Nielsen Holdings (Nielsen Holdings) Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities : $621 Mil (As of Jun. 2022)

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What is Nielsen Holdings Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities?

Nielsen Holdings's quarterly cash, cash equivalents, marketable securities increased from Dec. 2021 ($380.00 Mil) to Mar. 2022 ($482.00 Mil) and increased from Mar. 2022 ($482.00 Mil) to Jun. 2022 ($621.00 Mil).

Nielsen Holdings's annual cash, cash equivalents, marketable securities increased from Dec. 2019 ($454.00 Mil) to Dec. 2020 ($500.00 Mil) but then declined from Dec. 2020 ($500.00 Mil) to Dec. 2021 ($380.00 Mil).

Nielsen Holdings Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities Historical Data

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

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Nielsen Holdings Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities Chart

Nielsen Holdings Annual Data

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Nielsen Holdings Quarterly Data
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Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															410.00	542.00	380.00	482.00	621.00

Nielsen Holdings 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.

Nielsen Holdings (NYSE:NLSN) 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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Nielsen Holdings (Nielsen Holdings) Business Description

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675 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY, USA, 10010

Website

https://www.nielsen.com

Nielsen Holdings PLC operates as a media and content ecosystem provider and offers audience measurement, data and analytics services. The company's data is used by its publishing clients to understand their audiences, establish the value of their advertising inventory, and maximize the value of their content. It operates as a complete unit - from the conception of a product, through the collection of the data, into the technology and operations, all the way to the data being sold and delivered to the client. The company's single reportable segment consists of television, radio, online and mobile audience and advertising measurement and corresponding analytics.

Executives

Windacre Partnership Master Fund, Lp	10 percent owner	2200 POST OAK BLVD., SUITE 1580, HOUSTON TX 77056
Windacre Partnership Llc	10 percent owner	2200 POST OAK BOULEVARD, SUITE 1580, HOUSTON TX 77056
Snehal Amin	10 percent owner	2200 POST OAK BLVD., SUITE 1580, HOU TX 77056
Henry Iglesias	officer: Principal Accounting Officer	TIFFANY & CO., 727 FIFTH AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10022
Stephanie Plaines	director	200 E. RANDOLPH DRIVE, CHICAGO IL 60601
Luca Guerrino De	director	C/O LOGITECH, INC., 6505 KAISER DRIVE, FREMONT CA 94555
Karthik Rao	officer: COO Nielsen Global Media	3200 OLYMPUS BLVD, SUITE 100, DALLAS TX 75019
Jon Miller	director	C/O TRIPADVISOR, INC, 141 NEEDHAM STREET, NEWTON MA 02464
Attwood James A Jr	director	520 MADISON AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10022
David W Kenny	director, officer: Chief Executive Officer	VIVAKI, 33 ARCH STREET, BOSTON MA 02110
Thomas H Castro	director	C/O TIME WARNER CABLE INC., 60 COLUMBUS CIRCLE, 16TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10023
Janice Marinelli Mazza	director	4031 LONGRIDGE AVE, SHERMAN OAKS CA 91423
Linda Zukauckas	officer: Chief Financial Officer	200 VESEY STREET, NEW YORK NY 10285
Laurie Lovett	officer: Chief Human Resources Officer	675 6TH AVENUE, 3RD FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10011
Christopher Taft	officer: SVP & Corporate Controller	442 YELLOW BRICK ROAD, ORANGE CT 06477