Motorola Solutions (Motorola Solutions) Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities : $1,705 Mil (As of Dec. 2023)

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What is Motorola Solutions Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities?

Motorola Solutions's quarterly cash, cash equivalents, marketable securities increased from Jun. 2023 ($710.00 Mil) to Sep. 2023 ($910.00 Mil) and increased from Sep. 2023 ($910.00 Mil) to Dec. 2023 ($1,705.00 Mil).

Motorola Solutions's annual cash, cash equivalents, marketable securities declined from Dec. 2021 ($1,874.00 Mil) to Dec. 2022 ($1,325.00 Mil) but then increased from Dec. 2022 ($1,325.00 Mil) to Dec. 2023 ($1,705.00 Mil).

Motorola Solutions Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities Historical Data

The historical data trend for Motorola Solutions's Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities can be seen below:

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Motorola Solutions Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities Chart

Motorola Solutions Annual Data

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Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities

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1,874.00

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1,705.00

Motorola Solutions Quarterly Data
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Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															1,325.00	1,022.00	710.00	910.00	1,705.00

Motorola Solutions 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.

Motorola Solutions (NYSE:MSI) 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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Motorola Solutions (Motorola Solutions) Business Description

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Address

500 West Monroe Street, Suite 4400, Chicago, IL, USA, 60661

Website

https://www.motorolasolutions.com

Motorola Solutions is a leading provider of communications and analytics, primarily serving public safety departments as well as schools, hospitals, and businesses. The bulk of the firm's revenue comes from sales of land mobile radios and radio network infrastructure, but the firm also sells surveillance equipment and dispatch software. Most of Motorola's revenue comes from government agencies, while roughly 25% comes from schools and private businesses. Motorola has customers in over 100 countries and in every state in the United States.

Executives

John P Molloy	officer: EVP and COO	500 WEST MONROE ST., CHICAGO IL 60661
Cynthia Yazdi	officer: SVP, Communications & Brand	500 WEST MONROE STREET, CHICAGO IL 60661
Jason J Winkler	officer: EVP and CFO	500 WEST MONROE STREET, CHICAGO IL 60661
Rajan Naik	officer: SVP, Strategy & Ventures	500 WEST MONROE STREET, CHICAGO IL 60661
James A Niewiara	officer: SVP, GENERAL COUNSEL	MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS, INC., 500 WEST MONROE ST., CHICAGO IL 60661
Katherine A Maher	officer: CVP and CAO	500 WEST MONROE ST., CHICAGO IL 60661
Gregory Q Brown	director, officer: Chairman and CEO	500 WEST MONROE ST., CHICAGO IL 60661
Kenneth D Denman	director
Karen E Dunning	officer: SVP, Human Resources	MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS, INC., 500 WEST MONROE ST., CHICAGO IL 60661
Mark S. Hacker	officer: EVP, GC & Chief Admin Officer	500 WEST MONROE ST., CHICAGO IL 60661
Joseph M Tucci	director	EMC CORPORATION, 176 SOUTH STREET, HOPKINTON MA 01748
Clayton M Jones	director	400 COLLINS ROAD NE, CEDAR RAPIDS IA 52498
Judy C Lewent	director	PO BOX 100, WHITEHOUSE STATION NJ 08889
Ayanna Howard	director	111 MCINNIS PARKWAY, SAN RAFAEL CA 94903
Mahesh Saptharishi	officer: EVP and CTO	500 WEST MONROE ST., CHICAGO IL 60661