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Ashtead Group (Ashtead Group) Cash And Cash Equivalents : $22 Mil (As of Jan. 2024)


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What is Ashtead Group Cash And Cash Equivalents?

Ashtead Group's quarterly cash and cash equivalents increased from Jul. 2023 ($25.00 Mil) to Oct. 2023 ($25.70 Mil) but then stayed the same from Oct. 2023 ($25.70 Mil) to Jan. 2024 ($22.40 Mil).

Ashtead Group's annual cash and cash equivalents declined from Apr. 2021 ($26.60 Mil) to Apr. 2022 ($15.30 Mil) but then increased from Apr. 2022 ($15.30 Mil) to Apr. 2023 ($29.90 Mil).


Ashtead Group Cash And Cash Equivalents Historical Data

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

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Ashtead Group Cash And Cash Equivalents Chart

Ashtead Group Annual Data
Trend Apr14 Apr15 Apr16 Apr17 Apr18 Apr19 Apr20 Apr21 Apr22 Apr23
Cash And Cash Equivalents
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 16.55 304.40 26.60 15.30 29.90

Ashtead Group Quarterly Data
Apr19 Jul19 Oct19 Jan20 Apr20 Jul20 Oct20 Jan21 Apr21 Jul21 Oct21 Jan22 Apr22 Jul22 Oct22 Jan23 Apr23 Jul23 Oct23 Jan24
Cash And Cash Equivalents Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 36.60 29.90 25.00 25.70 22.40

Ashtead Group 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.


Ashtead Group  (OTCPK:ASHTF) 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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Ashtead Group (Ashtead Group) Business Description

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Address
100 Cheapside, London, GBR, EC2V 6DT
Ashtead is an equipment rental business with operations in the U.S., Canada, and United Kingdom, operating under the Sunbelt Rentals brand. Earnings are mostly derived from the U.S. where Sunbelt enjoy a number-two market position with a 13% share in a highly fragmented market consisting of national, regional, and independent competitors. Ashtead rents a range of construction, industrial, and general equipment such as aerial lifts, hand-held tools, and forklifts across its more than 1,550 rental stores worldwide.

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