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TAL Education Group (TAL Education Group) Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities : $3,168 Mil (As of Nov. 2023)


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What is TAL Education Group Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities?

TAL Education Group's quarterly cash, cash equivalents, marketable securities declined from May. 2023 ($3,044.72 Mil) to Aug. 2023 ($2,963.50 Mil) but then increased from Aug. 2023 ($2,963.50 Mil) to Nov. 2023 ($3,167.60 Mil).

TAL Education Group's annual cash, cash equivalents, marketable securities declined from Feb. 2021 ($5,937.51 Mil) to Feb. 2022 ($2,708.72 Mil) but then increased from Feb. 2022 ($2,708.72 Mil) to Feb. 2023 ($3,171.53 Mil).


TAL Education Group Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities Historical Data

The historical data trend for TAL Education Group'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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TAL Education Group Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities Chart

TAL Education Group Annual Data
Trend Feb14 Feb15 Feb16 Feb17 Feb18 Feb19 Feb20 Feb21 Feb22 Feb23
Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1,515.56 2,219.32 5,937.51 2,708.72 3,171.53

TAL Education Group Quarterly Data
Feb19 May19 Aug19 Nov19 Feb20 May20 Aug20 Nov20 Feb21 May21 Aug21 Nov21 Feb22 May22 Aug22 Nov22 Feb23 May23 Aug23 Nov23
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 3,040.48 3,171.53 3,044.72 2,963.50 3,167.60

TAL Education Group 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.


TAL Education Group  (NYSE:TAL) 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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TAL Education Group (TAL Education Group) Business Description

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Xiaoying West Street, 5th Floor, Tower B, Heying Center, Haidian District, Beijing, CHN, 100085
TAL Education Group is a smart learning solutions provider in China. K-9 academic afterschool tutoring used to account for the majority of TAL's revenue before the regulatory changes in 2021 that imposed a nonprofit requirement on the business. After spinning off its K-9 academic afterschool tutoring business, TAL realigned its focus toward enrichment learning, content solutions, and learning technology solutions.

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