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TAAT Global Alternatives (TAAT Global Alternatives) Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities : $0.41 Mil (As of Jul. 2023)


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What is TAAT Global Alternatives Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities?

TAAT Global Alternatives's quarterly cash, cash equivalents, marketable securities increased from Jan. 2023 ($0.22 Mil) to Apr. 2023 ($0.33 Mil) and increased from Apr. 2023 ($0.33 Mil) to Jul. 2023 ($0.41 Mil).

TAAT Global Alternatives's annual cash, cash equivalents, marketable securities increased from Oct. 2020 ($9.03 Mil) to Oct. 2021 ($9.50 Mil) but then declined from Oct. 2021 ($9.50 Mil) to Oct. 2022 ($0.50 Mil).


TAAT Global Alternatives Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities Historical Data

The historical data trend for TAAT Global Alternatives'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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TAAT Global Alternatives Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities Chart

TAAT Global Alternatives Annual Data
Trend Oct13 Oct14 Oct15 Oct16 Oct17 Oct18 Oct19 Oct20 Oct21 Oct22
Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.09 0.26 9.03 9.50 0.50

TAAT Global Alternatives Quarterly Data
Oct18 Jan19 Apr19 Jul19 Oct19 Jan20 Apr20 Jul20 Oct20 Jan21 Apr21 Jul21 Oct21 Jan22 Apr22 Jul22 Oct22 Jan23 Apr23 Jul23
Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 2.03 0.50 0.22 0.33 0.41

TAAT Global Alternatives 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.


TAAT Global Alternatives  (OTCPK:TOBAF) 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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TAAT Global Alternatives (TAAT Global Alternatives) Business Description

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789 West Pender Street, Suite 810, Vancouver, BC, CAN, V6C1H2
TAAT Global Alternatives Inc is a Canada-based company, which develops, manufactures, and distributes alternative product categories such as tobacco, hemp, and other emerging CPG segments. The company has two reportable segments, the sale of non-tobacco and tobacco products. The company generates the majority of its revenue from the tobacco products segment.