POET Technologies (POET Technologies) Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities : $3.43 Mil (As of Mar. 2024)

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What is POET Technologies Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities?

POET Technologies's quarterly cash, cash equivalents, marketable securities declined from Sep. 2023 ($4.48 Mil) to Dec. 2023 ($3.02 Mil) but then increased from Dec. 2023 ($3.02 Mil) to Mar. 2024 ($3.43 Mil).

POET Technologies's annual cash, cash equivalents, marketable securities declined from Dec. 2021 ($21.31 Mil) to Dec. 2022 ($9.23 Mil) and declined from Dec. 2022 ($9.23 Mil) to Dec. 2023 ($3.02 Mil).

POET Technologies Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities Historical Data

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

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POET Technologies Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities Chart

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1.43

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POET Technologies Quarterly Data
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POET Technologies 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.

POET Technologies (NAS:POET) 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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120 Eglinton Avenue East, Suite 1107, Toronto, ON, CAN, M4P 1E2

Website

https://www.poet-technologies.com

POET Technologies Inc offers integration solutions based on the POET Optical Interposer, a novel platform for the seamless integration of electronic and photonic devices into a single module using advanced wafer-level manufacturing techniques and packaging methods. The company operates in a single segment of design, manufacture, and sale of semiconductor products and services for commercial applications. Its products have applications in Data Centers, Telecommunications, the Internet of Things & Industrial Sensing, Automotive LIDAR, and On-Board Optics. Its geographical segments are Asia, the United States, and Canada.