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Auction Technology Group (LSE:ATG) Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities : £5.6 Mil (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Auction Technology Group Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities?

Auction Technology Group's quarterly cash, cash equivalents, marketable securities increased from Mar. 2023 (£5.22 Mil) to Sep. 2023 (£6.10 Mil) but then stayed the same from Sep. 2023 (£6.10 Mil) to Mar. 2024 (£5.60 Mil).

Auction Technology Group's annual cash, cash equivalents, marketable securities declined from Sep. 2021 (£171.28 Mil) to Sep. 2022 (£49.43 Mil) and declined from Sep. 2022 (£49.43 Mil) to Sep. 2023 (£6.10 Mil).


Auction Technology Group Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities Historical Data

The historical data trend for Auction Technology Group's Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities can be seen below:

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Auction Technology Group Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities Chart

Auction Technology Group Annual Data
Trend Sep18 Sep19 Sep20 Sep21 Sep22 Sep23
Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities
Get a 7-Day Free Trial 7.71 14.19 171.28 49.43 6.10

Auction Technology Group Semi-Annual Data
Sep18 Sep19 Sep20 Mar21 Sep21 Mar22 Sep22 Mar23 Sep23 Mar24
Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 32.82 49.43 5.22 6.10 5.60

Auction Technology Group 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.


Auction Technology Group  (LSE:ATG) 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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Auction Technology Group (LSE:ATG) Business Description

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Auction Technology Group PLC is engaged in the provision of auction technology software and related services to auction houses and other customers. Its goal is to simplify and integrate multiple parts of the online auction process, from the cataloguing of items to marketing, auction hosting, bidding and recent payment solutions. The group has four segments namely Arts and Antiques, Industrial and Commercial, Auction services, and Content. The majority of revenue is generated from Art & Antiques segment. Geographically the company serves the United Kingdom, Germany, and USA, where the majority of revenue is generated from USA.

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