Southwest Airlines Co (Southwest Airlines Co) Cash And Cash Equivalents : $9,288 Mil (As of Dec. 2023)

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What is Southwest Airlines Co Cash And Cash Equivalents?

Southwest Airlines Co's quarterly cash and cash equivalents increased from Jun. 2023 ($9,158.00 Mil) to Sep. 2023 ($9,497.00 Mil) but then stayed the same from Sep. 2023 ($9,497.00 Mil) to Dec. 2023 ($9,288.00 Mil).

Southwest Airlines Co's annual cash and cash equivalents declined from Dec. 2021 ($12,480.00 Mil) to Dec. 2022 ($9,492.00 Mil) and declined from Dec. 2022 ($9,492.00 Mil) to Dec. 2023 ($9,288.00 Mil).

Southwest Airlines Co Cash And Cash Equivalents Historical Data

The historical data trend for Southwest Airlines Co's Cash And Cash Equivalents can be seen below:

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Southwest Airlines Co Cash And Cash Equivalents Chart

Southwest Airlines Co Annual Data

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Cash And Cash Equivalents

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2,548.00

11,063.00

12,480.00

9,492.00

9,288.00

Southwest Airlines 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	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															9,492.00	8,359.00	9,158.00	9,497.00	9,288.00

Southwest Airlines 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.

Southwest Airlines Co (NYSE:LUV) 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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Southwest Airlines Co (Southwest Airlines Co) Business Description

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Address

P.O. Box 36611, Dallas, TX, USA, 75235-1611

Website

https://www.southwest.com

Southwest Airlines is the largest domestic air carrier in the United States by passengers boarded. Southwest operates over 700 aircraft in an all-Boeing 737 fleet. Despite offering some longer routes and a few perks for business travelers, the airline predominantly specializes in short-haul, leisure flights, using a point-to-point network. Southwest operates a low-cost carrier business model.

Executives

Roy Blunt	director	2702 LOVE FIELD DRIVE, HDQ 4GC, DALLAS TX 75235
Elaine Mendoza	director	2223 POSTOAK COURT, SAN ANTONIO TX 78248
Eduardo F Conrado	director	1303 E. ALGONQUIN ROAD, SCHAUMBURG IL 60196
Ryan C. Green	officer: EVP, Chief Commercial Officer	2702 LOVE FIELD DRIVE, HDQ 4GC, DALLAS TX 75235
Jill A. Soltau	director	123 SOUTH FRONT STREET, MEMPHIS TN 38103
John T Montford	director	C/O SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO, 2702 LOVE FIELD DR PO BOX 36611, DALLAS TX 75235-1611
Christopher P. Reynolds	director	2702 LOVE FIELD DRIVE, HDQ 4GC, DALLAS TX 75235
David P Hess	director	390 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10022
Thomas W. Gilligan	director	C/O KB HOME, 10990 WILSHIRE BOULEVARD, 7TH FLOOR, LOS ANGELES CA 90024
Linda B. Rutherford	officer: EVP People and Communications	2702 LOVE FIELD DRIVE, HDQ 4GC, DALLAS TX 75235
Robert E Jordan	officer: EVP - Strategy and Planning	C/O SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO., 2702 LOVE FIELD DRIVE, DALLAS TX 75235
Gregory D Wells	officer: EVP, Daily Operations	2702 LOVE FIELD DRIVE, HDQ 4GC, DALLAS TX 75235
Alan Kasher	officer: EVP Daily Operations	2702 LOVE FIELD DRIVE, HDQ 4GC, DALLAS TX 75235
Mark R Shaw	officer: SVP,Gen Counsel,Corp.Secretary	2702 LOVE FIELD DRIVE, HDQ 4GC, DALLAS TX 75235
Tammy Romo	officer: SR VP Finance & CFO	C/O SOUTHWEST AIRINES CO., 2702 LOVE FIELD DR., DALLAS TX 75235