Sony Group (Sony Group) Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities : $18,105 Mil (As of Dec. 2023)

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What is Sony Group Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities?

Sony Group's quarterly cash, cash equivalents, marketable securities declined from Jun. 2023 ($14,754.19 Mil) to Sep. 2023 ($14,524.73 Mil) but then increased from Sep. 2023 ($14,524.73 Mil) to Dec. 2023 ($18,104.92 Mil).

Sony Group's annual cash, cash equivalents, marketable securities increased from Mar. 2021 ($21,312.47 Mil) to Mar. 2022 ($21,585.99 Mil) but then declined from Mar. 2022 ($21,585.99 Mil) to Mar. 2023 ($14,365.89 Mil).

Sony Group Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities Historical Data

The historical data trend for Sony Group's Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities can be seen below:

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Sony Group Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities Chart

Sony Group Annual Data

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Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities

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25,143.99

18,344.45

21,312.47

21,585.99

14,365.89

Sony Group Quarterly Data
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Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															13,015.59	14,365.89	14,754.19	14,524.73	18,104.92

Sony 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.

Sony Group (NYSE:SONY) 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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Traded in Other Exchanges

SNEJF:USA SONY:Mexico 6758:Japan SON1:Germany SNEC34:Brazil SON1:Austria

Address

7-1, Konan 1-Chome, Minato-ku, Tokyo, JPN, 108-0075

Website

https://www.sony.com

Sony Group is a conglomerate with consumer electronics roots, which not only designs, develops, produces, and sells electronic equipment and devices, but also is engaged in content businesses, such as console and mobile games, music, and movies. Sony is a global top company of CMOS image sensors, game consoles, professional broadcasting cameras, and music publishing, and is one of the top players on digital cameras, wireless earphones, recorded music, movies, and so on. Sony's business portfolio is well diversified with six major business segments. The company fully consolidated Sony Financial in September 2020, which provides life and non-life insurance, banking, and other financial services.