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Quest Patent Research (Quest Patent Research) Cash And Cash Equivalents : $0.56 Mil (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Quest Patent Research Cash And Cash Equivalents?

Quest Patent Research's quarterly cash and cash equivalents increased from Jun. 2023 ($0.13 Mil) to Sep. 2023 ($0.61 Mil) but then stayed the same from Sep. 2023 ($0.61 Mil) to Dec. 2023 ($0.56 Mil).

Quest Patent Research's annual cash and cash equivalents declined from Dec. 2021 ($0.27 Mil) to Dec. 2022 ($0.09 Mil) but then increased from Dec. 2022 ($0.09 Mil) to Dec. 2023 ($0.56 Mil).


Quest Patent Research Cash And Cash Equivalents Historical Data

The historical data trend for Quest Patent Research'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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Quest Patent Research Cash And Cash Equivalents Chart

Quest Patent Research Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Cash And Cash Equivalents
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.54 0.25 0.27 0.09 0.56

Quest Patent Research Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Cash And Cash Equivalents Get a 7-Day Free Trial 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 0.09 0.13 0.13 0.61 0.56

Quest Patent Research 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.


Quest Patent Research  (OTCPK:QPRC) 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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Quest Patent Research (Quest Patent Research) Business Description

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411 Theodore Fremd Avenue, Suite 206S, Rye, NY, USA, 10580-1411
Quest Patent Research Corp is an intellectual property asset management company. The company is engaged in the development, acquisition, licensing and enforcement of intellectual property rights. Its intellectual property portfolios consist of mobile data, online marketing, sweepstakes, promotions, and rewards, flexible packaging, universal financial data system, rich media, anchor structure portfolio, power management/bus control portfolio, and diode on-chip portfolio. The company has two segments namely intellectual property licensing and licensed packaging sales. It generates revenue from patent licensing fees, management fees, and licensed packaging sales.
Executives
Timothy J Scahill director 472 WHITING ROAD, WEBSTER NY 14580
William Ryall Carroll director 242 WEST 104TH ST, APT 6ER, NEW YORK NY 10025
Robert Christopher Paladino director 7811 VALENCIA COURT, NAPLES FL 34113
Jon Charles Scahill director, officer: President & COO 24 GREENHAVEN RD., RYE NY 10580-1018

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