PayPal Holdings's quarterly cash and cash equivalents
declined
from Sep. 2021 ($7,782.00 Mil) to Dec. 2021 ($5,197.00 Mil) but then
stayed the same
from Dec. 2021 ($5,197.00 Mil) to Mar. 2022 ($4,861.00 Mil).
PayPal Holdings's annual cash and cash equivalents
declined
from Dec. 2019 ($7,349.00 Mil) to Dec. 2020 ($4,794.00 Mil) but then
increased
from Dec. 2020 ($4,794.00 Mil) to Dec. 2021 ($5,197.00 Mil).
PayPal Holdings Cash And Cash Equivalents Historical Data
The historical data trend for PayPal Holdings's Cash And Cash Equivalents can be seen below:
* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD. * For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.
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PayPal Holdings Annual Data
Trend
Dec12
Dec13
Dec14
Dec15
Dec16
Dec17
Dec18
Dec19
Dec20
Dec21
Cash And Cash Equivalents
2,883.00
7,575.00
7,349.00
4,794.00
5,197.00
PayPal Holdings Quarterly Data
Jun17
Sep17
Dec17
Mar18
Jun18
Sep18
Dec18
Mar19
Jun19
Sep19
Dec19
Mar20
Jun20
Sep20
Dec20
Mar21
Jun21
Sep21
Dec21
Mar22
Cash And Cash Equivalents
5,717.00
5,745.00
7,782.00
5,197.00
4,861.00
PayPal Holdings 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.
PayPal Holdings (NAS:PYPL) 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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PayPal was spun off from eBay in 2015 and provides electronic payment solutions to merchants and consumers, with a focus on online transactions. The company had 426 million active accounts at the end of 2021, including 34 million merchant accounts. The company also owns Xoom, an international money transfer business, and Venmo, a person-to-person payment platform.
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