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Sound Group (Sound Group) Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities : $83.0 Mil (As of Sep. 2023)


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What is Sound Group Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities?

Sound Group's quarterly cash, cash equivalents, marketable securities declined from Mar. 2023 ($104.63 Mil) to Jun. 2023 ($95.88 Mil) but then stayed the same from Jun. 2023 ($95.88 Mil) to Sep. 2023 ($82.96 Mil).

Sound Group's annual cash, cash equivalents, marketable securities increased from Dec. 2020 ($59.41 Mil) to Dec. 2021 ($83.73 Mil) and increased from Dec. 2021 ($83.73 Mil) to Dec. 2022 ($97.47 Mil).


Sound Group Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities Historical Data

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

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Sound Group Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities Chart

Sound Group Annual Data
Trend Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22
Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities
Get a 7-Day Free Trial 29.87 11.79 59.41 83.73 97.47

Sound Group Quarterly Data
Sep18 Dec18 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23
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Sound Group 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.


Sound Group  (NAS:SOGP) 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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Sound Group (Sound Group) Business Description

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Yangcheng Creative Industry Zone, No. 309 Middle Huangpu Avenue, Tianhe District, Guangzhou, CHN, 510655
Lizhi Inc is engaged in the operation of providing audio entertainment, podcast, advertising, and others in the People's Republic of China. The company aims to bring people closer together through voices through its product portfolios. It offers LIZHI App, an online UGC audio community, an interactive audio entertainment platform, and an online audio platform in China. The group's revenues comprise audio entertainment revenue, podcast, advertising, and other revenue. It derives a majority of its revenue from the People's Republic of China.