Alabama Power Co (Alabama Power Co) Cash And Cash Equivalents : $908.00 Mil (As of Jun. 2022)

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What is Alabama Power Co Cash And Cash Equivalents?

Alabama Power Co's quarterly cash and cash equivalents increased from Dec. 2021 ($1,060.00 Mil) to Mar. 2022 ($1,353.00 Mil) but then stayed the same from Mar. 2022 ($1,353.00 Mil) to Jun. 2022 ($908.00 Mil).

Alabama Power Co's annual cash and cash equivalents declined from Dec. 2019 ($894.00 Mil) to Dec. 2020 ($530.00 Mil) but then increased from Dec. 2020 ($530.00 Mil) to Dec. 2021 ($1,060.00 Mil).

Alabama Power Co Cash And Cash Equivalents Historical Data

The historical data trend for Alabama Power Co's Cash And Cash Equivalents can be seen below:

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Alabama Power Co Cash And Cash Equivalents Chart

Alabama Power Co Annual Data

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544.00

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894.00

530.00

1,060.00

Alabama Power Co Quarterly Data
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Cash And Cash Equivalents	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															727.00	670.00	1,060.00	1,353.00	908.00

Alabama Power Co Cash And Cash Equivalents 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.

Alabama Power Co (NYSE:ALM) Cash And Cash Equivalents Explanation

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.

Be Aware

Depreciation estimates make the calculation of net income susceptible to management's accounting choices. These choices can be either overly aggressive or overly conservative.

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600 North 18th Street, Birmingham, AL, USA, 35291

Website

http://www.alabamapower.com

Alabama Power Co operates in the utility sector. The company supplies electricity and stellar service to homes, businesses and industries in the southern two-thirds of Alabama.

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