Electro Scientific Industries (Electro Scientific Industries) Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities : $175.2 Mil (As of Dec. 2018)

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What is Electro Scientific Industries Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities?

Electro Scientific Industries's quarterly cash, cash equivalents, marketable securities increased from Jun. 2018 ($129.88 Mil) to Sep. 2018 ($178.19 Mil) but then stayed the same from Sep. 2018 ($178.19 Mil) to Dec. 2018 ($175.21 Mil).

Electro Scientific Industries's annual cash, cash equivalents, marketable securities increased from Mar. 2016 ($57.67 Mil) to Mar. 2017 ($62.39 Mil) and increased from Mar. 2017 ($62.39 Mil) to Mar. 2018 ($123.91 Mil).

Electro Scientific Industries Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities Historical Data

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

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Electro Scientific Industries Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities Chart

Electro Scientific Industries Annual Data

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Electro Scientific Industries 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.

Electro Scientific Industries (NAS:ESIO) 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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Electro Scientific Industries (Electro Scientific Industries) Business Description

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Electro Scientific Industries Inc is a manufacturer of electronic components. The company operates through two segments: Component Processing and Micromachining. The Component Processing segment includes interconnect products, semiconductor products, and component products. The interconnect, semiconductor and component products are sold to manufacturers of electronic components and are used to drill, cut, trim, ablate and test and mark features for the functionality of the component. The Micromachining segment includes products that are sold to manufacturers of end devices across various industries and are used to drill, cut or mark features on a range of materials, generally on the casing or external surface of the end device.

Executives

Raymond A Link	director	C/O FORMFACTOR, INC., 7005 SOUTHFRONT ROAD, LIVERMORE CA 94551
Michael D Burger	officer: PRESIDENT AND CEO	250 TECHNOLOGY PARK, LAKE MARY FL 32746
Allen L. Muhich	officer: CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER	250 TECHNOLOGY PARK, LAKE MARY FL 32746
Lynne J Camp	director	714 NW 914TH TERRACE, PORTLAND OR 97229
Paul R Oldham	officer: CFO, Sr. VP of Finance	1625 SHARP POINT DRIVE, FORT COLLINS CO 80525
John K Medica	director	C/O NATIONAL INSTRUMENTS CORPORATION, 11500 NORTH MOPAC EXPWY, BLDG C, AUSTIN TX 78759
Edward C Grady	director, officer: President & CEO
Richard J Faubert	director	14242 S CANYON DR, PHOENIX AZ 85048
Jon D Tompkins	director	17075 THORNMINT COURT, SAN DIEGO CA 92127
D3 Family Fund Lp	director, 10 percent owner	19605 NE 8TH STREET CAMAS WA 98607
Nierenberg Investment Management Co	director	19605 NE 8TH ST, CAMAS WA 98607
David Nierenberg	director, 10 percent owner	19605 NE 8TH STREET, CAMAS WA 98607
Nierenberg Investment Management Offshore Inc	10 percent owner	19605 NE 8TH STREET CAMAS WA 98607
D3 Family Canadian Fund, L.p.	10 percent owner	19605 NE 8TH STREET, CAMAS WA 98607
D3 Offshore Fund Lp	10 percent owner	19605 NE 8TH ST CAMAS WA 98607