Forward Industries (Forward Industries) Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities

: $3.03 Mil (As of Dec. 2023)

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Forward Industries's quarterly cash, cash equivalents, marketable securities increased from Jun. 2023 ($2.82 Mil) to Sep. 2023 ($3.18 Mil) but then stayed the same from Sep. 2023 ($3.18 Mil) to Dec. 2023 ($3.03 Mil).

Forward Industries's annual cash, cash equivalents, marketable securities increased from Sep. 2021 ($1.41 Mil) to Sep. 2022 ($2.58 Mil) and increased from Sep. 2022 ($2.58 Mil) to Sep. 2023 ($3.18 Mil).

Forward Industries Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities Historical Data

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

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Forward Industries Annual Data

Trend

Sep14

Sep15

Sep16

Sep17

Sep18

Sep19

Sep20

Sep21

Sep22

Sep23

Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities

3.09

2.93

1.41

2.58

3.18

Forward Industries Quarterly Data
	Mar19	Jun19	Sep19	Dec19	Mar20	Jun20	Sep20	Dec20	Mar21	Jun21	Sep21	Dec21	Mar22	Jun22	Sep22	Dec22	Mar23	Jun23	Sep23	Dec23
Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities																2.33	2.36	2.82	3.18	3.03

Forward Industries 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.

Forward Industries (NAS:FORD) 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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Forward Industries (Forward Industries) Business Description

Industry

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Address

700 Veterans Memorial Highway, Suite 100, Hauppauge, New York, NY, USA, 11788

Website

https://www.forwardindustries.com

Forward Industries Inc is a provider of carrying and protective solutions. It designs and distributes product protection for handheld electronic devices. Forward Industries sells soft-sided carrying cases for blood glucose diagnostic kits and portable consumer electronic devices such as smartphones, tablets, personal computers, notebooks, and global Positioning System devices. It operates in two segments, the OEM distribution segment sources and distributes carrying cases and other accessories for medical monitoring and diagnostic kits and a variety of other portable electronic and non-electronic devices directly to OEMs; The design segment provides a full spectrum of hardware and software product design and engineering services. The majority of revenue is generated from the US.

Executives

Kathleen Weisberg	officer: Chief Financial Officer	700 VETERANS MEMORIAL HWY, SUITE 100, HAUPPAUGE NY 11788
Sangita Shah	director	C/O FORWARD INDUSTRIES, INC., 477 ROSEMARY AVE., STE. 219, WEST PALM BEACH FL 33401
Sharon Hemond Hrynkow	director	4816 KING SOLOMON DRIVE, ANNADALE VA 22003
James W Zigler	director
Wild Robert W Jr.	officer: COO of Subsidiary	700 VETERANS HWY, SUITE 100, HAUPPAUGE NY 11788
Mitchell Maiman	officer: President of Subsidiary	700 VETERANS MEMORIAL HIGHWAY, SUITE 100, HAUPPAUGE NY 11788
Paul Jean Severino	officer: COO of Subsidiary	700 VETERANS MEMORIAL HIGHWAY, SUITE 100, HAUPPAUGE NY 11788
Thomas Edward Kramer	officer: CEO to Subsidiary	8560 COTTONWOOD ST. NW, SUITE 100, MINNEAPOLIS MN 55433
Anthony Camarda	officer: Chief Financial Officer	700 VETERANS HWY, SUITE 100, HAUPPAUGE NY 11788
Douglas David Matthews	officer: Sr VP/Chief Operating Officer	477 S. ROSEMARY AVE., SUITE 219, WEST PALM BEACH FL 33401
Jenny P. Yu	10 percent owner	9255 DOHENY ROAD, APT. 2905, WEST HOLLYWOOD CA 90069
James M Frost	director	477 S. ROSEMARY AVE., SUITE 219, WEST PALM BEACH FL 33401
Michael L. Luetkemeyer	director	411 LANDMARK DRIVE, WILMINGTON NC 28412
Sharon Hrynkow	director	C/O FORWARD INDUSTRIES, INC., 477 ROSEMARY AVE., STE. 219, WEST PALM BEACH FL 33401
Michael D Matte	officer: Chief Financial Officer