United States Cellular (United States Cellular) Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities : $150 Mil (As of Dec. 2023)

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What is United States Cellular Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities?

United States Cellular's quarterly cash, cash equivalents, marketable securities declined from Jun. 2023 ($186.00 Mil) to Sep. 2023 ($153.00 Mil) but then stayed the same from Sep. 2023 ($153.00 Mil) to Dec. 2023 ($150.00 Mil).

United States Cellular's annual cash, cash equivalents, marketable securities increased from Dec. 2021 ($156.00 Mil) to Dec. 2022 ($273.00 Mil) but then declined from Dec. 2022 ($273.00 Mil) to Dec. 2023 ($150.00 Mil).

United States Cellular Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities Historical Data

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

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United States Cellular Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities Chart

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United States Cellular Quarterly Data
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Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															273.00	154.00	186.00	153.00	150.00

United States Cellular 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.

United States Cellular (NYSE:USM) 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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8410 West Bryn Mawr, Chicago, IL, USA, 60631

Website

https://www.uscellular.com

U.S. Cellular is a regional wireless carrier that serves about 5 million customers spread across four major geographic clusters: the Midwest, mid-Atlantic, New England, and the Pacific Northwest. These service territories encompass a total population of about 32 million people. The vast majority of the markets the firm serves are rural or second/third-tier cities, with only the greater Milwaukee and Oklahoma City regions boasting populations greater than 1 million. U.S. Cellular also owns a 5.5% stake in Verizon Wireless' Los Angeles operations and, unlike its wireless carrier peers, owns most of its own towers.

Executives

Michael Irizarry	officer: EVP & CTO-Engineering and IS	8410 W BRYN MAWR, CHICAGO IL 60631
Kevin R Lowell	officer: EVP, Chief People Officer	8410 W. BRYN MAWR AVE, CHICAGO IL 60631
Xavier Williams	director	C/O AMERICAN VIRTUAL CLOUD TECHNOLOGIES, 1720 PEACHTREE ST., SUITE 629, ATLANTA GA 30309
James W Butman	director	30 N. LASALLE STREET, STE. 4000, CHICAGO IL 60602
Gregory P Josefowicz	director	850 76TH STREET SW, GRAND RAPIDS MI 49518
Deirdre Drake	officer: SVP-Chief HR Officer	8410 W. BRYN MAWR AVE, CHICAGO IL 60631
Esteban C Iriarte	director	8410 W. BRYN MAWR, CHICAGO IL 60631
Vicki L Villacrez	director	30 N. LASALLE STREET, SUITE 4000, CHICAGO IL 60602
Ronald E Daly	director
J Samuel Crowley	director	8410 WEST BRYN MAWR ST STE 700, CHICAGO IL 60631
Jay Ellison	officer: EVP-Operations
Laurent C Therivel	director, officer: President and CEO	8410 W. BRYN MAWR STREET, CHICAGO IL 60631
Kenneth R Meyers	director, officer: President and CEO
Anita J Kroll	officer: Chief Accounting Officer	30 N. LASALLE STREET, SUITE 4000, CHICAGO IL 60602
Steven T Campbell	director, officer: EVP-Finance, CFO and Treasurer	8410 W. BRYN MAWR, CHICAGO IL 60631