Dillard's (Dillard's) Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities

: $956 Mil (As of Jan. 2024)

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Dillard's's quarterly cash, cash equivalents, marketable securities declined from Jul. 2023 ($924.49 Mil) to Oct. 2023 ($893.26 Mil) but then increased from Oct. 2023 ($893.26 Mil) to Jan. 2024 ($956.32 Mil).

Dillard's's annual cash, cash equivalents, marketable securities increased from Jan. 2022 ($716.76 Mil) to Jan. 2023 ($799.24 Mil) and increased from Jan. 2023 ($799.24 Mil) to Jan. 2024 ($956.32 Mil).

Dillard's Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities Historical Data

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

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Dillard's Annual Data

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Jan19

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Jan23

Jan24

Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities

277.08

360.34

716.76

799.24

956.32

Dillard's Quarterly Data
	Apr19	Jul19	Oct19	Jan20	Apr20	Jul20	Oct20	Jan21	Apr21	Jul21	Oct21	Jan22	Apr22	Jul22	Oct22	Jan23	Apr23	Jul23	Oct23	Jan24
Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities																799.24	946.68	924.49	893.26	956.32

Dillard's 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.

Dillard's (NYSE:DDS) 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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Dillard's (Dillard's) Business Description

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Address

1600 Cantrell Road, Little Rock, AR, USA, 72201

Website

https://www.dillards.com

Dillard's Inc is an American fashion apparel, cosmetics, and home furnishings retailer. Its stores offer a large variety of merchandise and feature products from both national and exclusive brand sources. The company also operates a general contracting construction company, CDI Contractors. CDI Contractors' business includes constructing and remodelling stores for Dillards. The merchandise selections include exclusive brand merchandise such as Antonio Melani, Gianni Bini, Daniel Cremieux, Roundtree & Yorke, and private-label merchandise, among others. The company operates in two business segments; Retail Operations and Construction. The Retail Operations segment generates maximum revenue for the company.

Executives

Watts J C Jr	director
Tom W Bolin	officer: Vice President	1600 CANTRELL ROAD, LITTLE ROCK AR 72201
Chris B. Johnson	officer: Principal Vice President	1600 CANTRELL RD., LITTLE ROCK AR 72201
Tony J Bolte	officer: Vice President	1600 CANTRELL ROAD, LITTLE ROCK AR 72201
Mike Litchford	officer: Vice President	1600 CANTRELL ROAD, LITTLE ROCK AR 72201
Connor William E Ii	director	1600 CANTRELL ROAD, LITTLE ROCK AR 72201
Reynie Rutledge	director	1600 CANTRLL ROAD, LITTLE ROCK AR 72201
Warren A Stephens	director	111 CENTER STREET, LITTLE ROCK AR 72201
Dean L. Worley	officer: VP/General Counsel & Secretary	1600 CANTRELL RD., LITTLE ROCK AR 72201
Jame I Freeman	director, officer: Senior Vice President and CFO	1600 CANTRELL ROAD, LITTLE ROCK AR 72201
Rob C Holmes	director	2000 MCKINNEY AVE, STE 700, DALLAS TX 75201
Dillard William T. Iii	officer: Vice President	1600 CANTRELL RD., LITTLE ROCK AR 72201
Drue Corbusier	director, officer: Executive Vice President	1600 CANTRELL ROAD, LITTLE ROCK AR 72201
Hastings H. Lee Iii	director	1600 CANTRELL ROAD, LITTLE ROCK AR 72201
Robert C Connor	director