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Maison Solutions (Maison Solutions) Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities : $9.41 Mil (As of Jan. 2024)


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What is Maison Solutions Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities?

Maison Solutions's quarterly cash, cash equivalents, marketable securities increased from Jul. 2023 ($1.61 Mil) to Oct. 2023 ($8.60 Mil) and increased from Oct. 2023 ($8.60 Mil) to Jan. 2024 ($9.41 Mil).

Maison Solutions's annual cash, cash equivalents, marketable securities increased from Apr. 2021 ($0.71 Mil) to Apr. 2022 ($0.90 Mil) and increased from Apr. 2022 ($0.90 Mil) to Apr. 2023 ($2.57 Mil).


Maison Solutions Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities Historical Data

The historical data trend for Maison Solutions's Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities can be seen below:

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Maison Solutions Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities Chart

Maison Solutions Annual Data
Trend Apr21 Apr22 Apr23
Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities
0.71 0.90 2.57

Maison Solutions Quarterly Data
Apr21 Oct21 Jan22 Apr22 Jul22 Oct22 Jan23 Apr23 Jul23 Oct23 Jan24
Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 2.58 2.57 1.61 8.60 9.41

Maison Solutions 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.


Maison Solutions  (NAS:MSS) 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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Maison Solutions (Maison Solutions) Business Description

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127 N Garfield Avenue, Monterey Park, CA, USA, 91754
Maison Solutions Inc is a fast-growing, specialty grocery retailer offering traditional Asian food and merchandise to modern U.S. consumers, in particular to the members of Asian-American communities. It is committed to providing Asian fresh produce, meat, seafood, and other daily necessities in a manner that caters to traditional Asian-American family values and cultural norms, while also accounting for the new and faster-paced lifestyle of younger generations and the diverse communities in which it operates. The company's merchandise includes fresh and unique produce, meats, seafood and other groceries that are not found in mainstream supermarkets, including a variety of Asian vegetables and fruits such as broccoli, bitter melon, winter gourd, Shanghai baby bok choy, longan and lychee.
Executives
Bin Wang director 112 RICO DR. NORTH, MORGANVILLE NJ 07751
Tao Han officer: Chief Operating Officer 127 N GARFIELD AVE, MONTEREY PARK CA 91754
John Xu director, 10 percent owner, officer: President and CEO 127 N GARFIELD AVE, MONTEREY PARK CA 91754
Alexandria M. Lopez director, officer: Chief Financial Officer 127 N GARFIELD AVE, MONTEREY PARK CA 91754
Xiaoxia Zhang director 127 N GARFIELD AVE, MONTEREY PARK CA 91754
Mark W. Willis director 127 N GARFIELD AVE, MONTEREY PARK CA 91754

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