Time Warner (Time Warner) Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities : $1,691 Mil (As of Mar. 2018)

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What is Time Warner Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities?

Time Warner's quarterly cash, cash equivalents, marketable securities stayed the same from Sep. 2017 ($2,621.00 Mil) to Dec. 2017 ($2,621.00 Mil) and stayed the same from Dec. 2017 ($2,621.00 Mil) to Mar. 2018 ($1,691.00 Mil).

Time Warner's annual cash, cash equivalents, marketable securities declined from Dec. 2015 ($2,155.00 Mil) to Dec. 2016 ($1,539.00 Mil) but then increased from Dec. 2016 ($1,539.00 Mil) to Dec. 2017 ($2,621.00 Mil).

Time Warner Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities Historical Data

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

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Time Warner Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities Chart

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Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities

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1,816.00

2,618.00

2,155.00

1,539.00

2,621.00

Time Warner Quarterly Data
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Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															1,450.00	1,705.00	2,621.00	2,621.00	1,691.00

Time Warner 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.

Time Warner (NYSE:TWX) 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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Time Warner is a pure-play entertainment company that owns several television networks, including HBO, CNN, TNT, and the CW. The filmed entertainment segment creates and distributes movies and television programming for internal and external distribution outlets. Warner Bros. and New Line Cinema combine to form the largest filmmaker in the world. The company owns a deep and valuable content library that includes popular movie franchises such as DC Comics and Harry Potter and television programs such as Friends and The Big Bang Theory.

Executives

Fred Hassan	director	C/O CARET GROUP,, 1100 HOLLAND DR., BOCA RATON FL 33487
Douglas Edward Horne	officer: SVP and Controller	ONE TIME WARNER CENTER, NEW YORK NY 10019
Gary L Ginsberg	officer: Executive Vice President	TIME WARNER INC., ONE TIME WARNER CENTER, NEW YORK NY 10019
Olaf Olafsson	officer: Executive Vice President	C/O TIME WARNER INC. ONE TIME WARNER CENTER NEW YORK NY 10019
Paul Wachter	director	C/O TIME WARNER INC., ONE TIME WARNER CENTER, NEW YORK NY 10019
Robert C Clark	director	C/O TIME WARNER INC., ONE TIME WARNER CENTER, NEW YORK NY 10019
William P Barr	director	C/O TIME WARNER INC., ONE TIME WARNER CENTER, NEW YORK NY 10019
Howard M Averill	officer: EVP and CFO	CAMPBELL SOUP COMPANY, ONE CAMPBELL PLACE, CAMDEN NJ 08103
Paul T Cappuccio	officer: EVP and General Counsel	TIME WARNER INC., ONE TIME WARNER CENTER, NEW YORK NY 10019
Carlos M Gutierrez	director	5 GREENWAY PLAZA, STE 110, HOUSTON TX 77046
Carol A Melton	officer: Executive Vice President	4445 WILLARD AVENUE, SUITE 400, CHEVY CHASE MD 20815
Jessica P Einhorn	director	C/O BLACKROCK, INC., 55 EAST 52ND STREET, NEW YORK NY 10055
Mathias Dopfner	director	C/O TIME WARNER INC., ONE TIME WARNER CENTER, NEW YORK NY 10019
Deborah C Wright	director	CARVER BANCORP, INC, 75 W. 125TH STREET, NEW YORK NY 10027
James L Barksdale	director	C/O TIME WARNER INC., ONE TIME WARNER CENTER, NEW YORK NY 10019