Comcast (Comcast) Cash And Cash Equivalents : $6,215 Mil (As of Dec. 2023)

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What is Comcast Cash And Cash Equivalents?

Comcast's quarterly cash and cash equivalents declined from Jun. 2023 ($7,146.00 Mil) to Sep. 2023 ($6,435.00 Mil) but then stayed the same from Sep. 2023 ($6,435.00 Mil) to Dec. 2023 ($6,215.00 Mil).

Comcast's annual cash and cash equivalents declined from Dec. 2021 ($8,711.00 Mil) to Dec. 2022 ($4,749.00 Mil) but then increased from Dec. 2022 ($4,749.00 Mil) to Dec. 2023 ($6,215.00 Mil).

Comcast Cash And Cash Equivalents Historical Data

The historical data trend for Comcast's Cash And Cash Equivalents can be seen below:

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Comcast Cash And Cash Equivalents Chart

Comcast Annual Data

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Cash And Cash Equivalents

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5,500.00

11,740.00

8,711.00

4,749.00

6,215.00

Comcast Quarterly Data
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Cash And Cash Equivalents	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															4,749.00	5,535.00	7,146.00	6,435.00	6,215.00

Comcast Cash And Cash Equivalents 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.

Comcast (NAS:CMCSA) Cash And Cash Equivalents Explanation

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.

Be Aware

Depreciation estimates make the calculation of net income susceptible to management's accounting choices. These choices can be either overly aggressive or overly conservative.

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Comcast (Comcast) Business Description

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Address

One Comcast Center, Philadelphia, PA, USA, 19103-2838

Website

https://www.comcastcorporation.com

Comcast is made up of three parts. The core cable business owns networks capable of providing television, internet access, and phone services to 62 million U.S. homes and businesses, or nearly half of the country. About 55% of the homes in this territory subscribe to at least one Comcast service. Comcast acquired NBCUniversal from General Electric in 2011. NBCU owns several cable networks, including CNBC, MSNBC, and USA, the NBC broadcast network, the Peacock streaming platform, several local NBC affiliates, Universal Studios, and several theme parks. Sky, acquired in 2018, is the dominant television provider in the U.K. and has invested heavily in proprietary content to build this position. Sky is also the largest pay-television provider in Italy and has a presence in Germany and Austria.

Executives

Jason Armstrong	officer: CFO & Treasurer	C/O COMCAST CORP, ONE COMCAST CENTER, PHILADELPHIA PA 19103
Louise F. Brady	director	22 SYLVAN WAY, PARSIPPANY NY 07054
Baltimore Thomas J Jr	director	PARK HOTELS & RESORTS INC., 1775 TYSONS BLVD, 7TH FLOOR, TYSONS VA 22102
Jennifer Khoury	officer: Chief Communications Officer	C/O COMCAST CORP, ONE COMCAST CENTER, PHILADELPHIA PA 19103
Kenneth J Bacon	director	5404 WISCONSIN AVENUE, SUITE 410, CHEVY CHASE MD 20815
Daniel C. Murdock	officer: SVP & Chief Accounting Officer	1500 MARKET STREET, PHILADELPHIA PA 19102
David N Watson	officer: Sr. EVP	1100 CASSATT ROAD, BERWYN PA 19312
Brian L Roberts	director, officer: Chairman of Board, Pres. & CEO	COMCAST CORP, ONE COMCAST CENTER, 1701 JFK BOULEVARD, PHILIDELPHIA PA 19103
Maritza Gomez Montiel	director	C/O APTARGROUP, INC., 265 EXCHANGE DRIVE, SUITE 100, CRYSTAL LAKE IL 60014
Adam Louis Miller	officer: Sr. EVP	ONE COMCAST CENTER, PHILADELPHIA PA 19103-2838
Dana Strong	officer: CEO - Sky	C/O COMCAST CORPORATION, ONE COMCAST CENTER, PHILADELPHIA PA 19103-2838
Jeff Shell	officer: CEO - NBCUniversal	C/O COMCAST CORPORATION, ONE COMCAST CENTER, PHILADELPHIA PA 19103
Naomi M. Bergman	director	210 E. EARLL DRIVE, PHOENIX AZ 85012
Sheldon M Bonovitz	director
David L Cohen	officer: Executive Vice President