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Kuaishou Technology (HKSE:01024) Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities : HK$53,439 Mil (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Kuaishou Technology Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities?

Kuaishou Technology's quarterly cash, cash equivalents, marketable securities increased from Jun. 2023 (HK$44,943.44 Mil) to Sep. 2023 (HK$45,817.41 Mil) and increased from Sep. 2023 (HK$45,817.41 Mil) to Dec. 2023 (HK$53,438.76 Mil).

Kuaishou Technology's annual cash, cash equivalents, marketable securities declined from Dec. 2021 (HK$55,443.93 Mil) to Dec. 2022 (HK$39,537.29 Mil) but then increased from Dec. 2022 (HK$39,537.29 Mil) to Dec. 2023 (HK$53,438.76 Mil).


Kuaishou Technology Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities Historical Data

The historical data trend for Kuaishou Technology'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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Kuaishou Technology Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities Chart

Kuaishou Technology Annual Data
Trend Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities
Get a 7-Day Free Trial 15,767.12 31,782.74 55,443.93 39,537.29 53,438.76

Kuaishou Technology Quarterly Data
Dec17 Dec18 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 39,537.29 39,802.18 44,943.44 45,817.41 53,438.76

Kuaishou Technology 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.


Kuaishou Technology  (HKSE:01024) 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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Kuaishou Technology (HKSE:01024) Business Description

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No. 6, Shangdi West Road, Building 1, Haidian District, Beijing, CHN, 100085
Kuaishou Technology is a social media platform on which users can share short-form videos that are up to 5 minutes long. The audience engages with the platform by looking at different videos on demand at any time, similar to TikTok. About 52% of revenue is generated from advertising, mainly in the form of targeted ads related to the video content—known as closed-loop ads—but also from outside unrelated brands. Kuaishou also generates livestream revenue by selling virtual gifts to fans that are donated to performers. It also has livestreaming e-commerce, where users purchase products related to the video, generating commission from each transaction. Kuaishou competes mainly with ByteDance's Douyin, as both are short-form video platforms. Tencent owns 19% of Kuaishou.

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