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The9 (NCTY) Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities : $6.33 Mil (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is The9 Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities?

The9's quarterly cash, cash equivalents, marketable securities declined from Dec. 2022 ($8.33 Mil) to Jun. 2023 ($2.92 Mil) but then increased from Jun. 2023 ($2.92 Mil) to Dec. 2023 ($6.33 Mil).

The9's annual cash, cash equivalents, marketable securities declined from Dec. 2021 ($67.39 Mil) to Dec. 2022 ($8.33 Mil) and declined from Dec. 2022 ($8.33 Mil) to Dec. 2023 ($6.33 Mil).


The9 Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities Historical Data

The historical data trend for The9'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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The9 Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities Chart

The9 Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.44 4.85 67.39 8.33 6.33

The9 Semi-Annual Data
Jun14 Dec14 Jun15 Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23
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 67.39 11.19 8.33 2.92 6.33

The9 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.


The9  (NAS:NCTY) 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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The9 (NCTY) Business Description

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The9 Ltd is engaged in developing and operating online games and related services in China. It operates and develops proprietary and licensed online games, and proprietary mobile games, including CrossFire New Mobile Game and Audition. It generates online game service revenues primarily through an item-based revenue model, under which players play games for free, but are charged for in-game items, such as performance-enhancing items, clothing, and accessories. Geographically, it has a presence in Greater China (including PRC, Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Macau) and other areas.