Reynolds American (Reynolds American) Cash And Cash Equivalents : $3,154 Mil (As of Mar. 2017)

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What is Reynolds American Cash And Cash Equivalents?

Reynolds American's quarterly cash and cash equivalents increased from Sep. 2016 ($1,898.00 Mil) to Dec. 2016 ($2,051.00 Mil) and increased from Dec. 2016 ($2,051.00 Mil) to Mar. 2017 ($3,154.00 Mil).

Reynolds American's annual cash and cash equivalents increased from Dec. 2014 ($966.00 Mil) to Dec. 2015 ($2,567.00 Mil) but then declined from Dec. 2015 ($2,567.00 Mil) to Dec. 2016 ($2,051.00 Mil).

Reynolds American Cash And Cash Equivalents Historical Data

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

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Reynolds American Cash And Cash Equivalents Chart

Reynolds American Annual Data

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Cash And Cash Equivalents

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2,502.00

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966.00

2,567.00

2,051.00

Reynolds American Quarterly Data
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Cash And Cash Equivalents	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															4,441.00	1,918.00	1,898.00	2,051.00	3,154.00

Reynolds American 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.

Reynolds American (NYSE:RAI) 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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Reynolds American (Reynolds American) Business Description

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Reynolds American controls roughly one third of the U.S. cigarette market and is the second-largest domestic cigarette manufacturer behind Altria. Its brands include Camel, Pall Mall, and Newport. Reynolds also owns the Grizzly and Kodiak smokeless tobacco brands. Another subsidiary, Santa Fe Natural Tobacco, manufactures superpremium Natural American Spirit cigarettes. In 2013, Reynolds entered the electronic cigarette market with its Vuse brand, which captured a significant share of this small but growing market.

Executives

John J Zillmer	director	ARAMARK CORP, 1101 MARKET ST, PHILADELPHIA PA 19107
Debra Ann Crew	officer: President and CEO	STANLEY BLACK & DECKER, INC., 1000 STANLEY DRIVE, NEW BRITAIN CT 06053
Ronald S Rolfe	director	825 8TH AVENUE, 38TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10019
Nowell Lionel L Iii	director	401 NORTH MAIN STREET, WINSTON-SALEM NC 27101
Holly K Koeppel	director	401 NORTH MAIN STREET, WINSTON-SALEM NC 27101
Susan M. Cameron	director	C/O TUPPERWARE BRANDS CORP, PO BOX 2353, ORLANDO FL 32802-2353
Murray S Kessler	director	714 GREEN VALLEY ROAD, GREENSBORO NC 27408
Nana Mensah	director	1301 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, NEW YORK NY 10019
Thomas C Wajnert	director	401 NORTH MAIN STREET, WINSTON SALEM NC 27102
Richard E Thornburgh	director	401 N. MAIN STREET, WINSTON-SALEM NC 27101
Nicholas V Scheele	director	FORD MOTOR COMPANY, ONE AMERICAN ROAD, DEARBORN MI 48126
Betsy S Atkins	director
Joseph P Viviano	director	4351 GULF SHORE BLVD. N, 17N LERIVAGE, NAPLES FL 34103
Monteiro De Castro Antonio	director	BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO - GLOBE HOUSE, 4 TEMPLE PLACE, LONDON X0 WC2R2PG
Chain John T Jr	director	401 N. MAIN ST., C/O RJ REYNOLDS TOBACCO HOLDINGS, WINSTON SALEM NC 27102