Fortinet (Fortinet) Cash And Cash Equivalents : $1,926 Mil (As of Mar. 2024)

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What is Fortinet Cash And Cash Equivalents?

Fortinet's quarterly cash and cash equivalents declined from Sep. 2023 ($2,186.80 Mil) to Dec. 2023 ($1,397.90 Mil) but then increased from Dec. 2023 ($1,397.90 Mil) to Mar. 2024 ($1,926.30 Mil).

Fortinet's annual cash and cash equivalents increased from Dec. 2021 ($1,319.10 Mil) to Dec. 2022 ($1,682.90 Mil) but then declined from Dec. 2022 ($1,682.90 Mil) to Dec. 2023 ($1,397.90 Mil).

Fortinet Cash And Cash Equivalents Historical Data

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

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Fortinet Cash And Cash Equivalents Chart

Fortinet Annual Data

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Cash And Cash Equivalents

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1,222.50

1,061.80

1,319.10

1,682.90

1,397.90

Fortinet Quarterly Data
	Jun19	Sep19	Dec19	Mar20	Jun20	Sep20	Dec20	Mar21	Jun21	Sep21	Dec21	Mar22	Jun22	Sep22	Dec22	Mar23	Jun23	Sep23	Dec23	Mar24
Cash And Cash Equivalents	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															2,304.20	2,376.30	2,186.80	1,397.90	1,926.30

Fortinet 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.

Fortinet (NAS:FTNT) 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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Fortinet (Fortinet) Business Description

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Address

899 Kifer Road, Sunnyvale, CA, USA, 94086

Website

https://www.fortinet.com

Fortinet is a platform-based cybersecurity vendor with product offerings covering network security, cloud security, zero-trust access, and security operations. The firm derives a majority of its revenue through sales of its subscriptions and support-based business. The California-based firm has more than 700,000 customers across the world.

Executives

Ken Xie	director, officer: President & CEO	4655 GREAT AMERICA PARKWAY - SUITE 300, SANTA CLARA CA 95054
Patrice Perche	officer: Chief Revenue Off./EVP Supp.	C/O FORTINET, INC., 899 KIFER ROAD, SUNNYVALE CA 94086
Michael Xie	director, officer: VP, Engineering & CTO	1090 KIFER ROAD, SUNNYVALE CA 94086
William H. Neukom	director	C/O FORTINET, INC., 1090 KIFER ROAD, SUNNYVALE CA 94086
Keith Jensen	officer: Chief Accounting Officer	C/O FORTINET, INC., 899 KIFER ROAD, SUNNYVALE CA 94068
John Whittle	officer: VP & General Counsel	1090 KIFER ROAD, SUNNYVALE CA 94086
James G. Stavridis	director	C/O NEUBERGER BERMAN MANAGEMENT LLC, 605 THIRD AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10158-0180
Christopher B Paisley	director	14870 THREE OAKS COURT, SARATOGA CA 95070
Jean X. Hu	director	2485 AUGUSTINE DRIVE, SANTA CLARA CA 95054
Kelly Ducourty	director	C/O FORTINET, INC., 899 KIFER ROAD, SUNNYVALE CA 94086
Cohen Peter Dale Jr.	director	C/O FORTINET, INC., 899 KIFER ROAD, SUNNYVALE CA 94086
Ming Hsieh	director	4399 SANTA ANITA AVE., EL MONTE CA 91731
Judith Sim	director	C/O FORTINET, INC., 899 KIFER ROAD, SUNNYVALE CA 94086
Del Matto Andrew H	officer: Chief Financial Officer	350 ELLIS STREET, MOUNTAIN VIEW CA 94043
Gary Locke	director	C/O FORTINET, INC., 899 KIFER ROAD, SUNNYVALE CA 94086