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Zargon Oil & Gas (Zargon Oil & Gas) Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities : $0.98 Mil (As of Jun. 2020)


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What is Zargon Oil & Gas Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities?

Zargon Oil & Gas's quarterly cash, cash equivalents, marketable securities declined from Dec. 2019 ($2.27 Mil) to Mar. 2020 ($1.91 Mil) but then stayed the same from Mar. 2020 ($1.91 Mil) to Jun. 2020 ($0.98 Mil).

Zargon Oil & Gas's annual cash, cash equivalents, marketable securities increased from Dec. 2017 ($3.21 Mil) to Dec. 2018 ($3.76 Mil) but then declined from Dec. 2018 ($3.76 Mil) to Dec. 2019 ($2.27 Mil).


Zargon Oil & Gas Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities Historical Data

The historical data trend for Zargon Oil & Gas'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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Zargon Oil & Gas Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities Chart

Zargon Oil & Gas Annual Data
Trend Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19
Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.48 18.07 3.21 3.76 2.27

Zargon Oil & Gas Quarterly Data
Sep15 Dec15 Mar16 Jun16 Sep16 Dec16 Mar17 Jun17 Sep17 Dec17 Mar18 Jun18 Sep18 Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20
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 3.84 3.55 2.27 1.91 0.98

Zargon Oil & Gas 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.


Zargon Oil & Gas  (GREY:ZARFF) 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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Zargon Oil & Gas (Zargon Oil & Gas) Business Description

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Zargon Oil & Gas Ltd is a producer of oil and gas. It is engaged in the exploration, development, and production of oil and natural gas in Canada and the United States. The company works on three phases of oil reservoir exploitation which include Primary recovery, Waterflood recovery, and Tertiary recovery. Its portfolio includes Alberta plains north, Alberta plains south and Williston basin projects.

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