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Dynegy (Dynegy) Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities : $365.00 Mil (As of Dec. 2017)


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What is Dynegy Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities?

Dynegy's quarterly cash, cash equivalents, marketable securities increased from Jun. 2017 ($447.00 Mil) to Sep. 2017 ($613.00 Mil) but then stayed the same from Sep. 2017 ($613.00 Mil) to Dec. 2017 ($365.00 Mil).

Dynegy's annual cash, cash equivalents, marketable securities increased from Dec. 2015 ($505.00 Mil) to Dec. 2016 ($1,776.00 Mil) but then declined from Dec. 2016 ($1,776.00 Mil) to Dec. 2017 ($365.00 Mil).


Dynegy Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities Historical Data

The historical data trend for Dynegy's Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities 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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Dynegy Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities Chart

Dynegy Annual Data
Trend Dec08 Dec09 Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17
Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 868.00 1,948.00 505.00 1,776.00 365.00

Dynegy Quarterly Data
Mar13 Jun13 Sep13 Dec13 Mar14 Jun14 Sep14 Dec14 Mar15 Jun15 Sep15 Dec15 Mar16 Jun16 Sep16 Dec16 Mar17 Jun17 Sep17 Dec17
Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities 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 1,776.00 467.00 447.00 613.00 365.00

Dynegy 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.


Dynegy  (NYSE:DYNPRA.PFD) 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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Dynegy (Dynegy) Business Description

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Dynegy is a wholesale power provider operating in the Midwest, the Northeast, and the West. The company operates a mix of natural gas and coal capacity. Dynegy's capacity consists of baseload, intermediate, and peak power plants. Dynegy also operates a retail energy supply business.
Executives
Ecp Controlco, Llc 10 percent owner 40 BEECHWOOD ROAD, SUMMIT NJ 07901
Energy Capital Partners Iii, Lp 10 percent owner 51 JOHN F. KENNEDY PARKWAY, SUITE 200, SHORT HILLS NJ 07078
Energy Capital Partners Iii-a, Lp 10 percent owner 51 JOHN F. KENNEDY PARKWAY, SUITE 200, SHORT HILLS NJ 07078
Energy Capital Partners Iii-c, Lp 10 percent owner 51 JOHN F. KENNEDY PARKWAY, SUITE 200, SHORT HILLS NJ 07078
Tyler Reeder director 51 JOHN F. KENNEDY PARKWAY, SUITE 200, SHORT HILLS NJ 07078
Terawatt Holdings Gp, Llc 10 percent owner 51 JOHN F. KENNEDY PARKWAY, SUITE 200, SHORT HILLS NJ 07078
Terawatt Holdings, Lp 10 percent owner 51 JOHN F. KENNEDY PARKWAY, SUITE 200, SHORT HILLS NJ 07078
Energy Capital Partners Gp Iii, Lp 10 percent owner 40 BEECHWOOD ROAD, SUMMIT NJ 07901
Energy Capital Partners Iii-b (terawatt Ip), Lp 10 percent owner 51 JOHN F. KENNEDY PARKWAY, SUITE 200, SHORT HILLS NJ 07078
Energy Capital Partners Iii, Llc 10 percent owner 40 BEECHWOOD ROAD, SUMMIT NJ 07901
Dean Ellis officer: Senior Vice President 601 TRAVIS STREET, STE 1400, HOUSTON TX 77002
Sheree M. Petrone officer: Executive Vice President 601 TRAVIS STREET, SUITE 1400, HOUSTON TX 77002
Martin W. Daley officer: Executive Vice President 601 TRAVIS STREET, SUITE 1400, HOUSTON TX 77002
Daniel P. Thompson officer: Executive Vice President 601 TRAVIS STREET, SUITE 1400, HOUSTON TX 77002
Julius Cox officer: Executive Vice President, other: Chief Administrative Officer 77 BEALE STREET, POB 770000, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94177

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