Alexion Pharmaceuticals (Alexion Pharmaceuticals) Cash And Cash Equivalents : $3,430 Mil (As of Mar. 2021)

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What is Alexion Pharmaceuticals Cash And Cash Equivalents?

Alexion Pharmaceuticals's quarterly cash and cash equivalents increased from Sep. 2020 ($2,268.00 Mil) to Dec. 2020 ($2,964.50 Mil) and increased from Dec. 2020 ($2,964.50 Mil) to Mar. 2021 ($3,429.60 Mil).

Alexion Pharmaceuticals's annual cash and cash equivalents increased from Dec. 2018 ($1,365.50 Mil) to Dec. 2019 ($2,685.50 Mil) and increased from Dec. 2019 ($2,685.50 Mil) to Dec. 2020 ($2,964.50 Mil).

Alexion Pharmaceuticals Cash And Cash Equivalents Historical Data

The historical data trend for Alexion Pharmaceuticals's Cash And Cash Equivalents can be seen below:

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Alexion Pharmaceuticals Cash And Cash Equivalents Chart

Alexion Pharmaceuticals Annual Data

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Cash And Cash Equivalents

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966.00

584.40

1,365.50

2,685.50

2,964.50

Alexion Pharmaceuticals Quarterly Data
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Cash And Cash Equivalents	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															2,315.00	2,825.00	2,268.00	2,964.50	3,429.60

Alexion Pharmaceuticals 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.

Alexion Pharmaceuticals (NAS:ALXN) 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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Alexion Pharmaceuticals (Alexion Pharmaceuticals) Business Description

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121 Seaport Boulevard, Boston, MA, USA, 02210

Website

https://www.alexion.com

Alexion Pharmaceuticals specializes in developing and marketing drugs for rare, life-threatening medical conditions. Its blockbuster product, Soliris, is approved for paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH), atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome (aHUS), generalized myasthenia gravis (gMG), and neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD). Next-generation Ultomiris is approved in PNH and aHUS. Strensiq and Kanuma target ultrarare metabolic diseases. Alexion's pipeline targets rare diseases with high unmet need in hematology, nephrology, metabolic diseases, neurology, cardiology, and other areas.

Executives

Daniel Bazarko	officer: SVP, Controller, CAO	C/O ALEXION PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. 121 SEAPORT BOULEVARD BOSTON MA 02210
Tanisha Carino	officer: EVP & CCAO	C/O ALEXION PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., 121 SEAPORT BOULEVARD, BOSTON MA 02210
Anne-marie Law	officer: EVP, Chief Experience Officer	C/O BAXALTA INCORPORATED, 1200 LAKESIDE DRIVE, BANNOCKBURN IL 60015
Brian Goff	officer: EVP & Chief Commercial Officer	C/O ALEXION PHARMACEUTICALS, INC, 100 COLLEGE STREET, NEW HAVEN CT 06510
John J Orloff	officer: EVP, Research & Development	C/O BAXALTA INCORPORATED 1200 LAKESIDE DRIVE BANNOCKBURN IL 60015
Indrani Lall Franchini	officer: EVP, Chief Compliance Officer	C/O ALEXION PHARMACEUTICALS, INC, 100 COLLEGE STREET, NEW HAVEN CT 06510
John T Mollen	director	176 SOUTH STREET HOPKINTON MA 01748
David R Brennan	director	C/O INSMED INCORPORATED, 10 FINDERNE AVENUE, BRIDGEWATER NJ 08807
Baker Bros. Advisors (gp) Llc	director	860 WASHINGTON STREET, 3RD FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10014
L.p. 667,	director	860 WASHINGTON STREET, 3RD FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10014
Andreas Rummelt	director	C/O ALEXION PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. 352 KNOTTER DRIVE CHESHIRE CT 06410
Francois Nader	director	550 HILLS DRIVE, BEDMINSTER NJ 07921
Baker Brothers Life Sciences Lp	director	860 WASHINGTON STREET, 3RD FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10014
Deborah Dunsire	director	C/O ULTRAGENYX PHARMACEUTICAL INC., 60 LEVERONI COURT, NOVATO CA 94949
Judith A Reinsdorf	director	C. R. BARD, INC., 730 CENTRAL AVENUE, MURRAY HILL NJ 07974