Ashland (Ashland) Cash And Cash Equivalents : $440 Mil (As of Dec. 2023)

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What is Ashland Cash And Cash Equivalents?

Ashland's quarterly cash and cash equivalents increased from Jun. 2023 ($349.00 Mil) to Sep. 2023 ($417.00 Mil) and increased from Sep. 2023 ($417.00 Mil) to Dec. 2023 ($440.00 Mil).

Ashland's annual cash and cash equivalents increased from Sep. 2021 ($210.00 Mil) to Sep. 2022 ($646.00 Mil) but then declined from Sep. 2022 ($646.00 Mil) to Sep. 2023 ($417.00 Mil).

Ashland Cash And Cash Equivalents Historical Data

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

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Ashland Cash And Cash Equivalents Chart

Ashland Annual Data

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Cash And Cash Equivalents

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232.00

454.00

210.00

646.00

417.00

Ashland 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															532.00	399.00	349.00	417.00	440.00

Ashland 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.

Ashland (NYSE:ASH) 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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Ashland (Ashland) Business Description

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Address

8145 Blazer Drive, Wilmington, DE, USA, 19808

Website

http://www.ashland.com

Ashland Inc is a world-wide specialty materials company that serves a wide range of industrial markets. The company has a business-centric operating model and is organized into four distinct segments: life sciences, personal care, specialty additives, and intermediates. Key customers for the firm include pharmaceutical companies and manufacturers of personal care products, food and beverages, and nutraceuticals and supplements. The life sciences segment derives maximum revenue. Ashland includes only U.S. and Canada in its North America designation and includes Europe, the Middle East and Africa in its Europe designation.

Executives

Eric N Boni	officer: Principal Accounting Officer	8145 BLAZER DRIVE, WILMINGTON DE 19808
J Kevin Willis	officer: Chief Financial Officer	50 E RIVERCENTER BLVD, COVINGTON KY 41011
James P. Minicucci	officer: SVP Strategy, M&A & Portfolio	5474 RINGS ROAD, NORTH TOWER, 5TH FLOOR, DUBLIN OH 43017
Karl R. Bostaph	officer: SVP Operations	5474 RINGS ROAD, NORTH TOWER, 5TH FLOOR, DUBLIN OH 43017
Robin E. Lampkin	officer: SVP, Gen. Counsel & Secretary	5475 RINGS ROAD, NORTH TOWER, 5TH FLOOR, DUBLIN OH 43017
Sergio Pedreiro	director	2 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10016
Eileen Drury	officer: SVP and Chief Human Resources	8145 BLAZER DRIVE, WILMINGTON DE 19808
Ricky C Sandler	director, other: See Remarks	65 EAST 55TH STREET, 25TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
Steven D Bishop	director	ONE PROCTER & GAMBLE PLAZA, CINCINNATI OH 45202
Suzan F. Harrison	director	77 WEST WACKER DRIVE, SUITE 4600, CHICAGO IL 60601
Guillermo Novo	director, officer: Chairman and CEO	AIR PRODUCTS AND CHEMICALS, INC., 7201 HAMILTON BOULEVARD, ALLENTOWN PA 18195
Winkler Von Mohrenfels Petra Yvonne	officer: Sr. VP, GC and Secretary	8145 BLAZER DRIVE, WILMINGTON DE 19808
Min Chong	officer: Sr VP & Gen Mgr, Spc Additives	8145 BLAZER DRIVE, WILMINGTON DE 19808
Osama M Musa	officer: Sr. Vice President	ASHLAND GLOBAL HOLDINGS INC, 1005 ROUTE 202/206, BRIDGEWATER NJ 08807
Swaminathan Ashok Kalyana	officer: Sr VP & Gen Mgr, Life Sciences	8145 BLAZER DRIVE, WILMINGTON DE 19808