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National Instruments (National Instruments) Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities : $139 Mil (As of Jun. 2023)


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What is National Instruments Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities?

National Instruments's quarterly cash, cash equivalents, marketable securities declined from Dec. 2022 ($139.80 Mil) to Mar. 2023 ($137.67 Mil) but then increased from Mar. 2023 ($137.67 Mil) to Jun. 2023 ($139.24 Mil).

National Instruments's annual cash, cash equivalents, marketable securities declined from Dec. 2020 ($320.16 Mil) to Dec. 2021 ($211.11 Mil) and declined from Dec. 2021 ($211.11 Mil) to Dec. 2022 ($139.80 Mil).


National Instruments Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities Historical Data

The historical data trend for National Instruments'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.
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National Instruments Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities Chart

National Instruments Annual Data
Trend Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22
Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 530.78 432.60 320.16 211.11 139.80

National Instruments Quarterly Data
Sep18 Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23
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 110.87 149.00 139.80 137.67 139.24

National Instruments 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.


National Instruments  (NAS:NATI) 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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National Instruments (National Instruments) Business Description

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National Instruments provides testing and measurement equipment and integrated, software-led solutions to serve high-complexity automated testing in late product development. NI serves a long tail of more than 30,000 customers in myriad end markets but focuses on the semiconductor, transportation, and aerospace and defense verticals.
Executives
Ritu Favre officer: Executive Vice President 12367 CROSTHWAITE CIRCLE, POWAY CA 92064
Scott Arthur Rust officer: Executive Vice President C/O NATIONAL INSTRUMENTS CORPORATION, 11500 NORTH MOPAC, AUSTIN TX 78759
Alexander M Davern officer: Senior Vice President and CFO C/O NATIONAL INSTRUMENTS, 11500 MOPAC BLDG C, AUSTIN TX 78759
Thomas Benjamin officer: Executive Vice President C/O NATIONAL INSTRUMENTS CORPORATION, 11500 NORTH MOPAC EXPRESSWAY, AUSTIN TX 78759
Eric Howard Starkloff director, officer: President & CEO 11500 NORTH MOPAC, BUILDING C, AUSTIN TX 78759
Daniel Berenbaum officer: Chief Financial Officer, EVP C/O EVERSPIN TECHNOLOGIES, INC., 5670 W. CHANDLER BLVD., SUITE 100, CHANDLER AZ 85226
Cashman James E Iii director 2600 ANSYS DRIVE, CANONSBURG PA 15317
Gerhard Paul Fettweis director C/O NATIONAL INSTRUMENTS CORPORATION, 11500 NORTH MOPAC, AUSTIN TX 78759
Michael E Mcgrath director 11701 LUNA ROAD, DALLAS TX 75234
Liam Griffin director 5260 CALIFORNIA AVENUE, IRVINE CA 92617
Gayla J Delly director 3000 TECHNOLOGY DR, ANGLETON TX 77515
Jason Elliot Green officer: Chief Revenue Officer & EVP C/O NATIONAL INSTRUMENTS CORPORATION, 11500 NORTH MOPAC, AUSTIN TX 78759
Karen Marie Rapp officer: Chief Financial Officer & EVP C/O NATIONAL INSTRUMENTS CORPORATION, 11500 NORTH MOPAC, AUSTIN TX 78759
Carla Pineyro Sublett officer: Chief Marketing Officer C/O NATIONAL INSTRUMENTS CORPORATION, 11500 NORTH MOPAC, AUSTIN TX 78759
Jeffrey L Kodosky director C/O NATIONAL INSTRUMENTS CORP, 11500 N. MOPAC EXPRESSWAY, AUSTIN TX 78759

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