Portland General Electric Co (Portland General Electric Co) Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities

: $5 Mil (As of Dec. 2023)

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Portland General Electric Co's quarterly cash, cash equivalents, marketable securities increased from Jun. 2023 ($13.00 Mil) to Sep. 2023 ($47.00 Mil) but then stayed the same from Sep. 2023 ($47.00 Mil) to Dec. 2023 ($5.00 Mil).

Portland General Electric Co's annual cash, cash equivalents, marketable securities increased from Dec. 2021 ($52.00 Mil) to Dec. 2022 ($165.00 Mil) but then declined from Dec. 2022 ($165.00 Mil) to Dec. 2023 ($5.00 Mil).

Portland General Electric Co Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities Historical Data

The historical data trend for Portland General Electric Co's Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities can be seen below:

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Portland General Electric Co Annual Data

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257.00

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165.00

5.00

Portland General Electric Co Quarterly Data
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Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															165.00	12.00	13.00	47.00	5.00

Portland General Electric Co 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.

Portland General Electric Co (NYSE:POR) 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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Portland General Electric Co (Portland General Electric Co) Business Description

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Address

121 South West Salmon Street, Portland, OR, USA, 97204

Website

https://www.portlandgeneral.com

Portland General Electric is a regulated electric utility providing generation, transmission, and distribution services to 926,000 customers across a service territory that includes about half of all Oregon residents and two thirds of the state's business activity. The company owns (wholly or through joint ventures) 3.3 gigawatts of gas, coal, wind, and hydro generation.

Executives

Anne Frances Mersereau	officer: Vice President	121 SW SALMON STREET, PORTLAND OR 97204
Marie Oh Huber	director	C/O EBAY INC., 2025 HAMILTON AVENUE, SAN JOSE CA 95125
Michael A Lewis	director	77 BEALE ST, P.O. BOX 770000, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94177
Michael Millegan	director	C/O WIRELESS TELECOM GROUP, INC., 25 EASTMANS RD., PARSIPPANY NJ 07054
Kathryn Jean Jackson	director	121 SW SALMON STREET, PORTLAND OR 97204
Patricia Salas Pineda	director	C/O LEVI STRAUSS & CO., 1155 BATTERY STREET, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94111
Dawn L Farrell	director	C/O THE CHEMOURS COMPANY, 1007 MARKET STREET, WILMINGTON DE 19898
James P Torgerson	director	C/O UIL HOLDINGS CORPORATION, 157 CHURCH STREET, NEW HAVEN CT 06510
Trpik Joseph R Jr	officer: SVP, Finance CFO	10 S DEARBORN STREET, 54TH FLOOR, CHICAGO IL 60603
John Teeruk Kochavatr	officer: Vice President, CIO	121 SW SALMON STREET, PORTLAND OR 97204
Benjamin Felton	officer: EVP, COO	121 SW SALMON STREET, PORTLAND OR 97204
Brett Michael Sims	officer: Vice President	121 SW SALMON ST., PORTLAND OR 97204
Larry Neal Bekkedahl	officer: Sr. Vice President	121 SW SALMON STREET, PORTLAND OR 97204
Maria Angelica Espinosa	officer: V. P., General Counsel	121 SW SALMON ST., PORTLAND OR 97204
James A Ajello	officer: Sr. VP, CFO, Treasurer	C/O HEI, P.O. BOX 730, HONOLULU HI 96808