Rowan (RDC) Cash And Cash Equivalents : $1,026.7 Mil (As of Dec. 2018)

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What is Rowan Cash And Cash Equivalents?

Rowan's quarterly cash and cash equivalents declined from Jun. 2018 ($1,132.70 Mil) to Sep. 2018 ($1,032.40 Mil) but then stayed the same from Sep. 2018 ($1,032.40 Mil) to Dec. 2018 ($1,026.70 Mil).

Rowan's annual cash and cash equivalents increased from Dec. 2016 ($1,255.50 Mil) to Dec. 2017 ($1,332.10 Mil) but then declined from Dec. 2017 ($1,332.10 Mil) to Dec. 2018 ($1,026.70 Mil).

Rowan Cash And Cash Equivalents Historical Data

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

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Rowan Cash And Cash Equivalents Chart

Rowan Annual Data

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Cash And Cash Equivalents

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339.15

484.23

1,255.50

1,332.10

1,026.70

Rowan Quarterly Data
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Cash And Cash Equivalents	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															1,332.10	1,214.10	1,132.70	1,032.40	1,026.70

Rowan 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.

Rowan (NYSE:RDC) 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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Rowan (RDC) Business Description

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2800 Post Oak Boulevard, Suite 5450, Houston, TX, USA, 77056-6189

Website

http://www.rowancompanies.com

Rowan Companies has been drilling for oil and gas for 90 years, serving oil and gas companies globally. In 2011 and 2012, the firm entered the deep-water market with four new rig orders. Rowan now operates 29 offshore drilling units, which includes 25 jackup drilling units, and four ultra-deepwater drillships.

Executives

Charles L Szews	director	6565 N. MACARTHUR BLVD., SUITE 800, IRVING TX 75039
Stephen M Butz	officer: EVP & CFO	C/O HERCULES OFFSHORE, INC., 9 GREENWAY PLAZA, SUITE 2200, HOUSTON TX 77046
Alan Quintero	officer: SVP - Business Development	15835 PARK TEN PLACE DRIVE, HOUSTON TX 77084
Thomas Peter Burke	director, officer: President & CEO	2800 POST OAK BLVD, HOUSTON TX 77056
Thomas R Hix	director	C/O COOPER CAMERON, 1333 WEST LOOP S. #1700, HOUSTON TX 77027
Suzanne P Nimocks	director	2800 POST OAK BLVD, SUITE 5450, HOUSTON TX 77056
Dennis S Baldwin	officer: Chief Accounting Officer	1333 WEST LOOP SOUTH, SUITE 1700, HOUSTON TX 77027
John J Quicke	director	C/O SEQUA CORP, 200 PARK AVENUE, 44TH FL, NEW YORK NY 10166
Tore I Sandvold	director	C/O SCHLUMBERGER LIMITED, 5999 SAN FELIPE, 17TH FLOOR, HOUSTON TX 77056
William E Albrecht	director	9200 OAKDALE AVENUE, SUITE 900, LOS ANGELES CA 91311
Jack B Moore	director	5 GREENWAY PLAZA, STE 110, HOUSTON TX 77046
Thierry Pilenko	director	10300 TOWN PARK DRIVE, HOUSTON TX 77072
P Dexter Peacock	director	PO BOX 4544, PO BOX 4544, HOUSTON TX 77210-4544
Melanie Montague Trent	officer: EVP, General Counsel & CAO	2800 POST OAK BLVD., SUITE 5450, HOUSTON TX 7056
W Matt Ralls	director, officer: Executive Chairman	ROWAN COMPANIES, HOUSTON TX 77002