BCE (TSX:BCE.PR.E.PFD) Cash And Cash Equivalents : C$1,860.00 Mil (As of Sep. 2024)

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What is BCE Cash And Cash Equivalents?

BCE's quarterly cash and cash equivalents increased from Mar. 2024 (C$960.00 Mil) to Jun. 2024 (C$1,648.00 Mil) and increased from Jun. 2024 (C$1,648.00 Mil) to Sep. 2024 (C$1,860.00 Mil).

BCE's annual cash and cash equivalents declined from Dec. 2021 (C$289.00 Mil) to Dec. 2022 (C$149.00 Mil) but then increased from Dec. 2022 (C$149.00 Mil) to Dec. 2023 (C$772.00 Mil).

BCE Cash And Cash Equivalents Historical Data

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

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BCE Cash And Cash Equivalents Chart

BCE Annual Data

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772.00

BCE Quarterly Data
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Cash And Cash Equivalents	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															619.00	772.00	960.00	1,648.00	1,860.00

BCE 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.

BCE (TSX:BCE.PR.E.PFD) 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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1 Carrefour Alexander Graham Bell, Tour A-7, Verdun, QC, CAN, H3E 3B3

Website

https://www.bce.ca

BCE provides wireless, broadband, television, and landline phone services in Canada. It is one of the big three national wireless carriers, with over 10 million customers constituting about 30% of the market. It is also the incumbent local exchange carrier, or ILEC—the legacy telephone provider—throughout much of the eastern half of Canada, including in the most populous Canadian provinces: Ontario and Quebec. Additionally, BCE has a media segment, which holds television, radio, and digital media assets. BCE licenses the Canadian rights to movie channels including HBO, Showtime, and Starz.

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