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SCANA (SCG) Cash And Cash Equivalents : $462 Mil (As of Sep. 2018)


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What is SCANA Cash And Cash Equivalents?

SCANA's quarterly cash and cash equivalents increased from Mar. 2018 ($199.00 Mil) to Jun. 2018 ($238.00 Mil) and increased from Jun. 2018 ($238.00 Mil) to Sep. 2018 ($462.00 Mil).

SCANA's annual cash and cash equivalents increased from Dec. 2015 ($176.00 Mil) to Dec. 2016 ($208.00 Mil) and increased from Dec. 2016 ($208.00 Mil) to Dec. 2017 ($409.00 Mil).


SCANA Cash And Cash Equivalents Historical Data

The historical data trend for SCANA'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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SCANA Cash And Cash Equivalents Chart

SCANA Annual Data
Trend Dec08 Dec09 Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17
Cash And Cash Equivalents
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 136.00 137.00 176.00 208.00 409.00

SCANA Quarterly Data
Dec13 Mar14 Jun14 Sep14 Dec14 Mar15 Jun15 Sep15 Dec15 Mar16 Jun16 Sep16 Dec16 Mar17 Jun17 Sep17 Dec17 Mar18 Jun18 Sep18
Cash And Cash Equivalents Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1,011.00 409.00 199.00 238.00 462.00

SCANA 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.


SCANA  (NYSE:SCG) 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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SCANA (SCG) Business Description

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Scana is a holding company engaged primarily in generating, transmitting, and distributing electricity in South Carolina. It also distributes and sells natural gas in portions of North Carolina and South Carolina. Its two utilities serve more than 1 million customers. Through a wholly owned subsidiary, Scana markets natural gas to approximately 450,000 retail customers in Georgia.
Executives
James A Bennett director FIRST CITIZENS BANK, 1230 MAIN STREET, 9TH FLOOR, COLUMBIA SC 20201
D Maybank Hagood director WILLIAM M. BIRD AND CO., INC., P.O. BOX 20040, CHARLESTON SC 29413
John E. Bachman director 77 EXETER STREET, 1809, BOSTON MA 02116
James W Roquemore director C/O SCBT FINANCIAL CORPORATION, 520 GERVAIS STREET, COLUMBIA SC 29201
Sharon A Decker director 4100 COCA COLA PLAZA, CHARLOTTE NC 28211
Gregory E Aliff director 1720 NORTH FIRST STREET, SAN JOSE CA 95112
Alfredo Trujillo director
James M Micali director C/O SONOCO PRODUCTS COMPANY, 1 NORTH SECOND STREET, HARTSVILLE SC 29550
Sharon K Jenkins officer: Senior VP - Marketing

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