Global Payments (Global Payments) Cash And Cash Equivalents

: $2,089 Mil (As of Dec. 2023)

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Global Payments's quarterly cash and cash equivalents increased from Jun. 2023 ($1,919.59 Mil) to Sep. 2023 ($1,941.78 Mil) and increased from Sep. 2023 ($1,941.78 Mil) to Dec. 2023 ($2,088.89 Mil).

Global Payments's annual cash and cash equivalents increased from Dec. 2021 ($1,979.31 Mil) to Dec. 2022 ($1,997.57 Mil) and increased from Dec. 2022 ($1,997.57 Mil) to Dec. 2023 ($2,088.89 Mil).

Global Payments Cash And Cash Equivalents Historical Data

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

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Global Payments Annual Data

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Cash And Cash Equivalents

1,678.27

1,945.87

1,979.31

1,997.57

2,088.89

Global Payments 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																1,997.57	2,001.67	1,919.59	1,941.78	2,088.89

Global Payments 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.

Global Payments (NYSE:GPN) 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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Global Payments (Global Payments) Business Description

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GPN:Mexico GLO:Germany

Address

3550 Lenox Road, Atlanta, GA, USA, 30326

Website

https://www.globalpaymentsinc.com

Global Payments is a leading provider of payment processing and software solutions and focuses on serving small and midsize merchants. The company operates in 30 countries and generates about one fourth of its revenue from outside North America, primarily in Europe and Asia. In 2019, Global Payments merged with Total System Services in an all-stock deal that gave Total System Services shareholders 48% of the combined company's shares. The merger added issuer processing operations.

Executives

M Troy Woods	director	ONE TSYS WAY, COLUMBUS GA 31901
Baldwin Robert H B Jr	director	C/O HEARTLAND PAYMENT SYSTEMS, INC., 90 NASSAU STREET, PRINCETON NJ 08542
David M Sheffield	officer: Chief Accounting Officer	10 GLENLAKE PARKWAY, NORTH TOWER, ATLANTA GA 30328
David Lawrence Green	officer: EVP and General Counsel	1431 FAIRVIEW ROAD NE, ATLANTA GA 30306
Kirsten Marie Kliphouse	director	531 SOUTH SPRING STREET, BURLINGTON NC 27215
Joshua J Whipple	officer: Senior Executive VP and CFO	3550 LENOX ROAD NE, ATLANTA GA 30326
Guido Francesco Sacchi	officer: EVP and CIO	533 ORME CIRCLE NE, ATLANTA GA 30306
Andrea M Carter	officer: Senior Executive VP and CHRO	600 N. HURSTBOURNE PARKWAY, SUITE 400, LOUISVILLE KY 40222
Jeffrey Steven Sloan	director, officer: CEO	5048 NORTHSIDE DRIVE, ATLANTA GA 30327
John G Bruno	director
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