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Technical Communications (Technical Communications) Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities : $0.05 Mil (As of Jun. 2023)


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What is Technical Communications Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities?

Technical Communications's quarterly cash, cash equivalents, marketable securities increased from Dec. 2022 ($0.06 Mil) to Mar. 2023 ($0.20 Mil) but then stayed the same from Mar. 2023 ($0.20 Mil) to Jun. 2023 ($0.05 Mil).

Technical Communications's annual cash, cash equivalents, marketable securities declined from Sep. 2020 ($1.51 Mil) to Sep. 2021 ($0.30 Mil) and declined from Sep. 2021 ($0.30 Mil) to Sep. 2022 ($0.01 Mil).


Technical Communications Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities Historical Data

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

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Technical Communications Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities Chart

Technical Communications Annual Data
Trend Sep13 Sep14 Sep15 Sep16 Sep17 Sep18 Sep19 Sep20 Sep21 Sep22
Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.98 1.59 1.51 0.30 0.01

Technical Communications Quarterly Data
Sep18 Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23
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Technical Communications 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.


Technical Communications  (OTCPK:TCCO) 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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Technical Communications (Technical Communications) Business Description

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Address
100 Domino Drive, Concord, MA, USA, 01742-2892
Technical Communications Corp designs, develops, manufactures, distributes, and markets communications security equipment. The company produces and supplies several custom-designed, special-purpose, and standard secure communications products for both domestic and international customers. Its products consist of voice, data, facsimile encryptors and video networks for military, government and corporate/industrial applications. In addition to product sales, it generates revenues from contract engineering services for certain government agencies, domestic and foreign, and commercial entities.
Executives
Ralph M Norwood director 111 SOUTH WORCESTER STREET, NORTON MA 02766
Guild Carl H Jr director, officer: CEO
Thomas E Peoples director
Francisco F Blanco director 1915 TOWNE CENTRE BLVD, SUITE 309, ANNAPOLIS MD 21401
Mitchell Briskin director
Michael P Malone officer: Chief Financial Officer
Paul D Sonkin 10 percent owner, other: see footnote #1 145 E. 57TH STREET, 8TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
Hummingbird Value Fund Lp 10 percent owner, other: see footnote #1 145 E. 57TH STREET, 8TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
Hummingbird Management Llc 10 percent owner, other: see footnote #1 145 E. 57TH STREET, 8TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
Hummingbird Microcap Value Fund Lp 10 percent owner, other: see footnote #1 145 E. 57TH STREET, 8TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
Hummingbird Capital Llc 10 percent owner, other: see footnote #1 145 E. 57TH STREET, 8TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
Tarsier Nanocap Value Fund, Lp 10 percent owner, other: see footnote #1 C/O HUMMINGBIRD MANAGEMENT, LLC, 145 E. 57TH STREET, 8TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
Hummingbird Concentrated Fund Lp 10 percent owner, other: see footnote #1 145 E. 57TH STREET, 8TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
Robert T Lessard director
Brown David A B director

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