S&P Global (S&P Global) Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities : $1,316 Mil (As of Dec. 2023)

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What is S&P Global Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities?

S&P Global's quarterly cash, cash equivalents, marketable securities increased from Jun. 2023 ($1,561.00 Mil) to Sep. 2023 ($1,645.00 Mil) but then stayed the same from Sep. 2023 ($1,645.00 Mil) to Dec. 2023 ($1,316.00 Mil).

S&P Global's annual cash, cash equivalents, marketable securities declined from Dec. 2021 ($6,508.00 Mil) to Dec. 2022 ($1,300.00 Mil) but then increased from Dec. 2022 ($1,300.00 Mil) to Dec. 2023 ($1,316.00 Mil).

S&P Global Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities Historical Data

The historical data trend for S&P Global'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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S&P Global Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities Chart

S&P Global Annual Data

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Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities

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2,894.00

4,117.00

6,508.00

1,300.00

1,316.00

S&P Global Quarterly Data
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Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															1,300.00	1,402.00	1,561.00	1,645.00	1,316.00

S&P Global 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.

S&P Global (NYSE:SPGI) 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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S&P Global (S&P Global) Business Description

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Address

55 Water Street, New York, NY, USA, 10041

Website

https://www.spglobal.com

S&P Global provides data and benchmarks to capital and commodity market participants. Its ratings business is the largest credit rating agency in the world and S&P's largest segment by profitability. S&P's largest segment by revenue is market intelligence, which provides desktop, data and advisory solutions, enterprise solutions, and credit/risk solutions mostly in the financial-services industry. S&P's other segments include commodity insights (Platts and other data), mobility (Carfax), and indexes.

Executives

Douglas L. Peterson	director, officer: CEO & President	MCGRAW HILL FINANCIAL, 1221 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, NEW YORK NY 10020
Saugata Saha	officer: President, S&P Global Platts	55 WATER STREET, NEW YORK NY 10041
Ewout L Steenbergen	officer: EVP & Chief Financial Officer	230 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10169
Adam Jason Kansler	officer: President, Market Intelligence	C/O MARKIT LTD, 4TH FL, ROPEMAKER PLACE, 25 ROPEMAKER STREET, LONDON X0 EC2Y 9LY
Dimitra Manis	officer: Chief People Officer	55 WATER STREET, S&P GLOBAL, 45TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10041
Steven J Kemps	officer: EVP, General Counsel	2515 MCKINNEY AVENUE, SUITE 1200, DALLAS TX 75201
Sally Moore	officer: EVP, Strategic Alliances	55 WATER STREET, NEW YORK NY 10041
Deborah D Mcwhinney	director	PO BOX 40 EAST BROADWAY, BUTTE MT 59701
Robert P Kelly	director	ONE MELLON CENTER, PITTSBURGH PA 15258-0001
Christopher Craig	officer: SVP and Controller	55 WATER STREET, LEGAL DEPARTMENT, NEW YORK NY 10041
Martina Cheung	officer: EMD, Head of Global Risk Svcs	55 WATER STREET, NEW YORK NY 10020
John L Berisford	officer: President, S&P Ratings	C/O THE PEPSI BOTTLING GROUP, INC., ONE PEPSI WAY, SOMERS NY 10589
Nancy Luquette	officer: SVP, Chief Risk & Audit Exec	S&P GLOBAL, 55 WATER STREET, NEW YORK NY 10041
Jacques Esculier	director	C/O AMERICAN STANDARD COMPANIES INC, ONE CENTENNIAL AVENUE, PISCATAWAY NJ 08855
Gay Huey Evans	director	SHIPPING & RECEIVING CENTER, 16930 PARK ROW DR., HOUSTON TX 77084