GURUFOCUS.COM » STOCK LIST » Technology » Semiconductors » Micron Technology Inc (NAS:MU) » Definitions » Cash And Cash Equivalents

Micron Technology (Micron Technology) Cash And Cash Equivalents

: $8,016 Mil (As of Feb. 2024)
View and export this data going back to 1989. Start your Free Trial

Micron Technology's quarterly cash and cash equivalents declined from Aug. 2023 ($8,577.00 Mil) to Nov. 2023 ($8,075.00 Mil) but then stayed the same from Nov. 2023 ($8,075.00 Mil) to Feb. 2024 ($8,016.00 Mil).

Micron Technology's annual cash and cash equivalents increased from Aug. 2021 ($7,763.00 Mil) to Aug. 2022 ($8,262.00 Mil) and increased from Aug. 2022 ($8,262.00 Mil) to Aug. 2023 ($8,577.00 Mil).


Micron Technology Cash And Cash Equivalents Historical Data

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

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

* Premium members only.

Micron Technology Annual Data
Trend Aug14 Aug15 Aug16 Aug17 Aug18 Aug19 Aug20 Aug21 Aug22 Aug23
Cash And Cash Equivalents
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 7,152.00 7,624.00 7,763.00 8,262.00 8,577.00

Micron Technology Quarterly Data
May19 Aug19 Nov19 Feb20 May20 Aug20 Nov20 Feb21 May21 Aug21 Nov21 Feb22 May22 Aug22 Nov22 Feb23 May23 Aug23 Nov23 Feb24
Cash And Cash Equivalents Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 9,798.00 9,298.00 8,577.00 8,075.00 8,016.00

Micron Technology 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.


Micron Technology  (NAS:MU) 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.


Micron Technology Cash And Cash Equivalents Related Terms

Thank you for viewing the detailed overview of Micron Technology's Cash And Cash Equivalents provided by GuruFocus.com. Please click on the following links to see related term pages.


Micron Technology (Micron Technology) Business Description

Address
8000 South Federal Way, Post Office Box 6, Boise, ID, USA, 83716-9632
Micron is one of the largest semiconductor companies in the world, specializing in memory and storage chips. Its primary revenue stream comes from dynamic random access memory, or DRAM, and it also has minority exposure to not-and or NAND, flash chips. Micron serves a global customer base, selling chips into data centers, mobile phones, consumer electronics, and industrial and automotive applications. The firm is vertically integrated.
Executives
Sanjay Mehrotra officer: President & CEO C/O WESTERN DIGITAL CORPORATION, 3355 MICHELSON DRIVE, SUITE 100, IRVINE CA 92612
Scott J Deboer officer: Vice President, R&D 8000 S FEDERAL WAY, MS 1-557, BOISE ID 83716
Scott R. Allen officer: CVP, Chief Accounting Officer 11690 N.W. 105TH STREET, MIAMI FL 33178
April L Arnzen officer: VP, Human Resources 8000 S FEDERAL WAY, MS 1-557, BOISE ID 83716
Michael W Bokan officer: SVP, WORLDWIDE SALES 8000 S FEDERAL WAY, MS 1-557, BOISE ID 83716
Sumit Sadana officer: EVP & Chief Business Officer 47544 AVALON HEIGHTS TERRACE, FREMONT CA 94539
Richard M Beyer director 6501 WILLIAM CANNON DRIVE, WEST, AUSTIN TX 78735
Manish H Bhatia officer: EVP, Global Operations C/O WESTERN DIGITAL CORPORATION, 5601 GREAT OAKS PARKWAY, SAN JOSE CA 95119
Robert P Beard officer: SVP, General Counsel&Secretary 8000 S. FEDERAL WAY, BOISE ID 83716
Mark J. Murphy officer: EVP & Chief Financial Officer DELPHI AUTOMOTIVE PLC, 5725 DELPHI DRIVE, TROY MI 48098
Joel L Poppen officer: VP Legal Affairs, Gen Counsel, other: Corporate Secretary 8000 S. FEDERAL WAY, MS 1-557, BOISE ID 83716
David Zinsner officer: SVP & Chief Financial Officer 1001 MURPHY RANCH ROAD, MILPITAS CA 95035
Linnie M Haynesworth director 214 N TRYON STREET, CHARLOTTE NC 28202
Lynn A Dugle director 4803 STONECROFT BOULEVARD, CHANTILLY VA 20151
Paul Marosvari officer: VP, Chief Accounting Officer 8000 S. FEDERAL WAY, BOISE ID 83716