Reynolds American (Reynolds American) Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities : $3,154 Mil (As of Mar. 2017)

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What is Reynolds American Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities?

Reynolds American's quarterly cash, cash equivalents, marketable securities increased from Sep. 2016 ($1,959.00 Mil) to Dec. 2016 ($2,051.00 Mil) and increased from Dec. 2016 ($2,051.00 Mil) to Mar. 2017 ($3,154.00 Mil).

Reynolds American's annual cash, cash equivalents, marketable securities increased from Dec. 2014 ($966.00 Mil) to Dec. 2015 ($2,716.00 Mil) but then declined from Dec. 2015 ($2,716.00 Mil) to Dec. 2016 ($2,051.00 Mil).

Reynolds American Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities Historical Data

The historical data trend for Reynolds American'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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Reynolds American Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities Chart

Reynolds American Annual Data

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Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities

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2,502.00

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966.00

2,716.00

2,051.00

Reynolds American Quarterly Data
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Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															4,455.00	1,944.00	1,959.00	2,051.00	3,154.00

Reynolds American 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.

Reynolds American (NYSE:RAI) 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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Reynolds American (Reynolds American) Business Description

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Reynolds American controls roughly one third of the U.S. cigarette market and is the second-largest domestic cigarette manufacturer behind Altria. Its brands include Camel, Pall Mall, and Newport. Reynolds also owns the Grizzly and Kodiak smokeless tobacco brands. Another subsidiary, Santa Fe Natural Tobacco, manufactures superpremium Natural American Spirit cigarettes. In 2013, Reynolds entered the electronic cigarette market with its Vuse brand, which captured a significant share of this small but growing market.

Executives

John J Zillmer	director	ARAMARK CORP, 1101 MARKET ST, PHILADELPHIA PA 19107
Debra Ann Crew	officer: President and CEO	STANLEY BLACK & DECKER, INC., 1000 STANLEY DRIVE, NEW BRITAIN CT 06053
Ronald S Rolfe	director	825 8TH AVENUE, 38TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10019
Nowell Lionel L Iii	director	401 NORTH MAIN STREET, WINSTON-SALEM NC 27101
Holly K Koeppel	director	401 NORTH MAIN STREET, WINSTON-SALEM NC 27101
Susan M. Cameron	director	C/O TUPPERWARE BRANDS CORP, PO BOX 2353, ORLANDO FL 32802-2353
Murray S Kessler	director	714 GREEN VALLEY ROAD, GREENSBORO NC 27408
Nana Mensah	director	1301 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, NEW YORK NY 10019
Thomas C Wajnert	director	401 NORTH MAIN STREET, WINSTON SALEM NC 27102
Richard E Thornburgh	director	401 N. MAIN STREET, WINSTON-SALEM NC 27101
Nicholas V Scheele	director	FORD MOTOR COMPANY, ONE AMERICAN ROAD, DEARBORN MI 48126
Betsy S Atkins	director
Joseph P Viviano	director	4351 GULF SHORE BLVD. N, 17N LERIVAGE, NAPLES FL 34103
Monteiro De Castro Antonio	director	BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO - GLOBE HOUSE, 4 TEMPLE PLACE, LONDON X0 WC2R2PG
Chain John T Jr	director	401 N. MAIN ST., C/O RJ REYNOLDS TOBACCO HOLDINGS, WINSTON SALEM NC 27102