Educational Development (Educational Development) Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities : $3.14 Mil (As of Nov. 2023)

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What is Educational Development Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities?

Educational Development's quarterly cash, cash equivalents, marketable securities increased from May. 2023 ($0.88 Mil) to Aug. 2023 ($1.48 Mil) and increased from Aug. 2023 ($1.48 Mil) to Nov. 2023 ($3.14 Mil).

Educational Development's annual cash, cash equivalents, marketable securities declined from Feb. 2021 ($1.81 Mil) to Feb. 2022 ($0.36 Mil) but then increased from Feb. 2022 ($0.36 Mil) to Feb. 2023 ($0.69 Mil).

Educational Development Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities Historical Data

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

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Educational Development Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities Chart

Educational Development Annual Data

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Educational Development Quarterly Data
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Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															0.66	0.69	0.88	1.48	3.14

Educational Development 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.

Educational Development (NAS:EDUC) 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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Educational Development (Educational Development) Business Description

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5402 South 122nd East Avenue, Tulsa, OK, USA, 74146

Website

https://www.edcpub.com

Educational Development Corp is the United States trade publisher of the line of educational children's books produced in the United Kingdom. Its business activity functions with two reportable segments: Direct Sales Division segment and Publishing Division segment. The Publishing Division segment markets its products to retail accounts, which include the book, school supplies, toy and gift stores and museums, through commissioned sales representatives, trade and specialty wholesalers and an internal telesales group. The Direct Sales Division segment sells their books and products through independent brand partners direct to the customer. It derives a majority of revenue from the Direct sales division segment.

Executives

O Keefe Daniel E	officer: Chief Financial Officer	1221 E HOUSTON, BROKEN ARROW OK 74012
Heather N. Cobb	officer: Chief Sales & Marketing Offcr	5402 S. 122ND ST. EAST AVE., TULSA OK 74137
Craig M White	officer: VP, Operations	10302 E 55TH PL, TULSA OK 74146
Bradely Von Stoots	director	5402 S. 122ND EAST AVE, TULSA OK 74146
Randall W White	director, 10 percent owner, officer: President & CEO
Joshua J Peters	director	5402 S. 122ND EAST AVE, TULSA OK 74146
Ronald T Mcdaniel	officer: Vice President
Besty Richert	director	5402 S. 122ND EAST AVE, TULSA OK 74146
Kara Gae Neal	director	5402 S. 122ND EAST AVE, TULSA OK 74146
James F Lewis	director
G Dean Cosgrove	director
William C Fossett	officer: Controller & Corporate Secreta
John A Clerico	director	3132 S COLUMBIA CIRCLE, TULSA OK 74105
Robert D Berryhill	director	PO BOX 1120, BIXBY OK 74008
Kathy Slemp	officer: Vice President