Speedway Motorsports (Speedway Motorsports) Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities : $104.7 Mil (As of Jun. 2019)

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What is Speedway Motorsports Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities?

Speedway Motorsports's quarterly cash, cash equivalents, marketable securities declined from Dec. 2018 ($80.57 Mil) to Mar. 2019 ($68.62 Mil) but then increased from Mar. 2019 ($68.62 Mil) to Jun. 2019 ($104.71 Mil).

Speedway Motorsports's annual cash, cash equivalents, marketable securities increased from Dec. 2016 ($79.34 Mil) to Dec. 2017 ($81.92 Mil) but then declined from Dec. 2017 ($81.92 Mil) to Dec. 2018 ($80.57 Mil).

Speedway Motorsports Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities Historical Data

The historical data trend for Speedway Motorsports'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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Speedway Motorsports Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities Chart

Speedway Motorsports Annual Data

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Speedway Motorsports Quarterly Data
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Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															88.50	80.50	80.57	68.62	104.71

Speedway Motorsports 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.

Speedway Motorsports (NYSE:TRK) 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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Speedway Motorsports (Speedway Motorsports) Business Description

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Address

5555 Concord Parkway South, Concord, NC, USA, 28027

Website

http://www.speedwaymotorsports.com

Speedway Motorsports Inc act as a promoter, marketer and sponsor of motorsports activities in the United States. The company also provides souvenir merchandising, including screen-printing and embroidery, as well as food, beverage, and hospitality catering services; and radio programming, production, and distribution services. It operates through motorsports event related segments. The motorsports event related segment includes admissions, event related, NASCAR broadcasting and event motorsports merchandising activities. Speedway generates most of the income from NASCAR broadcasting which include rights fees obtained for domestic television broadcasts of NASCAR-sanctioned events.

Executives

James P Holden	director	1221 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, NEW YORK NY 10020
Mark M Gambill	director	5555 CONCORD PARKWAY SOUTH, CONCORD NC 28027
William R Brooks	director, officer: Chief Financial Officer	5401 E INDEPENDENCE BLVD, CHARLOTTE NC 28212
Marcus G Smith	director, 10 percent owner, officer: Chief Executive Officer	5555 CONCORD PARKWAY SOUTH, CONCORD NC 28027
O Bruton Smith	director, 10 percent owner, officer: Executive Chairman	5401 E INDEPENDENCE BLVD, CHARLOTTE NC 28212
Bryan Scott Smith	director, 10 percent owner	5401 E INDEPENDENCE BLVD, CHARLOTTE NC 28212
Byrd Bernard Clinton Jr	director	4401 COLWICK ROAD, CHARLOTTE NC 28211
David Bruton Smith	10 percent owner	C/O SONIC AUTOMOTIVE, INC., 6415 IDLEWILD ROAD, SUITE 109, CHARLOTTE NC 28212
Robert L Rewey	director	401 LONE PINE COURT, BLOOMFIELD HILLS MI 48304
William P Benton	director	PARKLANE TOWERS WEST, 3 PARKLANE BLVD STE 1610, DEARBORN MI 48126