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Zai Lab (Zai Lab) Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities

: $806.5 Mil (As of Dec. 2023)
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Zai Lab's quarterly cash, cash equivalents, marketable securities declined from Jun. 2023 ($874.66 Mil) to Sep. 2023 ($820.41 Mil) but then stayed the same from Sep. 2023 ($820.41 Mil) to Dec. 2023 ($806.45 Mil).

Zai Lab's annual cash, cash equivalents, marketable securities declined from Dec. 2021 ($1,409.10 Mil) to Dec. 2022 ($1,008.47 Mil) and declined from Dec. 2022 ($1,008.47 Mil) to Dec. 2023 ($806.45 Mil).


Zai Lab Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities Historical Data

The historical data trend for Zai Lab'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.

* Premium members only.

Zai Lab Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 275.93 1,186.79 1,409.10 1,008.47 806.45

Zai Lab Quarterly Data
Dec18 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1,008.47 930.39 874.66 820.41 806.45

Zai Lab 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.


Zai Lab  (NAS:ZLAB) 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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Zai Lab (Zai Lab) Business Description

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Address
4560 Jinke Road, Jinchuang Plaza, Building 1, 4th Floor, Pudong, Shanghai, CHN, 201210
Zai Lab Ltd is a biopharmaceutical company focusing on discovering or licensing, developing, and commercializing proprietary therapeutics that address areas of unmet medical need including in the fields of oncology, autoimmune and infectious diseases. The pipeline of proprietary drug candidates of the company includes ZL-2306 for treatment across multiple solid tumor types including ovarian and certain types of breast and lung cancers; ZL-2401 which is an antibiotic in a new class of tetracycline derivatives; and ZL-2301 is an oral, small molecule which targets HCC.
Executives
Harald Reinhart officer: Chief Medical Officer 4560 JINKE ROAD, BLDG. 1, FOURTH FLOOR, PUDONG, SHANGHAI F4 201210
Edmondson Frazor Titus Iii officer: Chief Legal Officer 4560 JINKE ROAD, BLDG. 1, FOURTH FLOOR, PUDONG, SHANGHAI F4 201210
Ying Du director, officer: Chairwoman & CEO C/O ZAID LAB LIMITED, 4560 JINKE ROAD, BLDG. 1, 4F, PUDONG, SHANGHAI F4 201210
Rafael Amado officer: See Remarks 210 EAST GRAND AVE, SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO CA 94080
Joshua L Smiley officer: Chief Operating Officer LILLY CORPORATE CENTER, INDIANAPOLIS IN 46285
Yajing Chen officer: Chief Financial Officer 314 MAIN STREET, 4TH FLOOR, SUITE 100, CAMBRIDGE MA 02142
Michel Vounatsos director BIOGEN INC., 225 BINNEY ST., CAMBRIDGE MA 02142
Peter Wirth director 37 HANCOCK STREET, BOSTON MA 02114
John D Diekman director C/O 5 AM VENTURES, 501 2ND STREET, SUITE 350, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94107
William Lis director PORTOLA PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., 270 EAST GRAND AVENUE, SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO CA 94080
Richard Gaynor director C/O NEON THERAPEUTICS, 40 ERIE STREET, SUITE 110, CAMBRIDGE MA 02139
Tao Fu director, officer: President & COO 3175 HANOVER STREET, PALO ALTO CA 94304
Scott W Morrison director C/O GLOBAL BLOOD THERAPEUTICS, INC., 400 EAST JAMIE COURT SUITE 101, SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO CA 94080
Cho William Ki Chul officer: Chief Financial Officer 4560 JINKE ROAD, BLDG. 1, FOURTH FLOOR, PUDONG, SHANGHAI F4 201210
Kai-xian Chen director 4560 JINKE ROAD, BLDG. 1, FOURTH FLOOR, PUDONG, SHANGHAI F4 201210

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