The Walt Disney Co (The Walt Disney Co) Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities

: $7,192 Mil (As of Dec. 2023)

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The Walt Disney Co's quarterly cash, cash equivalents, marketable securities increased from Jun. 2023 ($11,458.00 Mil) to Sep. 2023 ($14,182.00 Mil) but then stayed the same from Sep. 2023 ($14,182.00 Mil) to Dec. 2023 ($7,192.00 Mil).

The Walt Disney Co's annual cash, cash equivalents, marketable securities declined from Sep. 2021 ($15,959.00 Mil) to Sep. 2022 ($11,615.00 Mil) but then increased from Sep. 2022 ($11,615.00 Mil) to Sep. 2023 ($14,182.00 Mil).

The Walt Disney Co Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities Historical Data

The historical data trend for The Walt Disney Co'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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The Walt Disney Co Annual Data

Trend

Sep14

Sep15

Sep16

Sep17

Sep18

Sep19

Sep20

Sep21

Sep22

Sep23

Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities

5,418.00

17,914.00

15,959.00

11,615.00

14,182.00

The Walt Disney Co 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																8,470.00	10,399.00	11,458.00	14,182.00	7,192.00

The Walt Disney Co 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.

The Walt Disney Co (NYSE:DIS) 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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The Walt Disney Co (The Walt Disney Co) Business Description

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Address

500 South Buena Vista Street, Burbank, CA, USA, 91521

Website

https://www.thewaltdisneycompany.com

Disney operates in three global business segments: entertainment, sports, and experiences. Entertainment and experiences both benefit from franchises and characters the firm has created over the course of a century. Entertainment includes the ABC broadcast network, several cable television networks, and the Disney+ and Hulu streaming services. Within the segment, Disney also engages in movie and television production and distribution, with content licensed to movie theaters, other content providers, or, increasingly, kept in-house for use on Disney's own streaming platform and television networks. The sports segment houses ESPN and the ESPN+ streaming service. Experiences contains Disney's theme parks and vacation destinations, and also benefits from merchandise licensing.

Executives

Sonia L Coleman	officer: Sr. EVP and Chief HR Officer	500 SOUTH BUENA VISTA STREET, BURBANK CA 91521
Brent Woodford	officer: EVP, Control, Fin Plan & Tax	1441 GARDINER LANE, LOUISVILLE KY 40213
Amy Chang	director	2100 SEAPORT BLVD., C/O INFORMATICA CORPORATION, REDWOOD CITY CA 94063
Kevin A Lansberry	officer: Interim Chief Finan Officer	500 SOUTH BUENA VISTA STREET, BURBANK CA 91521
Christine M Mccarthy	officer: SEVP-Chief Financial Officer	500 SOUTH BUENA VISTA STREET, BURBANK CA 91521-0964
Carolyn Everson	director	C/O THE HERTZ CORPORATION, 225 BRAE BOULEVARD, PARK RIDGE NJ 07656-0713
Kristina K Schake	officer: Sr. EVP and Chief Comm Officer	500 SOUTH BUENA VISTA STREET, BURBANK CA 91521
Horacio E Gutierrez	officer: Sr EVP, General Counsel & Secy	500 SOUTH BUENA VISTA STREET, BURBANK CA 91521
Geoff Morrell	officer: SEVP Chf Corp Affairs Officer	500 SOUTH BUENA VISTA STREET, BURBANK CA 91521
Robert A Chapek	officer: Chief Executive Officer	500 SOUTH BUENA VISTA STREET, BURBANK CA 91521
Paul J Richardson	officer: Sr. EVP and Chief HR Officer	500 SOUTH BUENA VISTA STREET, BURBANK CA 91521
Calvin Mcdonald	director	C/O LULULEMON ATHLETICA INC., 1818 CORNWALL AVENUE, VANCOUVER A1 V6J 1C7
Robert A Iger	director, officer: Chairman and CEO	C/O WALT DISNEY CO, 500 S BUENA VISTA STREET, BURBANK CA 91521-1062
Zenia B. Mucha	officer: SEVP Corporate Communications	500 SOUTH BUENA VISTA STREET, BURBANK CA 91521
Mary Jayne Parker	officer: SEVP and Chief HR Officer	500 SOUTH BUENA VISTA STREET, BURBANK CA 91521-0966