Lear (LEA) Cash And Cash Equivalents : $1,196 Mil (As of Dec. 2023)

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What is Lear Cash And Cash Equivalents?

Lear's quarterly cash and cash equivalents increased from Jun. 2023 ($901.90 Mil) to Sep. 2023 ($979.70 Mil) and increased from Sep. 2023 ($979.70 Mil) to Dec. 2023 ($1,196.30 Mil).

Lear's annual cash and cash equivalents declined from Dec. 2021 ($1,318.30 Mil) to Dec. 2022 ($1,114.90 Mil) but then increased from Dec. 2022 ($1,114.90 Mil) to Dec. 2023 ($1,196.30 Mil).

Lear Cash And Cash Equivalents Historical Data

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

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Lear Cash And Cash Equivalents Chart

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Cash And Cash Equivalents

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1,487.70

1,306.70

1,318.30

1,114.90

1,196.30

Lear Quarterly Data
	Mar19	Jun19	Sep19	Dec19	Mar20	Jun20	Sep20	Dec20	Mar21	Jun21	Sep21	Dec21	Mar22	Jun22	Sep22	Dec22	Mar23	Jun23	Sep23	Dec23
Cash And Cash Equivalents	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															1,114.90	898.50	901.90	979.70	1,196.30

Lear 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.

Lear (NYSE:LEA) 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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Lear (LEA) Business Description

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Address

21557 Telegraph Road, Southfield, MI, USA, 48033

Website

https://www.lear.com

Lear designs, develops, and manufactures automotive seating and electrical systems and components. Seating components include frames and mechanisms, covers (leather and woven fabric), seat heating and cooling, foam, and headrests. Automotive electrical distribution and connection systems and electronic systems include wiring harnesses, terminals and connectors, on-board battery chargers, high-voltage battery management systems, high-voltage power distribution systems, domain controllers, telematics control units, gateway modules, vehicle positioning for automated and autonomous driving, embedded control software, cloud and mobile device software and services, and cybersecurity. Lear's largest customer and regional market is GM and North America at 20% and 44% of 2022 revenue, respectively.

Executives

Raymond E Scott	director, officer: President & CEO
Carl A. Esposito	officer: SVP & President, E-Systems	21557 TELEGRAPH ROAD, SOUTHFIELD MI 48033
Jason M Cardew	officer: SVP & CFO	21557 TELEGRAPH ROAD, SOUTHFIELD MI 48033
Frank C Orsini	officer: EVP & President, Seating	21557 TELEGRAPH ROAD, SOUTHFIELD MI 48033
Mallett Conrad L Jr	director
Greg C Smith	director	FORD MOTOR COMPANY, 21175 OAKWOOD BLVD, DEARBORN MI 48124
Marianne Vidershain	officer: VP, Treasurer	21557 TELEGRAPH ROAD, SOUTHFIELD MI 48033
Jonathan F Foster	director	777 THIRD AVE, 30TH FL, NEW YORK NY 10017
Thomas A Didonato	officer: SVP & CAO	AMERICAN EAGLE OUTFITTERS, INC., 150 THORN HILL DRIVE, WARRENDALE PA 15095
Alicia J. Davis	officer: SVP, Corp Dev & Inv Relations	21557 TELEGRAPH ROAD, SOUTHFIELD MI 48033
Roger A Krone	director
Patricia L Lewis	director	C/O UNITEDHEALTH GROUP, 9900 BREN ROAD EAST, MN008-T502, MINNETONKA MN 55343
Bradley M Halverson	director	100 N.E. ADAMS STREET, PEORIA IL 61629
Shari L Burgess	officer: VP & Treasurer
Harry Albert Kemp	officer: SVP, Gen Counsel & Corp Sec	21557 TELEGRAPH ROAD, SOUTHFIELD MI 48033