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Lockheed Martin (Lockheed Martin) Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities

: $1,442 Mil (As of Dec. 2023)
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Lockheed Martin's quarterly cash, cash equivalents, marketable securities declined from Jun. 2023 ($3,673.00 Mil) to Sep. 2023 ($3,551.00 Mil) but then stayed the same from Sep. 2023 ($3,551.00 Mil) to Dec. 2023 ($1,442.00 Mil).

Lockheed Martin's annual cash, cash equivalents, marketable securities declined from Dec. 2021 ($3,604.00 Mil) to Dec. 2022 ($2,547.00 Mil) and declined from Dec. 2022 ($2,547.00 Mil) to Dec. 2023 ($1,442.00 Mil).


Lockheed Martin Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities Historical Data

The historical data trend for Lockheed Martin'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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Lockheed Martin Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1,514.00 3,160.00 3,604.00 2,547.00 1,442.00

Lockheed Martin 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 2,547.00 2,440.00 3,673.00 3,551.00 1,442.00

Lockheed Martin 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.


Lockheed Martin  (NYSE:LMT) 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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Lockheed Martin (Lockheed Martin) Business Description

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Address
6801 Rockledge Drive, Bethesda, MD, USA, 20817
Lockheed Martin is the world's largest defense contractor and has dominated the Western market for high-end fighter aircraft since it won the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program in 2001. Lockheed's largest segment is aeronautics, which derives upward of two-thirds of its revenue from the F-35. Lockheed's remaining segments are rotary and mission systems, which is mainly the Sikorsky helicopter business; missiles and fire control, which creates missiles and missile defense systems; and space systems, which produces satellites and receives equity income from the United Launch Alliance joint venture.
Executives
John Donovan director 208 S. AKARD ST. , ROOM 3025, DALLAS TX 75202
Stephanie C. Hill officer: Executive Vice President 55 WATER STREET, NEW YORK NY 10041
Timothy S Cahill officer: Executive Vice President 6802 ROCKLEDGE DRIVE, BETHESDA MD 20817
St John Frank A officer: Executive Vice President 6801 ROCKLEDGE DRIVE, BETHESDA MD 20817
Gregory M Ulmer officer: Acting Executive Vice Pres. 6801 ROCKLEDGE DRIVE, BETHESDA MD 20817
Vincent R. Stewart director C/O AMERICAN PUBLIC EDUCATION, INC., 111 WEST CONGRESS STREET, CHARLES TOWN WV 25414
Paul Harry Edward Iii officer: Vice President & Controller 6801 ROCKLEDGE DRIVE, BETHESDA MD 20817
Evan T Scott officer: Vice President & Treasurer 6801 ROCKLEDGE DRIVE, BETHESDA MD 20817
John W Mollard officer: Vice President & Treasurer 6801 ROCKLEDGE DRIVE, BETHESDA MD 20817
Brian P Colan officer: VP & Controller 6801 ROCKLEDGE DR, BETHESDA MD 20817
Maryanne Lavan officer: SVP & General Counsel 6801 ROCKLEDGE DRIVE, BETHESDA MD 20817
Jesus Jr Malave officer: Chief Financial Officer L3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES INC, 1025 WEST NASA BOULEVARD, MELBOURNE FL 32919
Lightfoot Robert M Jr officer: Executive Vice President 6801 ROCKLEDGE DR, BETHESDA MD 20817
Patricia E Yarrington director 6001 BOLLINGER CANYON ROAD, SAN RAMON CA 94583
Kenneth R Possenriede officer: Vice President & Treasurer 6801 ROCKLEDGE DRIVE, BETHESDA MD 20817