Time Warner's quarterly cash and cash equivalents
stayed the same
from Sep. 2017 ($2,621.00 Mil) to Dec. 2017 ($2,621.00 Mil) and
stayed the same
from Dec. 2017 ($2,621.00 Mil) to Mar. 2018 ($1,691.00 Mil).
Time Warner's annual cash and cash equivalents
declined
from Dec. 2015 ($2,155.00 Mil) to Dec. 2016 ($1,539.00 Mil) but then
increased
from Dec. 2016 ($1,539.00 Mil) to Dec. 2017 ($2,621.00 Mil).
Time Warner Cash And Cash Equivalents Historical Data
The historical data trend for Time Warner'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.
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.
Time Warner (NYSE:TWX) 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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Time Warner is a pure-play entertainment company that owns several television networks, including HBO, CNN, TNT, and the CW. The filmed entertainment segment creates and distributes movies and television programming for internal and external distribution outlets. Warner Bros. and New Line Cinema combine to form the largest filmmaker in the world. The company owns a deep and valuable content library that includes popular movie franchises such as DC Comics and Harry Potter and television programs such as Friends and The Big Bang Theory.
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