Ciena (CIEN) Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities : $1,371 Mil (As of Jan. 2024)

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What is Ciena Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities?

Ciena's quarterly cash, cash equivalents, marketable securities declined from Jul. 2023 ($1,259.77 Mil) to Oct. 2023 ($1,115.37 Mil) but then increased from Oct. 2023 ($1,115.37 Mil) to Jan. 2024 ($1,371.43 Mil).

Ciena's annual cash, cash equivalents, marketable securities declined from Oct. 2021 ($1,604.03 Mil) to Oct. 2022 ($1,148.34 Mil) and declined from Oct. 2022 ($1,148.34 Mil) to Oct. 2023 ($1,115.37 Mil).

Ciena Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities Historical Data

The historical data trend for Ciena's Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities can be seen below:

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Ciena Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities Chart

Ciena Annual Data

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Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities

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1,013.99

1,239.29

1,604.03

1,148.34

1,115.37

Ciena Quarterly Data
	Apr19	Jul19	Oct19	Jan20	Apr20	Jul20	Oct20	Jan21	Apr21	Jul21	Oct21	Jan22	Apr22	Jul22	Oct22	Jan23	Apr23	Jul23	Oct23	Jan24
Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															1,154.97	1,318.16	1,259.77	1,115.37	1,371.43

Ciena 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.

Ciena (NYSE:CIEN) 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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Ciena (CIEN) Business Description

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Address

7035 Ridge Road, Hanover, MD, USA, 21076

Website

https://www.ciena.com

Ciena Corp is a network and technology company. It provides network hardware, software, and services that support the transport, switching, aggregation, service delivery, and management of video, data, and voice traffic on communications networks. It serves various industries such as communication services providers, web-scale providers, cable operators, government, and large enterprises world-wide. The business activities function through Networking Platforms; Platform Software and Services; Blue Planet Automation Software, and Global Services segments. Geographically, its presence is seen in the markets of the United States, Canada, the Caribbean, Latin America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Asia Pacific, Japan, and India. The maximum revenue is generated from Americas.

Executives

David M Rothenstein	officer: Sr. VP, General Counsel	7035 RIDGE ROAD, HANOVER MD 21076
Gary B Smith	director, officer: President, CEO	C/O CIENA CORPORATION, 7035 RIDGE ROAD, HANOVER MD 21076
Brodie Gage	officer: SVP Global Products & Supply	2351 ALFRED-NOBEL BLVD, SUITE N-300, SAINT LAURENT A8 H4S 2A9
Dino Diperna	officer: SVP Global R&D	385 TERRY FOX DR, OTTAWA A6 K2K OL1
Jason Phipps	officer: SVP Global Sales and Marketing	7410 RIDGE RD, HANOVER MD 21076
Joseph Cumello	officer: SVP, General Mgr. Blue Planet	7035 RIDGE RD, HANOVER MD 21076
Scott Mcfeely	officer: SVP, Networking Platforms	7035 RIDGE RD, HANOVER MD 21076
Mary G Puma	director	AXCELIS TECHNOLOGIES INC., 108 CHERRY HILL DRIVE, BEVERLY MA 01915
Andrew C Petrik	officer: VP, CONTROLLER	7035 RIDGE ROAD, HANOVER MD 21076
Sheela Kosaraju	officer: SVP, General Counsel	43-51 WORSHIP ST, LONDON X0 EC2A 2DX
Stephen B Alexander	officer: SVP, Chief Technology Officer	C/O CIENA CORPORATION, 7035 RIDGE ROAD, HANOVER MD 21076
Rick Hamilton	officer: SVP, Software and Services	9500 AMBERGIEN, AUSTIN TX 78729
Moylan James E Jr	officer: SVP Finance, CFO	CIENA CORPORATION, 7035 RIDGE ROAD, HANOVER MD 21076
Judith M Obrien	director	855 MAUDE AVENUE, MOUNTAIN VIEW CA 94043
Thomas Michael Nevens	director	C/O BORLAND SOFTWARE CORPORATION, 20450 STEVENS CREEK BLVD, SUITE 800, CUPERTINO CA 95014