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LOT (Lotus Technology) Cash And Cash Equivalents : $103.1 Mil (As of Dec. 2024)


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What is Lotus Technology Cash And Cash Equivalents?

Lotus Technology's quarterly cash and cash equivalents declined from Jun. 2024 ($268.78 Mil) to Sep. 2024 ($191.30 Mil) but then stayed the same from Sep. 2024 ($191.30 Mil) to Dec. 2024 ($103.07 Mil).

Lotus Technology's annual cash and cash equivalents declined from Dec. 2022 ($736.61 Mil) to Dec. 2023 ($418.94 Mil) and declined from Dec. 2023 ($418.94 Mil) to Dec. 2024 ($103.07 Mil).


Lotus Technology Cash And Cash Equivalents Historical Data

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

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Lotus Technology Cash And Cash Equivalents Chart

Lotus Technology Annual Data
Trend Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Cash And Cash Equivalents
531.45 736.61 418.94 103.07

Lotus Technology Quarterly Data
Dec21 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24
Cash And Cash Equivalents Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 418.94 232.86 268.78 191.30 103.07

Lotus Technology 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.


Lotus Technology  (NAS:LOT) 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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Lotus Technology Business Description

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Address
No. 800 Century Avenue, Pudong District, Shanghai, CHN, 200120
Lotus Technology Inc is a battery electric vehicle (BEV) maker that designs, develops, and sells BEV lifestyle vehicles under the Lotus brand. The Group is also a distributor that sells luxury sports cars under the Lotus brand. It also provides other sales and ancillary services to customers.