energy 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.


Kosmos Energy  (STU:KOS1) 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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Kosmos Energy (STU:KOS1) Business Description

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C/O Kosmos Energy LLC, 8176 Park Lane, Suite 500, Dallas, TX, USA, 75231
Kosmos Energy Ltd is an independent oil and gas exploration and production company focused on frontier and emerging areas along the Atlantic Margin. The company focuses on field developments designed to accelerate production. Kosmos' exploration is tied to a geologically based approach geared toward the identification of petroleum systems. Its process starts with geologic studies that assess a region's subsurface but also incorporates basin modeling as well as techniques to identify reservoir/seal pair development and trap definition. In addition, a 3D seismic analysis is done to identify prospective traps of interest. In tandem with the subsurface analysis, a country-specific analysis is done to get an understanding of above-ground dynamics before targeting specific licenses.

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