National Grid (National Grid) Cash And Cash Equivalents : $281 Mil (As of Sep. 2023)

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What is National Grid Cash And Cash Equivalents?

National Grid's quarterly cash and cash equivalents declined from Sep. 2022 ($293.32 Mil) to Mar. 2023 ($152.91 Mil) but then increased from Mar. 2023 ($152.91 Mil) to Sep. 2023 ($280.94 Mil).

National Grid's annual cash and cash equivalents increased from Mar. 2021 ($201.11 Mil) to Mar. 2022 ($250.33 Mil) but then declined from Mar. 2022 ($250.33 Mil) to Mar. 2023 ($152.91 Mil).

National Grid Cash And Cash Equivalents Historical Data

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

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National Grid Cash And Cash Equivalents Chart

National Grid Annual Data

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Cash And Cash Equivalents

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332.02

90.35

201.11

250.33

152.91

National Grid Semi-Annual Data
	Mar14	Sep14	Mar15	Sep15	Mar16	Sep16	Mar17	Sep17	Mar18	Sep18	Mar19	Sep19	Mar20	Sep20	Mar21	Sep21	Mar22	Sep22	Mar23	Sep23
Cash And Cash Equivalents	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															640.11	250.33	293.32	152.91	280.94

National Grid 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.

National Grid (NYSE:NGG) 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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Website

https://www.nationalgrid.com

National Grid owns and operates the electric transmission system in England and Wales. It sold the bulk of its U.K. gas transmission business in fiscal 2023 to fund the acquisition of PPL's U.K. power distribution assets. In the Northeastern United States, it serves electricity and gas customers combined in three states. It also owns regulated transmission and electricity generation in the United States, metering services, merchant transmission lines in the U.K., and the Grain (U.K.) liquefied natural gas facility.