Cash, Cash Equivalents and Investments (Tables)

6 Months Ended

May 01, 2022

Cash and Cash Equivalents [Abstract]

Summary of cash, cash equivalents and investments

The following tables summarize Applied’s cash, cash equivalents and investments by security type:

 

May 1, 2022	Cost		Gross Unrealized Gains		Gross Unrealized Losses		Estimated Fair Value
	(In millions)
Cash	$	1,242	$	—	$	—	$	1,242
Cash equivalents:
Money market funds	1,812		—		—		1,812
U.S. Treasury and agency securities	124		—		—		124
Non-U.S. government securities*	40		—		—		40
Municipal securities	23		—		—		23
Commercial paper, corporate bonds and medium-term notes	90		—		—		90
Total Cash equivalents	2,089		—		—		2,089
Total Cash and Cash equivalents	$	3,331	$	—	$	—	$	3,331
Short-term and long-term investments:
U.S. Treasury and agency securities	$	357	$	—	$	8	$	349
Non-U.S. government securities*	7		—		—		7
Municipal securities	378		—		10		368
Commercial paper, corporate bonds and medium-term notes	718		—		14		704
Asset-backed and mortgage-backed securities	476		—		12		464
Total fixed income securities	1,936		—		44		1,892
Publicly traded equity securities	86		77		7		156
Equity investments in privately-held companies	580		79		14		645
Total equity investments	666		156		21		801
Total short-term and long-term investments	$	2,602	$	156	$	65	$	2,693
Total Cash, Cash equivalents and Investments	$	5,933	$	156	$	65	$	6,024

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* Includes Canadian provincial government debt.

October 31, 2021	Cost		Gross Unrealized Gains		Gross Unrealized Losses		Estimated Fair Value
	(In millions)
Cash	$	1,407	$	—	$	—	$	1,407
Cash equivalents:
Money market funds	3,556		—		—		3,556
Municipal securities	22		—		—		22
Commercial paper, corporate bonds and medium-term notes	10		—		—		10
Total Cash equivalents	3,588		—		—		3,588
Total Cash and Cash equivalents	$	4,995	$	—	$	—	$	4,995
Short-term and long-term investments:
U.S. Treasury and agency securities	$	314	$	—	$	—	$	314
Non-U.S. government securities*	5		—		—		5
Municipal securities	367		3		1		369
Commercial paper, corporate bonds and medium-term notes	587		2		2		587
Asset-backed and mortgage-backed securities	555		3		1		557
Total fixed income securities	1,828		8		4		1,832
Publicly traded equity securities	22		39		3		58
Equity investments in privately-held companies	561		82		14		629
Total equity investments	583		121		17		687
Total short-term and long-term investments	$	2,411	$	129	$	21	$	2,519
Total Cash, Cash equivalents and Investments	$	7,406	$	129	$	21	$	7,514

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*Includes Canadian provincial government debt.

Contractual maturities of investments

The following table summarizes the contractual maturities of Applied’s investments as of May 1, 2022:

 

	Cost		Estimated Fair Value
	(In millions)
Due in one year or less	$	560	$	558
Due after one through five years	898		868
Due after five years	2		2
No single maturity date**	1,142		1,265
Total	$	2,602	$	2,693

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** Securities with no single maturity date include publicly-traded and privately-held equity securities and asset-backed and mortgage-backed securities.

Components of gain (loss) on equity investment

The components of gain (loss) on equity investments for the three and six months ended May 1, 2022 and May 2, 2021 were as follows:

	Three Months Ended				Six Months Ended
	May 1, 2022		May 2, 2021		May 1, 2022		May 2, 2021
	(In millions)
Publicly traded equity securities
Unrealized gain	$	17	$	3	$	18	$	11
Unrealized loss	(2)		(2)		(10)		(2)
Realized gain on sales	—		—		2		—
Equity investments in privately-held companies
Unrealized gain	13		30		25		31
Unrealized loss	—		(5)		—		(8)
Realized gain on sales	2		1		2		3
Realized loss on sales or impairment	—		(7)		(4)		(7)
Total gain (loss) on equity investments, net	$	30	$	20	$	33	$	28