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Northrop Grumman (LTS:0K92) Cash And Cash Equivalents : $3,061 Mil (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Northrop Grumman Cash And Cash Equivalents?

Northrop Grumman's quarterly cash and cash equivalents increased from Sep. 2023 ($2,082.00 Mil) to Dec. 2023 ($3,109.00 Mil) but then stayed the same from Dec. 2023 ($3,109.00 Mil) to Mar. 2024 ($3,061.00 Mil).

Northrop Grumman's annual cash and cash equivalents declined from Dec. 2021 ($3,530.00 Mil) to Dec. 2022 ($2,577.00 Mil) but then increased from Dec. 2022 ($2,577.00 Mil) to Dec. 2023 ($3,109.00 Mil).


Northrop Grumman Cash And Cash Equivalents Historical Data

The historical data trend for Northrop Grumman's Cash And Cash Equivalents can be seen below:

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Northrop Grumman Cash And Cash Equivalents Chart

Northrop Grumman 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 2,245.00 4,907.00 3,530.00 2,577.00 3,109.00

Northrop Grumman 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 2,495.00 3,384.00 2,082.00 3,109.00 3,061.00

Northrop Grumman 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.


Northrop Grumman  (LTS:0K92) 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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Northrop Grumman (LTS:0K92) Business Description

Address
2980 Fairview Park Drive, Falls Church, VA, USA, 22042
Northrop Grumman is a diversified defense contractor providing aeronautics, defense, mission, and space systems. The company's aerospace segment creates the fuselage for the massive F-35 program and produces autonomous and piloted aircraft such as Global Hawk drones and the new B-21 bomber. Defense systems makes artillery and missile ammunition and guidance systems, missile defense systems, and conducts maintenance and upgrades on numerous military aircraft. Mission systems creates and integrates a variety of radar, navigation, and communication systems for avionics, weapons control, and countermeasures on a range of platforms from helicopters to destroyers. Finally, space systems produces satellites, sensors, space structures, and manufactures long-range missiles and rocket motors.

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