VeriSign (VeriSign) Cash And Cash Equivalents

: $240 Mil (As of Dec. 2023)

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VeriSign's quarterly cash and cash equivalents declined from Jun. 2023 ($343.90 Mil) to Sep. 2023 ($157.70 Mil) but then increased from Sep. 2023 ($157.70 Mil) to Dec. 2023 ($240.10 Mil).

VeriSign's annual cash and cash equivalents increased from Dec. 2021 ($223.50 Mil) to Dec. 2022 ($373.60 Mil) but then declined from Dec. 2022 ($373.60 Mil) to Dec. 2023 ($240.10 Mil).

VeriSign Cash And Cash Equivalents Historical Data

The historical data trend for VeriSign'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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VeriSign Annual Data

Trend

Dec14

Dec15

Dec16

Dec17

Dec18

Dec19

Dec20

Dec21

Dec22

Dec23

Cash And Cash Equivalents

508.20

401.19

223.50

373.60

240.10

VeriSign 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																373.60	819.80	343.90	157.70	240.10

VeriSign 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.

VeriSign (NAS:VRSN) 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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VeriSign (VeriSign) Business Description

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Address

12061 Bluemont Way, Reston, VA, USA, 20190

Website

https://www.verisign.com

Verisign is the sole authorized registry for several generic top-level domains, including the widely utilized .com and .net top-level domains. The company operates critical internet infrastructure to support the domain name system, including operating two of the world's 13 root servers that are used to route internet traffic. In 2018, the firm sold off its Security Services business, signalling a renewed focus on the core registry business.

Executives

D James Bidzos	director	12061 BLUEMONT WAY, ATTN: GENERAL COUNSEL, RESTON VA 20190
Danny R Mcpherson	officer: EVP- Engineering, Ops. & CSO	12061 BLUEMONT WAY, RESTON VA 20190
Thomas C Indelicarto	officer: SVP, Gen Counsel & Secretary	12061 BLUEMONT WAY, ATTN: GENERAL COUNSEL, RESTON VA 20190
Timothy Tomlinson	director	12061 BLUEMONT WAY, ATTN: GENERAL COUNSEL, RESTON VA 20190
Todd B Strubbe	officer: EVP and COO	VERISIGN, 12061 BLUEMONT WAY, RESTON VA 20190
Kathleen A Cote	director	12061 BLUEMONT WAY, RESTON VA 20190
Yehuda Ari Buchalter	director	12061 BLUEMONT WAY, RESTON VA 20190
Kilguss George E Iii	officer: EVP and CFO	C/O VERISIGN, INC., 12061 BLUEMONT WAY, RESTON VA 20190
Frist Thomas F Iii	director	3100 WEST END AVENUE SUITE 1225, NASHVILLE TN 37203
Armstrong Courtney D	director	12061 BLUEMONT WAY, RESTON VA 20190
Berkshire Hathaway Inc	10 percent owner	3555 FARNAM STREET, OMAHA NE 68131
Jamie S Gorelick	director	12061 BLUEMONT WAY, RESTON VA 20190
Richard H Goshorn	officer: SVP, GC and Secretary	12061 BLUEMONT WAY, ATTN: GENERAL COUNSEL, RESTON VA 20190
John D Roach	director	PMI GROUP INC, 601 MONTGOMERY ST, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94111
Warren E Buffett	10 percent owner	3555 FARNAM ST, STE 1440, OMAHA NE 68131