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General Dynamics (LTS:0IUC) Cash And Cash Equivalents : $1,036 Mil (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is General Dynamics Cash And Cash Equivalents?

General Dynamics's quarterly cash and cash equivalents increased from Sep. 2023 ($1,352.00 Mil) to Dec. 2023 ($1,913.00 Mil) but then stayed the same from Dec. 2023 ($1,913.00 Mil) to Mar. 2024 ($1,036.00 Mil).

General Dynamics's annual cash and cash equivalents declined from Dec. 2021 ($1,603.00 Mil) to Dec. 2022 ($1,242.00 Mil) but then increased from Dec. 2022 ($1,242.00 Mil) to Dec. 2023 ($1,913.00 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 Cash And Cash Equivalents Chart

General Dynamics 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 902.00 2,824.00 1,603.00 1,242.00 1,913.00

General Dynamics 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 2,038.00 1,154.00 1,352.00 1,913.00 1,036.00

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  (LTS:0IUC) 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 (LTS:0IUC) Business Description

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11011 Sunset Hills Road, Reston, VA, USA, 20190
General Dynamics is a defense contractor and business jet manufacturer. The firm's segments include aerospace, marine, combat systems, and technologies. General Dynamics' aerospace segment creates Gulfstream business jets and operates a global aircraft servicing operation. Combat systems produces land-based combat vehicles such as the M1 Abrams tank and Stryker armored personnel carrier, as well as munitions. The marine segment creates and services nuclear-powered submarines, destroyers, and other ships. 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, computing, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance capabilities to the military.

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