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Nissan Motor Co (Nissan Motor Co) Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities

: $12,216 Mil (As of Dec. 2023)
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Nissan Motor Co's quarterly cash, cash equivalents, marketable securities declined from Jun. 2023 ($13,191.33 Mil) to Sep. 2023 ($11,011.74 Mil) but then increased from Sep. 2023 ($11,011.74 Mil) to Dec. 2023 ($12,215.74 Mil).

Nissan Motor Co's annual cash, cash equivalents, marketable securities declined from Mar. 2021 ($18,712.45 Mil) to Mar. 2022 ($15,118.33 Mil) and declined from Mar. 2022 ($15,118.33 Mil) to Mar. 2023 ($15,070.49 Mil).


Nissan Motor Co Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities Historical Data

The historical data trend for Nissan Motor 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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Nissan Motor Co Annual Data
Trend Mar14 Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23
Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 12,227.87 15,259.80 18,712.45 15,118.33 15,070.49

Nissan Motor 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 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 12,457.46 15,070.49 13,191.33 11,011.74 12,215.74

Nissan Motor 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.


Nissan Motor Co  (OTCPK:NSANY) 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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Nissan Motor Co (Nissan Motor Co) Business Description

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1-1, Takashima 1-chome, Nishi-ku, Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa, JPN, 220-8686
While Nissan sold 3.3 million vehicles last fiscal year, total calendar 2022 Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi alliance sales volume of 6.5 million vehicles makes the group the fourth-largest vehicle seller in the world, behind Toyota at 10.3 million, Volkswagen at 8.5 million, and Hyundai/Kia with 6.8 million vehicles sold. Nissan's financial services subsidiary provides consumers with auto loans and leases but also finances Nissan's sales to its dealerships (known as floor-plan financing). Nissan is 43.4% owned by Renault, while Nissan in turn owns 15% of Renault. Nissan also owns a 34% stake in Mitsubishi Motors. Under a new alliance agreement expected to be completed before the end of December 2023, Nissan and Renault will have cross-shareholding capped at 15% voting rights for each company.

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