GURUFOCUS.COM » STOCK LIST » Industrials » Transportation » Alaska Air Group Inc (BSP:A1LK34) » Definitions » Cash And Cash Equivalents

Alaska Air Group (BSP:A1LK34) Cash And Cash Equivalents : R$4,407 Mil (As of Mar. 2024)


View and export this data going back to 2020. Start your Free Trial

What is Alaska Air Group Cash And Cash Equivalents?

Alaska Air Group's quarterly cash and cash equivalents declined from Sep. 2023 (R$3,195.34 Mil) to Dec. 2023 (R$1,376.84 Mil) but then increased from Dec. 2023 (R$1,376.84 Mil) to Mar. 2024 (R$4,407.12 Mil).

Alaska Air Group's annual cash and cash equivalents declined from Dec. 2021 (R$2,657.80 Mil) to Dec. 2022 (R$1,772.95 Mil) and declined from Dec. 2022 (R$1,772.95 Mil) to Dec. 2023 (R$1,376.84 Mil).


Alaska Air Group Cash And Cash Equivalents Historical Data

The historical data trend for Alaska Air Group's Cash And Cash Equivalents 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.

* Premium members only.

Alaska Air Group Cash And Cash Equivalents Chart

Alaska Air Group Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Cash And Cash Equivalents
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 907.10 7,048.24 2,657.80 1,772.95 1,376.84

Alaska Air Group Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
Cash And Cash Equivalents Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 2,687.64 2,601.58 3,195.34 1,376.84 4,407.12

Alaska Air Group 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.


Alaska Air Group  (BSP:A1LK34) 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.


Alaska Air Group Cash And Cash Equivalents Related Terms

Thank you for viewing the detailed overview of Alaska Air Group's Cash And Cash Equivalents provided by GuruFocus.com. Please click on the following links to see related term pages.


Alaska Air Group (BSP:A1LK34) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
19300 International Boulevard, Seattle, WA, USA, 98188
Alaska Air Group Inc operates two airlines, Alaska and Horizon in three operating segments. The Mainline segment includes scheduled air transportation on Alaska's Boeing and Airbus jet aircraft for passengers and cargo throughout the U.S., and in parts of Mexico, and Costa Rica. The Regional segment includes Horizon's and other third-party carriers' scheduled air transportation for passengers across a shorter distance network within the U.S. and Canada under capacity purchase agreements (CPA). The Horizon segment includes the capacity sold to Alaska under a CPA. It earns revenues from Passenger tickets, including ticket breakage and net of taxes and fees, Passenger ancillary and Mileage Plan passenger revenue.

Alaska Air Group (BSP:A1LK34) Headlines

No Headlines