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Microvision (Microvision) Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities

: $73.78 Mil (As of Dec. 2023)
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Microvision's quarterly cash, cash equivalents, marketable securities declined from Jun. 2023 ($93.87 Mil) to Sep. 2023 ($78.04 Mil) but then stayed the same from Sep. 2023 ($78.04 Mil) to Dec. 2023 ($73.78 Mil).

Microvision's annual cash, cash equivalents, marketable securities stayed the same from Dec. 2021 ($82.71 Mil) to Dec. 2022 ($82.71 Mil) but then declined from Dec. 2022 ($82.71 Mil) to Dec. 2023 ($73.78 Mil).


Microvision Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities Historical Data

The historical data trend for Microvision'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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Microvision Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 5.84 16.86 82.71 82.71 73.78

Microvision 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 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 82.71 67.73 93.87 78.04 73.78

Microvision 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.


Microvision  (NAS:MVIS) 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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Microvision (Microvision) Business Description

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18390 NE 68th Street, Redmond, WA, USA, 98052
Microvision Inc is engaged in developing a lidar sensor to be used in automotive safety and autonomous driving applications. Its lidar sensor uses laser beam scanning (LBS) technology, which is based on systems that include micro-electrical mechanical systems (MEMS), laser diodes, optomechanics, electronics, algorithms, and software. The company has also developed solutions for Augmented Reality, Interactive Displays, and Consumer Lidars.
Executives
Robert Paul Carlile director 1226 ALKI AVE SW, 5200, SEATTLE WA 98116
Judith Mecham Curran director 17883 STONEBROOK CT, NORTHVILLE MI 48168
Mark Bradley Spitzer director 5 MINK TRAP LANE, SHARON MA 02067
Sumit Sharma director, officer: CEO 541 LAKE WASHINGTON BLVD E, SEATTLE WA 98112
Jeffrey A Herbst director 35 ORCHARD HILLS STREET, ATHERTON CA 94027
Drew G Markham officer: VP, General Counsel 6244 185TH AVE NE, STE 100, REDMOND WA 98052
Seval F Oz director 14901 BRONSON AVENUE, SAN JOSE CA 95124
Simon Biddiscombe director C/O MOBILEIRON, INC., 415 EAST MIDDLEFIELD ROAD, MOUNTAIN VIEW CA 94043
Anubhav Verma officer: VP, Chief Financial Officer 6244 185TH AVE NE, STE 100, REDMOND WA 98052
Stephen Patrick Holt officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O MICROVISION, INC., 6222 185TH AVE NE, REDMOND WA 98052
Brian V Turner director P.O. BOX 91123, SEATTLE WA 98111-9223
Perry Mulligan director EMULEX CORPORATION, 3333 SUSAN STREET, COSTA MESA CA 92626
Bernee Dl Strom director, Director 5500 LAKE WASHINGTON BLVD NE, UNIT 3B, KIRKLAND WA 98033
Alexander Y Tokman officer: President and COO C/O MICROVISION, INC., 6222 185TH AVENUE NE, REDMOND WA 98052
David J Westgor officer: VP,General Counsel & Secretary C/O MICROVISION, INC., 6244 185TH AVENUE NE, REDMOND WA 98052