United Parcel Service (United Parcel Service) Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities

: $6,072 Mil (As of Dec. 2023)

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United Parcel Service's quarterly cash, cash equivalents, marketable securities declined from Jun. 2023 ($7,883.00 Mil) to Sep. 2023 ($7,278.00 Mil) but then stayed the same from Sep. 2023 ($7,278.00 Mil) to Dec. 2023 ($6,072.00 Mil).

United Parcel Service's annual cash, cash equivalents, marketable securities declined from Dec. 2021 ($10,593.00 Mil) to Dec. 2022 ($7,595.00 Mil) and declined from Dec. 2022 ($7,595.00 Mil) to Dec. 2023 ($6,072.00 Mil).

United Parcel Service Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities Historical Data

The historical data trend for United Parcel Service'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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United Parcel Service Annual Data

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Dec23

Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities

5,741.00

6,316.00

10,593.00

7,595.00

6,072.00

United Parcel Service 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																7,595.00	9,398.00	7,883.00	7,278.00	6,072.00

United Parcel Service 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.

United Parcel Service (NYSE:UPS) 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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United Parcel Service (United Parcel Service) Business Description

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Address

55 Glenlake Parkway, N.E. Atlanta, Atlanta, GA, USA, 30328

Website

https://www.ups.com

As the world's largest parcel delivery company, UPS manages a massive fleet of more than 500 planes and 100,000 vehicles, along with many hundreds of sorting facilities, to deliver an average of about 25 million packages per day to residences and businesses across the globe. UPS' domestic U.S. package operations generate around 64% of total revenue while international package makes up 20%. Air and ocean freight forwarding, truckload brokerage, and contract logistics make up the remainder.

Executives

Nando Cesarone	officer: President, UPS International	55 GLENLAKE PARKWAY, NE, ATLANTA GA 30328
Laura J Lane	officer: Chief Corp Affairs & Comms Off	55 GLENLAKE PARKWAY, NE, ATLANTA GA 30328
Brian Newman	officer: Chief Financial Officer	55 GLENLAKE PARKWAY, NE, ATLANTA GA 30328
Brothers Norman M. Jr	officer: Sr VP, Gen Counsel & Sec	55 GLENLAKE PARKWAY, NE, ATLANTA GA 30328
Darrell L Ford	officer: Chief Human Resources Officer	55 GLENLAKE PARKWAY, NE, ATLANTA GA 30328
Kathleen M. Gutmann	officer: Senior Vice President	55 GLENLAKE PARKWAY, NE, ATLANTA GA 30328
Kevin M Warren	officer: Chief Marketing Officer	55 GLENLAKE PARKWAY, NE, ATLANTA GA 30328
Bala Subramanian	officer: Chief Digital & Tech Officer	55 GLENLAKE PARKWAY, NE, ATLANTA GA 30328
Philippe R Gilbert	officer: Pres, Supply Chain Solutions	55 GLENLAKE PARKWAY, NE, ATLANTA GA 30328
Juan R. Perez	officer: Senior Vice President	55 GLENLAKE PARKWAY, NE, ATLANTA GA 30328
Scott A. Price	officer: Chief Transformation Officer	55 GLENLAKE PARKWAY, NE, ATLANTA GA 30328
Russell Stokes	director	ONE FINANCIAL CENTER, SUITE 3700, BOSTON MA 02111
Wayne M. Hewett	director	5 WESTBROOK CORPORATE CENTER, WESTCHESTER IL 60154
Charlene A Thomas	officer: Chief Human Resources Officer	55 GLENLAKE PARKWAY, NE, ATLANTA GA 30328
Kathleen E Johnson	director	55 GLENLAKE PARKWAY, NE, ATLANTA GA 30328