MA (Mastercard) Cash And Cash Equivalents : $8,442 Mil (As of Dec. 2024)

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What is Mastercard Cash And Cash Equivalents?

Mastercard's quarterly cash and cash equivalents increased from Jun. 2024 ($6,996.00 Mil) to Sep. 2024 ($11,063.00 Mil) but then stayed the same from Sep. 2024 ($11,063.00 Mil) to Dec. 2024 ($8,442.00 Mil).

Mastercard's annual cash and cash equivalents increased from Dec. 2022 ($7,008.00 Mil) to Dec. 2023 ($8,588.00 Mil) but then declined from Dec. 2023 ($8,588.00 Mil) to Dec. 2024 ($8,442.00 Mil).

Mastercard Cash And Cash Equivalents Historical Data

The historical data trend for Mastercard's Cash And Cash Equivalents can be seen below:

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Mastercard Cash And Cash Equivalents Chart

Mastercard Annual Data

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Cash And Cash Equivalents

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10,113.00

7,421.00

7,008.00

8,588.00

8,442.00

Mastercard Quarterly Data
	Mar20	Jun20	Sep20	Dec20	Mar21	Jun21	Sep21	Dec21	Mar22	Jun22	Sep22	Dec22	Mar23	Jun23	Sep23	Dec23	Mar24	Jun24	Sep24	Dec24
Cash And Cash Equivalents	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															8,588.00	7,293.00	6,996.00	11,063.00	8,442.00

Mastercard Cash And Cash Equivalents 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.

Mastercard (NYSE:MA) Cash And Cash Equivalents Explanation

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.

Be Aware

Depreciation estimates make the calculation of net income susceptible to management's accounting choices. These choices can be either overly aggressive or overly conservative.

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Address

2000 Purchase Street, Purchase, NY, USA, 10577

Website

https://www.mastercard.com

Mastercard is the second-largest payment processor in the world, having processed close to $10 trillion in volume during 2024. Mastercard operates in over 200 countries and processes transactions in over 150 currencies.

Executives

Michael Miebach	officer: Chief Product Officer	2000 PURCHASE STREET, PURCHASE NY 10577
Edward Grunde Mclaughlin	officer: President, Operations & Tech	2000 PURCHASE STREET, PURCHASE NY 10577
Craig Vosburg	officer: President, North America	2000 PURCHASE STREET, PURCHASE NY 10577
J. Mehra Sachin	officer: Chief Financial Officer	HESS CORPORATION, 1185 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, NEW YORK NY 10036
Venkata R Madabhushi	officer: Chief Marketing Officer	WELLPOINT, INC., 120 MONUMENT CIRCLE, INDIANAPOLIS IN 46204
Sandra A Arkell	officer: Controller	3005 HIGHLAND PARKWAY, SUITE 200, DOWNERS GROVE IL 60515
Foundation Mastercard	10 percent owner	250 YONGE STREET, SUITE 2400, TORONTO A6 M5B 2L7
Hai Ling	officer: Co-President, Intl Markets	2000 PURCHASE STREET, PURCHASE NY 10577
Timothy H Murphy	officer: General Counsel	2000 PURCHASE STREET, PURCHASE NY 10577
Raj Seshadri	officer: President, Data & Services	880 CARILLON PARKWAY, ST. PETERSBURG FL 33716
Ajay Bhalla	officer: President Cyber & Intelligence	2000 PURCHASE STREET, PURCHASE NY 10577
Richard K Davis	director	800 NICOLLET MALL, MINNEAPOLIS MN 55402
Raghuvir Malhotra	officer: Co-President, Intl Markets	2000 PURCHASE STREET, PURCHASE NY 10577
Linda Pistecchia Kirkpatrick	officer: President, North America	2000 PURCHASE STREET, PURCHASE NY 10577
Harit Talwar	director	2500 LAKE COOK ROAD, RIVERWOODS IL 60015