Versum Materials (Versum Materials) Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities : $272 Mil (As of Jun. 2019)

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What is Versum Materials Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities?

Versum Materials's quarterly cash, cash equivalents, marketable securities declined from Dec. 2018 ($408.00 Mil) to Mar. 2019 ($402.20 Mil) but then stayed the same from Mar. 2019 ($402.20 Mil) to Jun. 2019 ($272.20 Mil).

Versum Materials's annual cash, cash equivalents, marketable securities increased from Sep. 2016 ($105.60 Mil) to Sep. 2017 ($271.40 Mil) and increased from Sep. 2017 ($271.40 Mil) to Sep. 2018 ($399.80 Mil).

Versum Materials Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities Historical Data

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

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Versum Materials Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities Chart

Versum Materials Annual Data

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Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities

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49.60

17.80

105.60

271.40

399.80

Versum Materials Quarterly Data
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Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities	Get a 7-Day Free Trial														289.50	399.80	408.00	402.20	272.20

Versum Materials 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.

Versum Materials (NYSE:VSM) 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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8555 South River Parkway, Tempe, AZ, USA, 85284

Website

https://www.versummaterials.com

Versum Materials is a leading global provider of electronic materials for the integrated circuit and flat-panel display markets. It supplies specialty chemicals and materials, high-purity specialty gases, proprietary delivery systems, and related services. The semiconductor industry accounts for 85% of sales. Versum generated fiscal 2017 revenue and adjusted EBIT of $1,127 million and $326 million, respectively. Versum employs almost 2,000 and serves 250 customers from its global network of 14 production sites and six R&D facilities.

Executives

Alejandro Daniel Wolff	director	ALBEMARLE CORP., 451 FLORIDA ST, BATON ROUGE LA 70801
Seifi Ghasemi	director	100 OVERLOOK CENTER, PRINCETON NJ 08540
Guillermo Novo	director, officer: President and CEO	AIR PRODUCTS AND CHEMICALS, INC., 7201 HAMILTON BOULEVARD, ALLENTOWN PA 18195
Susan C Schnabel	director	C/O CREDIT SUISSE FIRST BOSTON, 11 MADISON AVE, NEW YORK NY 10010
Yi Hyon Paik	director	ROHM AND HAAS COMPANY, 100 INDEPENDENCE MALL WEST, PHILADELPHIA PA 19106
Jacques M Croisetiere	director	C/O MORTON INTERNATIONAL INC, 100 N RIVERSIDE PLZ, CHICAGO IL 60606