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Entergy (Entergy) Cash And Cash Equivalents : $1,295 Mil (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Entergy Cash And Cash Equivalents?

Entergy's quarterly cash and cash equivalents declined from Sep. 2023 ($1,519.77 Mil) to Dec. 2023 ($132.55 Mil) but then increased from Dec. 2023 ($132.55 Mil) to Mar. 2024 ($1,294.86 Mil).

Entergy's annual cash and cash equivalents declined from Dec. 2021 ($442.56 Mil) to Dec. 2022 ($224.16 Mil) and declined from Dec. 2022 ($224.16 Mil) to Dec. 2023 ($132.55 Mil).


Entergy Cash And Cash Equivalents Historical Data

The historical data trend for Entergy's Cash And Cash Equivalents 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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Entergy Cash And Cash Equivalents Chart

Entergy Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Cash And Cash Equivalents
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 425.72 1,759.10 442.56 224.16 132.55

Entergy 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1,970.51 1,194.34 1,519.77 132.55 1,294.86

Entergy 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.


Entergy  (NYSE:ETR) 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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Entergy (Entergy) Business Description

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Address
639 Loyola Avenue, New Orleans, LA, USA, 70113
Entergy is a holding company with five regulated integrated utilities that generate and distribute electricity to about 3 million customers in Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas. It is one of the largest power producers in the country with approximately 23 gigawatts of rate-regulated utility-owned power generation capacity. Entergy was the second-largest nuclear owner in the U.S. before it began retiring and selling its plants in the Northeast in 2014.
Executives
Marcus V Brown officer: Senior V.P. & General Counsel C/O ENTERGY CORPORATION LEGAL DEPT., 639 LOYOLA AVE., 26TH FL., NEW ORLEANS LA 70113
Deanna D. Rodriguez other: "Officer" Under Sec. 16 Rules C/O ENTERGY CORPORATION LEGAL DEPT., 639 LOYOLA AVE., 26TH FLOOR, NEW ORLEANS LA 70113
Alexis M Herman director 1501 M STREET N W SUITE 1175, WASHINGTON DC 20005
Gina F. Adams director C/O ENTERGY CORPORATION LEGAL DEPT., 639 LOYOLA AVE., 26TH FLOOR, NEW ORLEANS LA 70113
John H. Black director C/O ENTERGY CORPORATION LEGAL DEPT., 639 LOYOLA AVE., 26TH FLOOR, NEW ORLEANS LA 70113
Anastasia Minor other: "Officer" Under Sec. 16 Rules C/O ENTERGY CORPORATION LEGAL DEPT., 639 LOYOLA AVE., 26TH FLOOR, NEW ORLEANS LA 70113
Haley Fisackerly other: "Officer" Under Sec 16 Rules
Jason Chapman other: "Officer" Under Sec. 16 Rules C/O ENTERGY CORPORATION LEGAL DEPT., 639 LOYOLA AVE., 26TH FLOOR, NEW ORLEANS LA 70113
Reginald T Jackson officer: SVP, Chief Accounting Officer C/O ENTERGY CORPORATION LEGAL DEPT., 639 LOYOLA AVE., 26TH FLOOR, NEW ORLEANS LA 70113
Kimberly Cook-nelson officer: EVP, Chief Nuclear Officer C/O ENTERGY CORPORATION LEGAL DEPT., 639 LOYOLA AVE., 26TH FLOOR, NEW ORLEANS LA 70113
Paul D Hinnenkamp officer: SVP & Chief Operating Officer C/O ENTERGY CORPORATION LEGAL DEPT., 639 LOYOLA AVE., 26TH FLOOR, NEW ORLEANS LA 70113
Norgeot Peter S Jr officer: SVP, Transformation C/O ENTERGY CORPORATION LEGAL DEPT., 639 LOYOLA AVENUE, 26TH FLOOR, NEW ORLEANS LA 70113
Leo P Denault officer: Executive V.P. and CFO
May Phillip R Jr other: "Officer" Under Sec. 16 Rules C/O ENTERGY CORPORATION LEGAL DEPT., 639 LOYOLA AVE., 26TH FLOOR, NEW ORLEANS LA 70113
Andrew S Marsh officer: Executive Vice President & CFO C/O ENTERGY CORPORATION LEGAL DEPT., 639 LOYOLA AVE., 26TH FLOOR, NEW ORLEANS LA 70113

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