Spartan Energy Acquisition (Spartan Energy Acquisition) Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities : $0.17 Mil (As of Sep. 2020)

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What is Spartan Energy Acquisition Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities?

Spartan Energy Acquisition's quarterly cash, cash equivalents, marketable securities declined from Mar. 2020 ($0.41 Mil) to Jun. 2020 ($0.32 Mil) but then stayed the same from Jun. 2020 ($0.32 Mil) to Sep. 2020 ($0.17 Mil).

Spartan Energy Acquisition's annual cash, cash equivalents, marketable securities increased from Dec. 2017 ($0.03 Mil) to Dec. 2018 ($1.53 Mil) but then declined from Dec. 2018 ($1.53 Mil) to Dec. 2019 ($0.55 Mil).

Spartan Energy Acquisition Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities Historical Data

The historical data trend for Spartan Energy Acquisition'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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Spartan Energy Acquisition Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities Chart

Spartan Energy Acquisition Annual Data

Trend

Dec17

Dec18

Dec19

Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities

0.03

1.53

0.55

Spartan Energy Acquisition Quarterly Data
	Dec17	Mar18	Jun18	Sep18	Dec18	Mar19	Jun19	Sep19	Dec19	Mar20	Jun20	Sep20
Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities	Get a 7-Day Free Trial							0.71	0.55	0.41	0.32	0.17

Spartan Energy Acquisition 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.

Spartan Energy Acquisition (NYSE:SPAQ.U) 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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Spartan Energy Acquisition (Spartan Energy Acquisition) Business Description

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Address

9 West 57th Street, 43rd Floor, New York, NY, USA, 10019

Website

http://www.spartanenergyspac.com

Spartan Energy Acquisition Corp is a blank check company formed for the purpose of effecting a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization or similar business combination.

Executives

Glazer Capital, Llc	10 percent owner	250 WEST 55TH STREET, SUITE 30A, NEW YORK NY 10019
Paul J Glazer	10 percent owner	250 WEST 55TH ST, SUITE 30A, NEW YORK NY 10019
John J Macwilliams	director	P O BOX 22027, TULSA OK 74121
Apollo Management Holdings Gp, Llc	10 percent owner	9 W. 57TH STREET, 43RD FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10019
Apollo Management Holdings, L.p.	10 percent owner	9 W. 57TH STREET, NEW YORK NY 10019
Apollo Commodities Management, L.p.	10 percent owner	2711 CENTERVILLE ROAD, SUITE 400, WILMINGTON DE 19808
Gregory A Beard	10 percent owner	C/O ATHLON ENERGY INC., 420 THROCKMORTON STREET, SUITE 1200, FORT WORTH TX 76102
Geoffrey Strong	10 percent owner	C/O APOLLO MANAGEMENT, 9 W. 57TH STREET, 43RD FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10019
Apollo Natural Resources Partners Ii, L.p.	10 percent owner	ONE MANHATTANVILLE ROAD, SUITE 201, PURCHASE NY 10577
Spartan Energy Acquisition Sponsor Llc	10 percent owner	9 WEST 57TH STREET, 43RD FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10019
Jan C. Wilson	director	18 A HAZELTON AVE., SUITE 606, TORONTO A6 M5R 2E2
J Michael Stice	director	525 CENTRAL PARK DRIVE, OKLAHOMA CITY OK 73105
Robert C Reeves	director	1001 LOUISIANA STREET, HOUSTON TX 77002
James Crossen	officer: CFO and CAO	9 WEST 57TH STREET, 43RD FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10019