Canadian National Railway Co (Canadian National Railway Co) Cash And Cash Equivalents

: $354 Mil (As of Dec. 2023)

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Canadian National Railway Co's quarterly cash and cash equivalents declined from Jun. 2023 ($405.69 Mil) to Sep. 2023 ($362.87 Mil) but then stayed the same from Sep. 2023 ($362.87 Mil) to Dec. 2023 ($354.06 Mil).

Canadian National Railway Co's annual cash and cash equivalents declined from Dec. 2021 ($654.69 Mil) to Dec. 2022 ($241.44 Mil) but then increased from Dec. 2022 ($241.44 Mil) to Dec. 2023 ($354.06 Mil).

Canadian National Railway Co Cash And Cash Equivalents Historical Data

The historical data trend for Canadian National Railway Co's Cash And Cash Equivalents can be seen below:

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Canadian National Railway Co Annual Data

Trend

Dec14

Dec15

Dec16

Dec17

Dec18

Dec19

Dec20

Dec21

Dec22

Dec23

Cash And Cash Equivalents

48.60

444.22

654.69

241.44

354.06

Canadian National Railway Co Quarterly Data
	Mar19	Jun19	Sep19	Dec19	Mar20	Jun20	Sep20	Dec20	Mar21	Jun21	Sep21	Dec21	Mar22	Jun22	Sep22	Dec22	Mar23	Jun23	Sep23	Dec23
Cash And Cash Equivalents																241.44	353.72	405.69	362.87	354.06

Canadian National Railway 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.

Canadian National Railway Co (NYSE:CNI) 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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Canadian National Railway Co (Canadian National Railway Co) Business Description

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Address

935 de La Gauchetiere Street West, Montreal, QC, CAN, H3B 2M9

Website

https://www.cn.ca

Canadian National's railway spans Canada from coast to coast and extends through Chicago to the Gulf of Mexico. In 2022, CN generated roughly CAD 17.1 billion in revenue by hauling intermodal containers (29% of consolidated revenue), petroleum and chemicals (19%), grain and fertilizers (16%), forest products (12%), metals and mining (11%), automotive shipments (5%), and coal (5%). Other items constitute the remaining revenue.