Hess (HES) Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities

: $1,688 Mil (As of Dec. 2023)

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Hess's quarterly cash, cash equivalents, marketable securities declined from Jun. 2023 ($2,226.00 Mil) to Sep. 2023 ($2,018.00 Mil) but then stayed the same from Sep. 2023 ($2,018.00 Mil) to Dec. 2023 ($1,688.00 Mil).

Hess's annual cash, cash equivalents, marketable securities declined from Dec. 2021 ($2,713.00 Mil) to Dec. 2022 ($2,486.00 Mil) and declined from Dec. 2022 ($2,486.00 Mil) to Dec. 2023 ($1,688.00 Mil).

Hess Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities Historical Data

The historical data trend for Hess'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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Hess Annual Data

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Dec23

Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities

1,545.00

1,739.00

2,713.00

2,486.00

1,688.00

Hess 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																2,486.00	2,100.00	2,226.00	2,018.00	1,688.00

Hess 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.

Hess (NYSE:HES) 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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Hess (HES) Business Description

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Address

1185 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY, USA, 10036

Website

https://www.hess.com

Hess is an independent oil and gas producer with key assets in the Bakken Shale, Guyana, the Gulf of Mexico, and Southeast Asia. At the end of 2022, the company reported net proved reserves of 1.3 billion barrels of oil equivalent. Net production averaged 344 thousand barrels of oil equivalent per day in 2022, at a ratio of 72% oil and natural gas liquids and 28% natural gas.

Executives

Barbara J Lowery-yilmaz	officer: Senior Vice President	HESS CORPORATION, 1185 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, NEW YORK NY 10036
Andrew P Slentz	officer: Senior Vice President	1185 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, NEW YORK NY 10036
Gregory P. Hill	officer: Executive Vice President	HESS CORPORATION, 1185 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, NEW YORK NY 10036
John P Rielly	officer: Senior Vice President	1185 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, NEW YORK NY 10036
Richard D. Lynch	officer: Senior Vice President	HESS CORPORATION, 1185 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, NEW YORK NY 10036
Timothy B. Goodell	director, officer: Executive Vice President	HESS CORPORATION, 1185 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, NEW YORK NY 10036
Geurt G Schoonman	officer: Senior Vice President	HESS CORPORATION, 1185 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, NEW YORK NY 10036
John B Hess	director, 10 percent owner, officer: Chairman of the Board and CEO	C/O HESS CORPORATION, 1185 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, NEW YORK NY 10036
Lisa Glatch	director	EVOQUA WATER TECHNOLOGIES CORP., 210 SIXTH AVENUE, PITTSBURGH PA 15222
Raymond J Mcguire	director	5 GIRALDA FARMS, MADISON NJ 07940
Marc S Lipschultz	director	C/O BLUE OWL CAPITAL INC., 399 PARK AVENUE, 37TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
Karyn F. Ovelmen	director	STATIONSPLEIN 45, ROTTERDAM P7 3013AK
Michael R Turner	officer: Senior Vice President	HESS CORPORATION, 1185 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, NEW YORK NY 10036
Terrence J. Checki	director	HESS CORPORATION, 1185 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, NEW YORK NY 10036
Edith E Holiday	director	FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC, 901 MARINERS ISLAND BLVD 6TH FL, SAN MATEO CA 94404