An item on the balance sheet that reports the value of a company's assets that are cash or can be converted into cash immediately.
and then there is "cash at the end of the period" ... which is not the same, so quit complaining about the discrepancy between the two and find another reason to bash him that is actually legit.
Similar but not the same, per filing: Cash and Cash Equivalents
Cash and Cash equivalents are considered to be highly liquid investments purchased with an initial maturity of three (3) months or less.
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