Macy's (Macy's) Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities : $1,034 Mil (As of Jan. 2024)

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What is Macy's Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities?

Macy's's quarterly cash, cash equivalents, marketable securities declined from Jul. 2023 ($438.00 Mil) to Oct. 2023 ($364.00 Mil) but then increased from Oct. 2023 ($364.00 Mil) to Jan. 2024 ($1,034.00 Mil).

Macy's's annual cash, cash equivalents, marketable securities declined from Jan. 2022 ($1,712.00 Mil) to Jan. 2023 ($862.00 Mil) but then increased from Jan. 2023 ($862.00 Mil) to Jan. 2024 ($1,034.00 Mil).

Macy's Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities Historical Data

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

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Macy's Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities Chart

Macy's Annual Data

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Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities

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685.00

1,679.00

1,712.00

862.00

1,034.00

Macy's Quarterly Data
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Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															862.00	603.00	438.00	364.00	1,034.00

Macy's 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.

Macy's (NYSE:M) 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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Address

151 West 34th Street, New York, NY, USA, 10001

Website

https://www.macysinc.com

Founded in 1858 and based in New York City, Macy's operates about 550 stores under the Macy's nameplate, nearly 60 stores under the Bloomingdale's (full-price and outlet) and Bloomie's nameplates, and 158 freestanding Bluemercury specialty beauty stores. Macy's also operates e-commerce sites and licenses two Bloomingdale's stores in the United Arab Emirates and Kuwait. Women's apparel, accessories, shoes, cosmetics, and fragrances composed 61% of Macy's 2022 sales.

Executives

Adrian V Mitchell	officer: Chief Financial Officer	C/O MACY'S, INC., 151 WEST 34TH STREET, NEW YORK NY 10001
Paul Griscom	officer: Interim Principal Acctg. Offr.	C/O MACY'S, INC., 145 PROGRESS PLACE, SPRINGDALE OH 45246
Danielle L. Kirgan	officer: Chief Human Resources Officer	C/O MACY'S, INC., 151 WEST 34TH STREET, NEW YORK NY 10001
Garcia C Elisa D	officer: Chief Legal Officer	151 WEST 34TH STREET, NEW YORK NY 10001
Jeffrey Gennette	officer: Chief Merchandising Officer	C/O MACY'S, INC., 151 WEST 34TH STREET, NEW YORK NY 10001
Antony Spring	officer: Chairman & CEO, Bloomingdale's	C/O MACY'S, INC., 7 WEST SEVENTH STREET, CINCINNATI OH 45202
Naveen K. Chopra	director	C/O 2160 GOLD STREET, SAN JOSE CA 95002
Emilie Arel	director	C/O CASPER SLEEP INC., 175 GREENWICH ST., THREE WORLD TRADE CENTER, FLOOR 39, NEW YORK NY 10007
Jill Granoff	director	LIZ CLAIBORNE, INC., 1441 BROADWAY, NEW YORK NY 10018
Marie A Chandoha	director	C/O THE CHARLES SCHWAB CORPORATION, 211 MAIN STREET, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94105
Ashley Buchanan	director	C/O THE MICHAELS COMPANIES, INC., 8000 BENT BRANCH DRIVE, IRVING TX 75063
Tracey Zhen	director	C/O MACY'S, INC., 145 PROGRESS PLACE, SPRINGDALE OH 45246
John T. Harper	officer: Chief Operations Officer	C/O MACY'S, INC., 151 WEST 34TH STREET, NEW YORK NY 10001
Paul C Varga	director	850 DIXIE HIGHWAY, LOUISVILLE KY 40210
Felicia Williams	officer: EVP,Controller/Enterprise Risk	C/O MACY'S, INC., 151 WEST 34TH STREET, NEW YORK NY 10001