General Dynamics (FRA:GDX) Cash And Cash Equivalents

: €1,903 Mil (As of Mar. 2023)

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General Dynamics's quarterly cash and cash equivalents declined from Sep. 2022 (€2,520.96 Mil) to Dec. 2022 (€1,172.45 Mil) but then increased from Dec. 2022 (€1,172.45 Mil) to Mar. 2023 (€1,903.49 Mil).

General Dynamics's annual cash and cash equivalents declined from Dec. 2020 (€2,321.33 Mil) to Dec. 2021 (€1,418.66 Mil) and declined from Dec. 2021 (€1,418.66 Mil) to Dec. 2022 (€1,172.45 Mil).

General Dynamics Cash And Cash Equivalents Historical Data

The historical data trend for General Dynamics's Cash And Cash Equivalents can be seen below:

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General Dynamics Annual Data

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Dec22

Cash And Cash Equivalents

846.48

811.80

2,321.33

1,418.66

1,172.45

General Dynamics Quarterly Data
	Jun18	Sep18	Dec18	Mar19	Jun19	Sep19	Dec19	Mar20	Jun20	Sep20	Dec20	Mar21	Jun21	Sep21	Dec21	Mar22	Jun22	Sep22	Dec22	Mar23
Cash And Cash Equivalents																2,639.56	2,102.96	2,520.96	1,172.45	1,903.49

General Dynamics 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.

General Dynamics (FRA:GDX) 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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General Dynamics (FRA:GDX) Business Description

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11011 Sunset Hills Road, Reston, VA, USA, 20190

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General Dynamics is a defense contractor and business jet manufacturer. The firm's segments include aerospace, combat systems, marine, and technologies. General Dynamics' aerospace segment creates Gulfstream business jets. Combat system produces land-based combat vehicles, such as the M1 Abrams tank. The marine subsegment creates nuclear-powered submarines, among other things. The technologies segment contains two main units, an IT business that primarily serves the government market and a mission systems business that focuses on products that provide command, control, computers, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance capabilities to the military.