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China Eastern Airlines (China Eastern Airlines) Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities : $727 Mil (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is China Eastern Airlines Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities?

China Eastern Airlines's quarterly cash, cash equivalents, marketable securities declined from Sep. 2023 ($1,835.73 Mil) to Dec. 2023 ($1,697.71 Mil) but then stayed the same from Dec. 2023 ($1,697.71 Mil) to Mar. 2024 ($726.93 Mil).

China Eastern Airlines's annual cash, cash equivalents, marketable securities increased from Dec. 2021 ($2,048.26 Mil) to Dec. 2022 ($2,596.07 Mil) but then declined from Dec. 2022 ($2,596.07 Mil) to Dec. 2023 ($1,697.71 Mil).

China Eastern Airlines Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities Historical Data

The historical data trend for China Eastern Airlines's Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities can be seen below:

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China Eastern Airlines Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities Chart

China Eastern Airlines Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 210.59 1,186.37 2,048.26 2,596.07 1,697.71

China Eastern Airlines Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
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China Eastern Airlines 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.

China Eastern Airlines  (OTCPK:CHEAF) 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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China Eastern Airlines (China Eastern Airlines) Business Description

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Address
36 Hongxiang 3rd Road, 5th Floor, Block A2, CEA Building, Northern District, Minhang District, Shanghai, CHN, 201100
Website
https://www.ceair.com
China Eastern Airlines is based in Shanghai and is one of the three largest state-owned airlines in China. The group operated a fleet of 778 aircraft as of 2022 and carried more than 130 million passengers in prepandemic 2019. It runs a hub-and-spoke model under which it gathers and distributes passengers from air hubs like Shanghai, Beijing, Xi'an, and Kunming. The group's route network extends to over 220 destinations and 40 countries and regions.