2U (TWOU) Cash And Cash Equivalents

: $60.7 Mil (As of Dec. 2023)

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2U's quarterly cash and cash equivalents declined from Jun. 2023 ($53.30 Mil) to Sep. 2023 ($41.14 Mil) but then increased from Sep. 2023 ($41.14 Mil) to Dec. 2023 ($60.69 Mil).

2U's annual cash and cash equivalents declined from Dec. 2021 ($232.93 Mil) to Dec. 2022 ($167.52 Mil) and declined from Dec. 2022 ($167.52 Mil) to Dec. 2023 ($60.69 Mil).

2U Cash And Cash Equivalents Historical Data

The historical data trend for 2U'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.
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2U Annual Data

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Dec23

Cash And Cash Equivalents

170.59

500.63

232.93

167.52

60.69

2U 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																167.52	94.18	53.30	41.14	60.69

2U 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.

2U (NAS:TWOU) 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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2U (TWOU) Business Description

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2U1:Germany

Address

7900 Harkins Road, Lanham, MD, USA, 20706

Website

https://www.2u.com

2U Inc provides educational technology services for nonprofit colleges and universities. It builds, delivers, and monitors educational platforms that enable online delivery of degree programs and alternative credentials such as short technical courses. The company provides cloud-based software-as-a-service platform and various technology-enabled services such as learning technology, live class application monitoring, content development, marketing, among others that help its clients to reach students globally. It is organized in two reportable business segments: Degree Program segment and Alternative Credential segment. The vast majority of revenue comes from the company's Degree Program segment, and most of the company's revenue is earned in the United States.

Executives

Aaron Mccullough	officer: CHIEF PRODUCT OFFICER	C/O 2U, INC., 7900 HARKINS ROAD, LANHAM MD 20706
Edward S. Macias	director	C/O 2U, INC., 8201 CORPORATE DRIVE, SUITE 900, LANDOVER MD 20785
Gregory K Peters	director	C/O NETFLIX, INC., 121 ALBRIGHT WAY, LOS GATOS CA 95032
Christopher J Paucek	director, officer: Chief Executive Officer	7900 HARKINS ROAD, LANHAM MD 20706
Paul A Maeder	director	C/O HIGHLAND CAPITAL PARTNERS, HIGH ST TOWER 125 HIGH ST, BOSTON MA 02110
Alexis Maybank	director	C/O 2U, INC., 7900 HARKINS ROAD, LANHAM MD 20706
James Kenigsberg	officer: Chief Technology Officer	C/O 2U, INC., 7900 HARKINS ROAD, LANHAM MD 20706
Matthew J. Norden	officer: Co-General Counsel	C/O 2U, INC., 7900 HARKINS ROAD, LANHAM MD 20706
Mark Chernis	director	2315 BROADWAY, NEW YORK NY 10024
Paul S Lalljie	officer: Chief Financial Officer	7900 HARKINS ROAD, LANHAM MD 20706
John M Larson	director	2895 GREENSPOINT PARKWAY, SUITE 600, HOFFMAN ESTATES IL 60195
Robert M Stavis	director	211 HOMMOCKS ROAD, LARCHMONT NY 10538
John B. Ellis	officer: Chief Accounting Officer	THREE GLENLAKE PKWY., ATLANTA GA 30328
Earl Lewis	director	C/O 2U, INC., 8201 CORPORATE DRIVE, LANDOVER MD 20785
Timothy M Haley	director	3000 SAND HILL ROAD, 2-290, MENLO PARK CA 94025