ABB (ABBNY) Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities

: $5,819 Mil (As of Dec. 2023)

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ABB's quarterly cash, cash equivalents, marketable securities increased from Jun. 2023 ($4,116.00 Mil) to Sep. 2023 ($4,960.00 Mil) and increased from Sep. 2023 ($4,960.00 Mil) to Dec. 2023 ($5,819.00 Mil).

ABB's annual cash, cash equivalents, marketable securities declined from Dec. 2021 ($5,329.00 Mil) to Dec. 2022 ($4,881.00 Mil) but then increased from Dec. 2022 ($4,881.00 Mil) to Dec. 2023 ($5,819.00 Mil).

ABB Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities Historical Data

The historical data trend for ABB's Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities 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.

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ABB Annual Data

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Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities

4,074.00

5,386.00

5,329.00

4,881.00

5,819.00

ABB Quarterly Data
	Mar19	Jun19	Sep19	Dec19	Mar20	Jun20	Sep20	Dec20	Mar21	Jun21	Sep21	Dec21	Mar22	Jun22	Sep22	Dec22	Mar23	Jun23	Sep23	Dec23
Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities																4,881.00	4,818.00	4,116.00	4,960.00	5,819.00

ABB Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities 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.

Marketable Securities are very liquid securities that can be converted into cash quickly at a reasonable price.

ABB (OTCPK:ABBNY) Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities Explanation

Marketable securities are very liquid as they tend to have maturities of less than one year. Furthermore, the rate at which these securities can be bought or sold has little effect on their prices.

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.

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ABB (ABBNY) Business Description

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Address

Affolternstrasse 44, Zurich, CHE, 8050

Website

https://www.abb.com

ABB is a supplier of electrical equipment and automation products. Founded in the late 19th century, the company was created out of the merger of two old industrial companies: ASEA and BBC. Its products include electrical equipment, industrial robots, and equipment used for industrial automation that are sold via approximately 20 business divisions. ABB is the number one or two supplier in two thirds of its product segments.