First Data (First Data) Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities : $544 Mil (As of Jun. 2019)

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What is First Data Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities?

First Data's quarterly cash, cash equivalents, marketable securities increased from Dec. 2018 ($555.00 Mil) to Mar. 2019 ($619.00 Mil) but then stayed the same from Mar. 2019 ($619.00 Mil) to Jun. 2019 ($544.00 Mil).

First Data's annual cash, cash equivalents, marketable securities increased from Dec. 2016 ($385.00 Mil) to Dec. 2017 ($498.00 Mil) and increased from Dec. 2017 ($498.00 Mil) to Dec. 2018 ($555.00 Mil).

First Data Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities Historical Data

The historical data trend for First Data's Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities 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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First Data Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities Chart

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Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															544.00	601.00	555.00	619.00	544.00

First Data Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities 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.

Marketable Securities are very liquid securities that can be converted into cash quickly at a reasonable price.

First Data (NYSE:FDC) Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities Explanation

Marketable securities are very liquid as they tend to have maturities of less than one year. Furthermore, the rate at which these securities can be bought or sold has little effect on their prices.

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.

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Address

225 Liberty Street, 29th Floor, New York, NY, USA, 10281

Website

http://www.firstdatacorp.com

First Data is a provider of e-commerce solutions including payment and transactions services as well as credit solutions. The largest segment by revenue, global business solutions, offers point-of-sale solutions such as merchant acquiring, e-commerce, and mobile commerce. The business unit facilitates the acceptance of commercial transactions at the point of sale. The other segments offer credit card and loan-processing solutions and private-label card programmes for bank and nonbank institutions, as well as network security and fraud-management solutions. First Data's largest end market is North America.

Executives

Frank Bisignano	director, officer: Chief Executive Officer	225 LIBERTY STREET, 29TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10281
Barbara A. Yastine	director	3120 BRECKINRIDGE BLVD., DULUTH GA 30099
Joseph J Plumeri	director	TEN TRINITY SQUARE, LONDON X0 00000
Michael K Neborak	officer: See remarks	MSCI INC., 88 PINE STREET, NEW YORK NY 10005
Adam L. Rosman	officer: See remarks	200 LIBERTY STREET, NEW YORK NY 10281
James E Nevels	director	C/O TASTY BAKING COMPANY, NAVY YARD CORP. CTR., THREE CRESCENT DR., PHILADELPHIA PA 19112
Whorley John F Jr	officer: Executive Vice President	C/O SLM CORP, 12061 BLUEMONT WAY, RESTON VA 20190
Kkr Fund Holdings Gp Ltd	10 percent owner	9 WEST 57TH STREET 41ST FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10019
Castro Henrique De	director	C/O YAHOO, INC., 701 FIRST AVENUE, SUNNYVALE CA 94089
Scott C Nuttall	director	C/O KKR & CO. INC., 30 HUDSON YARDS, NEW YORK NY 10001
Heidi Miller	director	FIRST DATA CORPORATION, 225 LIBERTY STREET, 29TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10281
Tagar Olson	director	C/O KKR & CO. L.P., 9 W. 57TH ST., SUITE 4200, NEW YORK NY 10019
Christopher M Foskett	officer: See remarks	C/O VERISK ANALYTICS, INC., 545 WASHINGTON BOULEVARD, JERSEY CITY NJ 07310-1686
Kkr Group Holdings Corp.	10 percent owner	C/O KOHLBERG KRAVIS ROBERTS & CO. L.P., 30 HUDSON YARDS, NEW YORK NY 10001
New Omaha Holdings L.p.	10 percent owner	C/O KOHLBERG KRAVIS ROBERTS & CO. L.P., 30 HUDSON YARDS, NEW YORK NY 10001