Acacia Research (Acacia Research) Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities : $498.4 Mil (As of Mar. 2024)

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What is Acacia Research Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities?

Acacia Research's quarterly cash, cash equivalents, marketable securities declined from Sep. 2023 ($445.99 Mil) to Dec. 2023 ($439.91 Mil) but then increased from Dec. 2023 ($439.91 Mil) to Mar. 2024 ($498.43 Mil).

Acacia Research's annual cash, cash equivalents, marketable securities declined from Dec. 2021 ($707.47 Mil) to Dec. 2022 ($386.14 Mil) but then increased from Dec. 2022 ($386.14 Mil) to Dec. 2023 ($439.91 Mil).

Acacia Research Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities Historical Data

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

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Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															461.70	444.79	445.99	439.91	498.43

Acacia Research 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.

Acacia Research (NAS:ACTG) 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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767 Third Avenue, 6th Floor, New York, NY, USA, 10017

Website

https://www.acaciaresearch.com

Acacia Research Corp is engaged in the acquisition, development, and patents technologies through its subsidiaries. It assists patent owners with the prosecution and development of their patent portfolios; protection of their patented inventions from unauthorized use; generation of licensing revenue from users of their patented technologies; and enforcement against unauthorized users of their patented technologies. It has two segments Intellectual Property Operations and Industrial Operations.

Executives

Jason W. Soncini	officer: General Counsel	767 THIRD AVENUE, SUITE 602, NEW YORK NY 10017
Mcnulty Martin D. Jr.	officer: COO & Head of M&A	C/O STARBOARD VALUE ACQUISITION CORP., 777 THIRD AVENUE, 18TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10017
Geoffrey G Ribar	director
Kirsten Hoover	officer: Controller	4 PARK PLAZA, SUITE 550, IRVINE CA 92614
Robert Rasamny	officer: Chief Administrative Officer	767 THIRD AVENUE, 6TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10017
Starboard Value & Opportunity Master Fund Ltd	other: See Footnote 2	777 THIRD AVENUE, 18TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10017
Peter A Feld	10 percent owner, other: See Footnote 2	201 E LAS OLAS BOULEVARD, SUITE 1000, FORT LAUDERDALE FL 33301
Starboard Value Lp	10 percent owner, other: See Footnote 2	777 THIRD AVENUE, 18TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10017
Starboard Value Gp Llc	10 percent owner, other: See Footnote 2	777 THIRD AVENUE, 18TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10017
Starboard Principal Co Lp	10 percent owner, other: See Footnote 2	777 THIRD AVENUE, 18TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10017
Starboard Principal Co Gp Llc	10 percent owner, other: See Footnote 2	777 THIRD AVENUE, 18TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10017
Starboard Value & Opportunity S Llc	other: See Footnote 2	777 THIRD AVENUE, 18TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10017
Starboard Value & Opportunity C Lp	other: See Footnote 2	777 THIRD AVENUE, 18TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10017
Starboard Value R Lp	other: See Footnote 2	777 THIRD AVENUE, 18TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10017
Starboard Value R Gp Llc	other: See Footnote 2	777 THIRD AVENUE, 18TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10017