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Acer Therapeutics (Acer Therapeutics) Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities : $1.55 Mil (As of Jun. 2023)


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What is Acer Therapeutics Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities?

Acer Therapeutics's quarterly cash, cash equivalents, marketable securities increased from Dec. 2022 ($2.33 Mil) to Mar. 2023 ($6.38 Mil) but then stayed the same from Mar. 2023 ($6.38 Mil) to Jun. 2023 ($1.55 Mil).

Acer Therapeutics's annual cash, cash equivalents, marketable securities increased from Dec. 2020 ($5.76 Mil) to Dec. 2021 ($12.71 Mil) but then declined from Dec. 2021 ($12.71 Mil) to Dec. 2022 ($2.33 Mil).


Acer Therapeutics Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities Historical Data

The historical data trend for Acer Therapeutics'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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Acer Therapeutics Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities Chart

Acer Therapeutics Annual Data
Trend Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22
Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 41.67 12.08 5.76 12.71 2.33

Acer Therapeutics Quarterly Data
Sep18 Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23
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 14.47 6.38 2.33 6.38 1.55

Acer Therapeutics 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.


Acer Therapeutics  (OTCPK:ACER) 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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Acer Therapeutics (Acer Therapeutics) Business Description

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Address
300 Washington Street, One Gateway Center, Suite 351, Newton, MA, USA, 02458
Acer Therapeutics Inc operates as a pharmaceutical company. Principally, it is focused on the acquisition, development, and commercialization of therapies for patients with serious rare and ultra-rare diseases with a critical unmet medical need. The company's clinical pipeline includes three categories of severe genetic disorders namely EDSIVO for vEDS, and ACER-001 for urea cycle disorders and maple syrup urine disease.
Executives
Chris Schelling director, officer: President and Chief Executive C/O ACER THERAPEUTICS INC., 222 THIRD STREET, CAMBRIDGE MA 02142
Steve Aselage director 6300 DUMBARTON CIRCLE, FREMONT CA 94555
Tanya Hayden officer: Chief Operating Officer 300 WASHINGTON STREET, ONE GATEWAY CENTER, SUITE 351, NEWTON MA 02458
Adrian W Quartel officer: Chief Medical Officer 300 WASHINGTON STREET, ONE GATEWAY CENTER, SUITE 351, NEWTON MA 02458
Bernard H Paul officer: Chief People Officer 300 WASHINGTON STREET, ONE GATEWAY CENTER, SUITE 351, NEWTON MA 02458
Jefferson E Davis officer: Chief Business Officer 300 WASHINGTON STREET, ONE GATEWAY CENTER, SUITE 351, NEWTON MA 02458
John Michael Dunn director C/O VITAL THERAPIES, INC., 15010 AVENUE OF SCIENCE, SUITE 200, SAN DIEGO CA 92128
Donald Joseph officer: Chief Legal Officer and Secy C/O KALOBIOS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., 260 EAST GRAND AVENUE, SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO CA 94080
John Michael Klopp officer: Chief Technology Officer ONE GATEWAY CENTER, SUITE 351, 300 WASHINGTON STREET, NEWTON MA 02458
Matthew Seibt officer: Chief Commercial Officer ONE GATEWAY CENTER, SUITE 351, 300 WASHINGTON STREET, NEWTON MA 02458
Michelle Renee Griffin director 19723 NE 65TH LANE, KIRKLAND WA 98033
Harry S Palmin officer: Chief Opp. and Financial Offr C/O NOVELOS THERAPUETICS, INC., ONE GATEWAY CENTER,SUITE 504, NEWTON MA 02458
William T. Andrews officer: Chief Medical Officer ONE MAIN STREET, SUITE 800, CAMBRIDGE MA 02142
Jason Amello director 500 KENDALL STREET, CAMBRIDGE MA 01824
Salma Jutt-eghbali officer: Chief Commercial Officer ONE GATEWAY CENTER, SUITE 351, 300 WASHINGTON STREET, NEWTON MA 02458

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