Freeport-McMoRan (Freeport-McMoRan) Cash And Cash Equivalents

: $4,758 Mil (As of Dec. 2023)

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Freeport-McMoRan's quarterly cash and cash equivalents declined from Jun. 2023 ($6,683.00 Mil) to Sep. 2023 ($5,745.00 Mil) but then stayed the same from Sep. 2023 ($5,745.00 Mil) to Dec. 2023 ($4,758.00 Mil).

Freeport-McMoRan's annual cash and cash equivalents increased from Dec. 2021 ($8,068.00 Mil) to Dec. 2022 ($8,146.00 Mil) but then declined from Dec. 2022 ($8,146.00 Mil) to Dec. 2023 ($4,758.00 Mil).

Freeport-McMoRan Cash And Cash Equivalents Historical Data

The historical data trend for Freeport-McMoRan's Cash And Cash Equivalents can be seen below:

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Freeport-McMoRan Annual Data

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Dec23

Cash And Cash Equivalents

2,020.00

3,657.00

8,068.00

8,146.00

4,758.00

Freeport-McMoRan Quarterly Data
	Mar19	Jun19	Sep19	Dec19	Mar20	Jun20	Sep20	Dec20	Mar21	Jun21	Sep21	Dec21	Mar22	Jun22	Sep22	Dec22	Mar23	Jun23	Sep23	Dec23
Cash And Cash Equivalents																8,146.00	6,852.00	6,683.00	5,745.00	4,758.00

Freeport-McMoRan 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.

Freeport-McMoRan (NYSE:FCX) 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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Freeport-McMoRan (Freeport-McMoRan) Business Description

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Address

333 North Central Avenue, Phoenix, AZ, USA, 85004-2189

Website

https://www.fcx.com

Freeport-McMoRan Inc is an international mining company. It operates geographically diverse assets with proven and probable mineral reserves of copper, gold, and molybdenum. The company's portfolio of assets includes the Grasberg minerals district in Indonesia; and mining operations in North America and South America, including the large-scale Morenci minerals district in Arizona and the Cerro Verde operation in Peru. It derives key revenue from the sale of Copper.

Executives

Sara Grootwassink Lewis	director	C/O CAPITALSOURCE INC., 4445 WILLARD AVENUE, 12TH FLOOR, CHEVY CHASE MD 20815
Ellie L. Mikes	officer: Chief Accounting Officer	333 N. CENTRAL AVE., PHOENIX AZ 85004
Currault Douglas N. Ii	officer: Senior VP & General Counsel	333 N. CENTRAL AVENUE, PHOENIX AZ 85004
Ryan Michael Lance	director	SHIPPING & RECEIVING CENTER, 16930 PARK ROW DR., HOUSTON TX 77084
Marcela E Donadio	director	7909 PARKWOOD CIRCLE DRIVE, HOUSTON TX 77036-6565
David P Abney	director	55 GLENLAKE PARWAY, NE, ATLANTA GA 30328
Robert W. Dudley	director	333 NORTH CENTRAL AVENUE, PHOENIX AZ 85004
Dustan E Mccoy	director
Hugh Grant	director	C/O PPG INDUSTRIES, INC., 1 PPG PLACE, PITTSBURGH PA 15272
Whitmire C Donald Jr	officer: Vice President and Controller
Maree E. Robertson	officer: SVP & CFO	333 N. CENTRAL AVE., PHOENIX AZ 85004
Stephen T. Higgins	officer: Senior VP & CAO	333 N. CENTRAL AVENUE, PHOENIX AZ 85004
Kathleen L Quirk	officer: SVP, CFO, Treasurer	1615 POYDRAS STREET, NEW ORLEANS LA 70112
Richard C Adkerson	officer: President and CFO
Gerald J Ford	director	200 CRESCENT CT STE 1350, DALLAS TX 75201