Syngenta AG (Syngenta AG) Cash And Cash Equivalents : $1,563 Mil (As of Dec. 2018)

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What is Syngenta AG Cash And Cash Equivalents?

Syngenta AG's quarterly cash and cash equivalents declined from Dec. 2017 ($2,253.00 Mil) to Jun. 2018 ($1,545.00 Mil) but then increased from Jun. 2018 ($1,545.00 Mil) to Dec. 2018 ($1,563.00 Mil).

Syngenta AG's annual cash and cash equivalents increased from Dec. 2016 ($1,284.00 Mil) to Dec. 2017 ($2,253.00 Mil) but then declined from Dec. 2017 ($2,253.00 Mil) to Dec. 2018 ($1,563.00 Mil).

Syngenta AG Cash And Cash Equivalents Historical Data

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

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Syngenta AG Cash And Cash Equivalents Chart

Syngenta AG Annual Data

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Cash And Cash Equivalents

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1,638.00

1,141.00

1,284.00

2,253.00

1,563.00

Syngenta AG Semi-Annual Data
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Cash And Cash Equivalents	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															1,284.00	2,682.00	2,253.00	1,545.00	1,563.00

Syngenta AG 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.

Syngenta AG (NYSE:SYT) 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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Formed in 2000 from spin-offs of Novartis' crop-protection and seeds business and AstraZeneca's agrochemical business, Syngenta is a global producer of crop chemicals and seeds. The Swiss company is a leading manufacturer of crop-protection products, making multiple herbicides, insecticides, and fungicides used on a wide variety of crops. Syngenta's seeds business trails rivals, but the company is investing heavily in research and development in an effort to close the technology gap in genetically modified seeds.