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Kala Bio (Kala Bio) Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities : $50.90 Mil (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Kala Bio Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities?

Kala Bio's quarterly cash, cash equivalents, marketable securities declined from Jun. 2023 ($59.18 Mil) to Sep. 2023 ($56.06 Mil) but then stayed the same from Sep. 2023 ($56.06 Mil) to Dec. 2023 ($50.90 Mil).

Kala Bio's annual cash, cash equivalents, marketable securities declined from Dec. 2021 ($92.14 Mil) to Dec. 2022 ($70.50 Mil) and declined from Dec. 2022 ($70.50 Mil) to Dec. 2023 ($50.90 Mil).


Kala Bio Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities Historical Data

The historical data trend for Kala Bio'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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Kala Bio Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities Chart

Kala Bio Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only 85.45 153.54 92.14 70.50 50.90

Kala Bio 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 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 70.50 63.64 59.18 56.06 50.90

Kala Bio 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.


Kala Bio  (NAS:KALA) 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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Kala Bio (Kala Bio) Business Description

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Address
1167 Massachusetts Avenue, Arlington, MA, USA, 02476
Kala Bio Inc is a biopharmaceutical company. The company is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company dedicated to researching, developing, and commercializing innovative therapies for rare and severe eye diseases. KALA's lead product candidate, KPI-012, is a human MSC-S, which contains numerous human-derived biofactors, such as growth factors, protease inhibitors, matrix proteins, and neurotrophic factors that can potentially correct the impaired corneal healing that is an underlying etiology of multiple severe ocular diseases. Its MSC-S platform is for retinal degenerative diseases, such as Retinitis Pigmentosa and Stargardt Disease.
Executives
Todd Bazemore officer: Chief Operating Officer C/O DYAX CORP., 55 NETWORK DRIVE, BURLINGTON MA 01803
Romulus K Brazzell officer: Chief Medical Officer C/O INSPIRE PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., 4222 EMPEROR BLVD., SUITE 200, DURHAM NC 27703
Eric Trachtenberg officer: See Remarks 1414 RALEIGH ROAD, SUITE 400, CHAPEL HILL NC 27517
Darius Kharabi officer: CHIEF BUSINESS OFFICER C/O KALA PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., 490 ARSENAL WAY, SUITE 120, WATERTOWN MA 02472
Mark T Iwicki director, officer: Chief Executive Officer 84 WATERFORD DRIVE, MARLBOROUGH MA 01752
Mary Reumuth officer: Chief Financial Officer 100 BEAVER STREET, SUITE 201, WALTHAM MA 02453
Marjan Farid director C/O KALA PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., 1167 MASSACHUSETTS AVENUE, ARLINGTON MA 02476
Ra Capital Healthcare Fund Lp director, 10 percent owner 200 BERKELEY STREET, 18TH FLOOR, BOSTON MA 02116
Mark S. Blumenkranz director C/O 1LIFE HEALTHCARE, INC., ONE EMBARCADERO CENTER, SUITE 1900, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94111
Hongming Chen officer: Chief Scientific Officer 100 BEAVER STREET, SUITE 201, WALTHAM MA 02453
C. Daniel Myers director 6120 WINDWARD PARKWAY, SUITE 290, ALPHARETTA GA 30005
Gregory Grunberg director 100 BEAVER STREET, WALTHAM MA 02453
Rajeev M. Shah director 200 BERKELEY STREET, 18TH FLOOR, BOSTON MA 02116
Peter Kolchinsky director, 10 percent owner 200 BERKELEY STREET, 18TH FLOOR, BOSTON MA 02116
Ra Capital Management, L.p. director, 10 percent owner 200 BERKELEY STREET, 18TH FLOOR, BOSTON MA 02116