Merck KGaA (Merck KGaA) Cash And Cash Equivalents

: $1,721 Mil (As of Dec. 2023)

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Merck KGaA's quarterly cash and cash equivalents increased from Jun. 2023 ($1,907.91 Mil) to Sep. 2023 ($2,524.01 Mil) but then stayed the same from Sep. 2023 ($2,524.01 Mil) to Dec. 2023 ($1,720.83 Mil).

Merck KGaA's annual cash and cash equivalents declined from Dec. 2021 ($1,707.35 Mil) to Dec. 2022 ($1,480.93 Mil) but then increased from Dec. 2022 ($1,480.93 Mil) to Dec. 2023 ($1,720.83 Mil).

Merck KGaA Cash And Cash Equivalents Historical Data

The historical data trend for Merck KGaA's Cash And Cash Equivalents can be seen below:

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Merck KGaA Annual Data

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Cash And Cash Equivalents

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1,350.37

1,707.35

1,480.93

1,720.83

Merck KGaA 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															1,480.93	1,695.93	1,907.91	2,524.01	1,720.83

Merck KGaA 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.

Merck KGaA (OTCPK:MKKGY) 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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Merck KGaA operates in three main segments: life sciences, performance materials, and healthcare. The life sciences segment (47% of 2022 sales) primarily provides laboratory consumables and services to researchers in academia and applied fields, including the biopharmaceutical industry. In the healthcare segment (35%), Merck develops, manufactures, and sells branded pharmaceuticals with significant therapeutic concentrations in oncology, multiple sclerosis, and fertility. In its electronics segment (18%), the company offers specialty materials to manufacture a variety of products, such as semiconductors, flat-screen televisions, automobiles, and cosmetics. In 1995, the E. Merck KG family publicly sold part of the company, resulting in the current 30% public ownership of the firm.