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Melstacorp (COL:MELS.N0000) Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities : රු51,897 Mil (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Melstacorp Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities?

Melstacorp's quarterly cash, cash equivalents, marketable securities increased from Jun. 2023 (රු50,475.55 Mil) to Sep. 2023 (රු50,973.03 Mil) and increased from Sep. 2023 (රු50,973.03 Mil) to Dec. 2023 (රු51,896.61 Mil).

Melstacorp's annual cash, cash equivalents, marketable securities increased from Mar. 2021 (රු30,725.70 Mil) to Mar. 2022 (රු52,903.16 Mil) but then declined from Mar. 2022 (රු52,903.16 Mil) to Mar. 2023 (රු52,502.00 Mil).


Melstacorp Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities Historical Data

The historical data trend for Melstacorp's Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities 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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Melstacorp Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities Chart

Melstacorp Annual Data
Trend Mar14 Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23
Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 35,162.38 23,581.84 30,725.70 52,903.16 52,502.00

Melstacorp Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities 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 58,314.22 52,502.00 50,475.55 50,973.03 51,896.61

Melstacorp Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities 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.

Marketable Securities are very liquid securities that can be converted into cash quickly at a reasonable price.


Melstacorp  (COL:MELS.N0000) Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities Explanation

Marketable securities are very liquid as they tend to have maturities of less than one year. Furthermore, the rate at which these securities can be bought or sold has little effect on their prices.

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.


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Melstacorp (COL:MELS.N0000) Business Description

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No.110, Norris Canal Road, Colombo, LKA, 10
Melstacorp plc is a Sri Lankan company that engages in the distillation, manufacture, and distribution of liquor products. It operates through business segments: Beverages, Plantations, Telecommunication, Financial Services, and Diversified. The Beverages segments cover distillation, manufacture, and distribution of liquor products; the Plantations segment involves in cultivation and processing of tea and rubber; the Telecommunication segment engages in providing voice, data, broadband, software, and networking solutions; the Financial Services segment offers a variety of financial solutions; and the Diversified segment includes power generation, logistics, and other activities. Melstacorp owns a range of wines and spirits such as Albert Bichot French wines, Chilean wines, and others.

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