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EMC's quarterly cash and cash equivalents increased from Dec. 2015 ($6,549.00 Mil) to Mar. 2016 ($7,224.00 Mil) and increased from Mar. 2016 ($7,224.00 Mil) to Jun. 2016 ($9,354.00 Mil).
EMC's annual cash and cash equivalents declined from Dec. 2013 ($7,891.00 Mil) to Dec. 2014 ($6,343.00 Mil) but then increased from Dec. 2014 ($6,343.00 Mil) to Dec. 2015 ($6,549.00 Mil).
The historical data trend for EMC'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.
EMC Annual Data | |||||||||||||||||||||
Trend | Dec06 | Dec07 | Dec08 | Dec09 | Dec10 | Dec11 | Dec12 | Dec13 | Dec14 | Dec15 | |||||||||||
Cash And Cash Equivalents | Get a 7-Day Free Trial | 4,531.04 | 4,714.00 | 7,891.00 | 6,343.00 | 6,549.00 |
EMC Quarterly Data | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sep11 | Dec11 | Mar12 | Jun12 | Sep12 | Dec12 | Mar13 | Jun13 | Sep13 | Dec13 | Mar14 | Jun14 | Sep14 | Dec14 | Mar15 | Jun15 | Sep15 | Dec15 | Mar16 | Jun16 | |
Cash And Cash Equivalents | Get a 7-Day Free Trial | 5,803.00 | 5,324.00 | 6,549.00 | 7,224.00 | 9,354.00 |
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.
EMC (NYSE:EMC) 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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Laura Sen | director | ONE MERCER ROAD, P.O. BOX 9601, NATICK MA 01760-9601 |
John R Egan | director | 176 SOUTH ST., HOPKINTON MA 01748 |
Donald J Carty | director | C/O DELL INC., ONE DELL WAY, ROUND ROCK TX 78682-2244 |
Judith A Miscik | director | 300 RENAISSANCE CENTER, M/C: 482-C24-A68, DETROIT MI 48265 |
William D Green | director | C/O ACCENTURE, 161 N CLARK STREET, CHICAGO IL 60601 |
William F Scannell | officer: President,Global Sales/Cust Op | EMC CORPORATION, 176 SOUTH STREET, HOPKINTON MA 01748 |
Randolph L Cowen | director | 176 SOUTH STREET HOPKINTON MA 01748 |
Howard D Elias | officer: President & COO, Glob Ent Srvs | C/O EMC CORPORATION, 176 SOUTH STREET, HOPKINTON MA 01748 |
Paul T Dacier | officer: EVP & General Counsel | EMC CORPORATION, 176 SOUTH STREET, HOPKINTON MA 01748 |
Erin Mcsweeney | officer: EVP, Human Resources | EMC CORPORATION, 176 SOUTH STREET, HOPKINTON MA 01748 |
Teuber William J Jr | officer: Vice Chairman | EMC CORPORATION, 176 SOUTH STREET, HOPKINTON MA 01748 |
James S Distasio | director | C/O EVERSOURCE ENERGY, 300 CADWELL DRIVE, BOSTON MA 01104 |
Paul Sagan | director | AKAMAI TECHNOLOGIES INC, 8 CAMBRIDGE CENTER, CAMBRIDGE MA 02142 |
Jeremy Burton | officer: President, Prod & Marketing | C/O SNOWFLAKE INC., 106 EAST BABCOCK STREET SUITE 3A, BOZEMAN MT 59715 |
David I Goulden | officer: CEO, EMCII | 176 SOUTH STREET, HOPKINTON MA 01748 |
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