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Norwest Minerals (ASX:NWM) Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities : A$0.45 Mil (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Norwest Minerals Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities?

Norwest Minerals's quarterly cash, cash equivalents, marketable securities increased from Dec. 2022 (A$0.82 Mil) to Jun. 2023 (A$1.01 Mil) but then stayed the same from Jun. 2023 (A$1.01 Mil) to Dec. 2023 (A$0.45 Mil).

Norwest Minerals's annual cash, cash equivalents, marketable securities increased from Jun. 2021 (A$1.09 Mil) to Jun. 2022 (A$1.58 Mil) but then declined from Jun. 2022 (A$1.58 Mil) to Jun. 2023 (A$1.01 Mil).


Norwest Minerals Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities Historical Data

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

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Norwest Minerals Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities Chart

Norwest Minerals Annual Data
Trend Jun19 Jun20 Jun21 Jun22 Jun23
Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities
3.33 1.52 1.09 1.58 1.01

Norwest Minerals Semi-Annual Data
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 3.17 1.58 0.82 1.01 0.45

Norwest Minerals 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.


Norwest Minerals  (ASX:NWM) 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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Norwest Minerals (ASX:NWM) Business Description

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Norwest Minerals Ltd is a gold and base metals exploration company. It holds an interest in gold and base-metal projects including the Warriedar Project, Bali Copper, Bulgera Gold, Arunta West Project, Marymia Project, and Marriott Nickel Project. The principal continuing activities of the Company were engaging in the business of seeking to exploit and mine natural resources.

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