Pacific Biosciences of California (Pacific Biosciences of California) Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities

: $631.4 Mil (As of Dec. 2023)

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Pacific Biosciences of California's quarterly cash, cash equivalents, marketable securities declined from Jun. 2023 ($829.86 Mil) to Sep. 2023 ($767.79 Mil) but then stayed the same from Sep. 2023 ($767.79 Mil) to Dec. 2023 ($631.42 Mil).

Pacific Biosciences of California's annual cash, cash equivalents, marketable securities declined from Dec. 2021 ($1,044.40 Mil) to Dec. 2022 ($772.32 Mil) and declined from Dec. 2022 ($772.32 Mil) to Dec. 2023 ($631.42 Mil).

Pacific Biosciences of California Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities Historical Data

The historical data trend for Pacific Biosciences of California's Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities can be seen below:

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* 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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Pacific Biosciences of California Annual Data

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Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities

49.10

318.81

1,044.40

772.32

631.42

Pacific Biosciences of California 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																772.32	874.89	829.86	767.79	631.42

Pacific Biosciences of California 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.

Pacific Biosciences of California (NAS:PACB) 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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Pacific Biosciences of California (Pacific Biosciences of California) Business Description

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Address

1305 O’Brien Drive, Menlo Park, CA, USA, 94025

Website

https://www.pacb.com

Pacific Biosciences of California Inc is a biotechnology company focused on the design, development, and commercialization of tools for biological research. The company develops sequencing systems to assist in resolving genetically complex problems. Its sequencing systems provide access to a wide range of applications and are designed for expandable improvements to performance capability. The majority of the company's revenue is derived from North America, followed by Asia and Europe.

Executives

Oene Mark Van	officer: Chief Operating Officer	1305 O'BRIEN DRIVE, MENLO PARK CA 94025
Christian O Henry	director	9885 TOWNE CENTRE DRIVE, SAN DIEGO CA 92121
David W Meline	director	3M COMPANY, 3M OFFICE OF GENERAL COUNSEL, ST PAUL MN 55144-1000
Susan G. Kim	officer: Chief Financial Officer	1305 O'BRIEN DRIVE, MENLO PARK CA 94025
Jeff Eidel	officer: See Remarks	1305 O'BRIEN DR., MENLO PARK CA 94025
Michele Farmer	officer: Chief Accounting Officer	1305 O'BRIEN DRIVE, MENLO PARK CA 94025
William W. Ericson	director	777 MARINERS ISLAND BOULEVARD, SUITE 550, SAN MATEO CA 94404
Peter Fromen	officer: Chief Commercial Officer	1305 O'BRIEN DRIVE, MENLO PARK CA 94025
Hannah Valantine	director	1305 O'BRIEN DRIVE, MENLO PARK CA 94025
Michael Hunkapiller	director	400 HAMILTON AVENUE, 4TH FLOOR, PALO ALTO CA 94301
Eric Schaefer	officer: VP Chief Accounting Officer	1305 O'BRIEN DRIVE, MENLO PARK CA 94025
Kathy Ordonez	director	3 GIRALDA FARMS, C/O QUEST DIAGNOSTICS, MADISON NJ 07940
Randall S Livingston	director
Lucy Shapiro	director	10210 GENETIC CENTER COURT, SAN DIEGO CA 92121
David Botstein	director	1380 WILLOW ROAD, PACIFIC BIOSCIENCES OF CALIFORNIA INC, MENLO PARK CA 94025