Kansas City Southern (Kansas City Southern) Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities : $470 Mil (As of Sep. 2021)

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What is Kansas City Southern Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities?

Kansas City Southern's quarterly cash, cash equivalents, marketable securities increased from Mar. 2021 ($259.90 Mil) to Jun. 2021 ($325.80 Mil) and increased from Jun. 2021 ($325.80 Mil) to Sep. 2021 ($470.00 Mil).

Kansas City Southern's annual cash, cash equivalents, marketable securities increased from Dec. 2018 ($100.50 Mil) to Dec. 2019 ($148.80 Mil) and increased from Dec. 2019 ($148.80 Mil) to Dec. 2020 ($188.20 Mil).

Kansas City Southern Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities Historical Data

The historical data trend for Kansas City Southern'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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Kansas City Southern Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities Chart

Kansas City Southern Annual Data

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170.60

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Kansas City Southern Quarterly Data
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Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															646.00	188.20	259.90	325.80	470.00

Kansas City Southern 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.

Kansas City Southern (NYSE:KSU) 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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427 West 12th Street, Kansas City, MO, USA, 64105

Website

https://www.kcsouthern.com

Kansas City Southern, the smallest Class I railroad, derives about half of its $2.6 billion revenue on 3,400 miles of track in the Central and Southern United States. Remaining sales are produced by operating concessions on 3,300 miles of rail in Mexico and 47 miles of track adjacent to the Panama Canal. KCS' freight includes industrial and forest products (around 21% of total revenue), chemicals and petroleum (26%), agriculture and minerals (18%), intermodal (13%), energy (9%), and autos (9%); other revenue stems from switching, demurrage, and the like.

Executives

Warren K Erdman	officer: Executive Vice President
Lora S Cheatum	officer: Sr. VP - Human Resources	KANSAS CITY SOUTHERN PO BOX 219335 KANSAS CITY MO 64121
Suzanne M Grafton	officer: VP & Chief Accounting Officer	427 W 12TH STREET KANSAS CITY MO 64105
Del Cueto Cuevas Oscar Augusto	officer: President & Exec Rep of Sub	427 W 12TH STREET KANSAS CITY MO 64105
Michael W Upchurch	officer: EVP & Chief Financial Officer	KANSAS CITY SOUTHERN, PO BOX 219335, KANSAS CITY MO 64121
Patrick J Ottensmeyer	officer: President & CEO	PO BOX 219335, KANSAS CITY MO 64121
Adam J Godderz	officer: SVP Chief Legal Ofc & Corp Sec	427 W 12TH STREET KANSAS CITY MO 64105
Brian D. Hancock	officer: EVP & Chief Innovation Officer	KANSAS CITY SOUTHERN, PO BOX 219335, KANSAS CITY MO 64121
Michael J. Naatz	officer: EVP & Chief Marketing Officer	10990 ROE AVE, OVERLAND PARK KS 66211
Thomas A Mcdonnell	director	C/O KANSAS CITY SOUTHERN, 427 W 12TH STREET, KANSAS CITY MO 64105
Garza Santos David F	director	AV. INDUSTRIALES DEL PONIENTE NO. 2300 SANTA CATARINA, N.L. O5 66350
Robert J Druten	director	6503 SENECA ROAD, MISSION HILLS KS 66208
Jeffrey M Songer	officer: EVP & COO	KANSAS CITY SOUTHERN PO BOX 219335 KANSAS CITY MO 64121
Janet H Kennedy	director	KANSAS CITY SOUTHERN, PO BOX 219335, KANSAS CITY MO 64121
Lydia I Beebe	director	13403 NORTHWEST FREEWAY, HOUSTON TX 77040