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Appen (APPEF) Cash And Cash Equivalents : $32.2 Mil (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Appen Cash And Cash Equivalents?

Appen's quarterly cash and cash equivalents increased from Dec. 2022 ($23.43 Mil) to Jun. 2023 ($55.16 Mil) but then stayed the same from Jun. 2023 ($55.16 Mil) to Dec. 2023 ($32.15 Mil).

Appen's annual cash and cash equivalents declined from Dec. 2021 ($47.88 Mil) to Dec. 2022 ($23.43 Mil) but then increased from Dec. 2022 ($23.43 Mil) to Dec. 2023 ($32.15 Mil).


Appen Cash And Cash Equivalents Historical Data

The historical data trend for Appen's Cash And Cash Equivalents can be seen below:

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Appen Cash And Cash Equivalents Chart

Appen Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Cash And Cash Equivalents
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only 52.70 60.31 47.88 23.43 32.15

Appen Semi-Annual Data
Jun15 Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 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 47.88 42.17 23.43 55.16 32.15

Appen 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.


Appen  (OTCPK:APPEF) 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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Appen (APPEF) Business Description

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9 Help Street, Level 6, Chatswood, Sydney, NSW, AUS, 2067
Appen Ltd is engaged in the provision of quality data solutions and services for machine learning and artificial intelligence applications for technology companies, auto manufacturers and government agencies. The company's business segments are Global services and New markets. It generates maximum revenue from the Global services segment. Geographically, it derives a majority of its revenue from the united states of America.