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Ares Asia (HKSE:00645) Cash And Cash Equivalents

: HK$34.7 Mil (As of Sep. 2023)
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Ares Asia's quarterly cash and cash equivalents declined from Sep. 2022 (HK$79.44 Mil) to Mar. 2023 (HK$60.40 Mil) but then stayed the same from Mar. 2023 (HK$60.40 Mil) to Sep. 2023 (HK$34.74 Mil).

Ares Asia's annual cash and cash equivalents declined from Mar. 2021 (HK$71.21 Mil) to Mar. 2022 (HK$68.69 Mil) and declined from Mar. 2022 (HK$68.69 Mil) to Mar. 2023 (HK$60.40 Mil).


Ares Asia Cash And Cash Equivalents Historical Data

The historical data trend for Ares Asia's Cash And Cash Equivalents 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.

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Ares Asia Annual Data
Trend Mar14 Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23
Cash And Cash Equivalents
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 30.20 80.95 71.21 68.69 60.40

Ares Asia Semi-Annual Data
Mar14 Sep14 Mar15 Sep15 Mar16 Sep16 Mar17 Sep17 Mar18 Sep18 Mar19 Sep19 Mar20 Sep20 Mar21 Sep21 Mar22 Sep22 Mar23 Sep23
Cash And Cash Equivalents 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 68.50 68.69 79.44 60.40 34.74

Ares Asia Cash And Cash Equivalents 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.


Ares Asia  (HKSE:00645) Cash And Cash Equivalents Explanation

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.


Be Aware

Depreciation estimates make the calculation of net income susceptible to management's accounting choices. These choices can be either overly aggressive or overly conservative.


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Ares Asia (HKSE:00645) Business Description

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Address
1 Austin Road West, Unit No. 9608, Level 96, International Commerce Centre, Kowloon, Hong Kong, HKG
Ares Asia Ltd is an investment holding company. The group is principally engaged in the business of coal trading, entailing the selling of coal purchased from various countries to Mainland China and other commodities trading, which encompasses supply chain management and risk management service. Its business falls under the primary segment of Coal and other trading. Geographically, the group has a business presence in Mainland China, Hong Kong, and other countries, of which maximum revenue is derived from Mainland China.

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