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Box (BOX) Cash And Cash Equivalents : $384 Mil (As of Jan. 2024)


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What is Box Cash And Cash Equivalents?

Box's quarterly cash and cash equivalents declined from Jul. 2023 ($395.97 Mil) to Oct. 2023 ($377.91 Mil) but then increased from Oct. 2023 ($377.91 Mil) to Jan. 2024 ($383.74 Mil).

Box's annual cash and cash equivalents increased from Jan. 2022 ($416.27 Mil) to Jan. 2023 ($428.47 Mil) but then declined from Jan. 2023 ($428.47 Mil) to Jan. 2024 ($383.74 Mil).


Box Cash And Cash Equivalents Historical Data

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

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Box Cash And Cash Equivalents Chart

Box Annual Data
Trend Jan15 Jan16 Jan17 Jan18 Jan19 Jan20 Jan21 Jan22 Jan23 Jan24
Cash And Cash Equivalents
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 195.59 595.08 416.27 428.47 383.74

Box 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 428.47 481.44 395.97 377.91 383.74

Box 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.


Box  (NYSE:BOX) 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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Box (BOX) Business Description

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Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
900 Jefferson Avenue, Redwood City, CA, USA, 94063
Box is a cloud-based content services platform that provides cloud-based storage and workflow collaboration services for enterprise customers. The firm was founded in 2005 as a file-sync and sharing provider. More recently, however, the company has focused on bolstering its product portfolio by adding tools such as governance and e-signature to enhance workflow management and collaboration.
Executives
Dylan C Smith director, 10 percent owner, officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O BOX INC, 4440 EL CAMINO REAL, LOS ALTOS CA 94022
Eli Berkovitch officer: VP Chief Acct Ofr & Controller 900 JEFFERSON AVE, REDWOOD CITY CA 94063
Aaron Levie director, 10 percent owner, officer: Chief Executive Officer C/O BOX INC, 4440 EL CAMINO, LOS ALTOS CA 94022
Jack R Lazar director 400 W. CESAR CHAVEZ, ATTN: STOCK ADMINISTRATION, AUSTIN TX 78701
Dana L Evan director 550 EAST TIMPANOGOS CIRCLE, *, OREM UT 84097
Daniel J Levin director, 10 percent owner, officer: President & COO 4440 EL CAMINO REAL, LOS ALTOS CA 94022
Amit Walia director 2100 SEAPORT BLVD., REDWOOD CITY CA 94063
Kimberly Hammonds director 100 EAST DAVIE STREET, RALEIGH NC 27601
John Ihn Park director C/O KOHLBERG KRAVIS ROBERTS & CO. L.P., 9 WEST 57TH STREET, NEW YORK NY 10019
Jeff Mannie officer: VP Controller & Chief Acct Ofr C/O BOX INC, 4440 EL CAMINO REAL, LOS ALTOS CA 94022
Carl Bass director C/O AUTODESK INC, 111 MELNNIS PARKWAY, SAN RAFAEL CA 94903
Bethany Mayer director C/O IXIA, 26601 W. AGOURA ROAD, CALABASAS CA 91302
Peter Leav director 7 WORLD TRADE CENTER, 250 GREENWICH STREET, NEW YORK NY 10007
Josh Stein director C/O DRAPER FISHER JURVETSON, 2882 SAND HILL ROAD SUITE 150, MENLO PARK CA 94025
Rory O'driscoll director, 10 percent owner 950 TOWER LANE, SUITE 700, FOSTER CITY CA 94404