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Buffalo Wild Wings (Buffalo Wild Wings) Cash And Cash Equivalents

: $31 Mil (As of Sep. 2017)
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Buffalo Wild Wings's quarterly cash and cash equivalents declined from Mar. 2017 ($38.61 Mil) to Jun. 2017 ($19.94 Mil) but then increased from Jun. 2017 ($19.94 Mil) to Sep. 2017 ($30.69 Mil).

Buffalo Wild Wings's annual cash and cash equivalents declined from Dec. 2014 ($93.33 Mil) to Dec. 2015 ($11.22 Mil) but then increased from Dec. 2015 ($11.22 Mil) to Dec. 2016 ($49.27 Mil).


Buffalo Wild Wings Cash And Cash Equivalents Historical Data

The historical data trend for Buffalo Wild Wings'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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Buffalo Wild Wings Annual Data
Trend Dec07 Dec08 Dec09 Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16
Cash And Cash Equivalents
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 21.34 57.50 93.33 11.22 49.27

Buffalo Wild Wings Quarterly Data
Dec12 Mar13 Jun13 Sep13 Dec13 Mar14 Jun14 Sep14 Dec14 Mar15 Jun15 Sep15 Dec15 Mar16 Jun16 Sep16 Dec16 Mar17 Jun17 Sep17
Cash And Cash Equivalents 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 14.76 49.27 38.61 19.94 30.69

Buffalo Wild Wings 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.


Buffalo Wild Wings  (NAS:BWLD) 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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Buffalo Wild Wings (Buffalo Wild Wings) Business Description

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Buffalo Wild Wings operates and franchises restaurants under the names Buffalo Wild Wings, R Taco, and PizzaRev. The Buffalo Wild Wings restaurants, which provide the vast majority of company revenue, have sports-bar atmospheres and feature Buffalo-style chicken wings. The restaurants are designed for group gatherings and feature projection screens and dozens of televisions. About half of the company's restaurants are franchised. The company has a centralized supply chain that serves all company-owned and franchised restaurants. The majority of its restaurants are in the United States, but the company has a small presence in Canada and Mexico and is expanding to the Middle East and Asia.
Executives
Richard Mcguire director FOUR EMBARCADERO CENTER, SUITE 2100, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94111
Alexander H Ware officer: Chief Financial Officer 4000 DAIN RAUSCHER PLAZA, 60 SOUTH SIXTH STREET, MINNEAPOLIS MN 55402
Andre J Fernandez director 333 WEST STATE STREET, MILWAUKEE WI 53203
Harmit J Singh director 71 SOUTH WACKER DRIVE, 12TH FLOOR, CHICAGO IL 60606
Cindy L Davis director 2635 SW GRENWOLDE PLACE, PORTLAND OR 97201
Andrew D. Block officer: SVP-Talent Management 5500 WAYZATA BOULEVARD, SUITE 1600, MINNEAPOLIS MN 55416
Lawton Iii Harry A director C/O EBAY INC., 2065, SAN JOSE CA 95125
Marcato Capital Management Llc director FOUR EMBARCADERO CENTER, SUITE 2100, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94111
Marcato International Master Fund, Ltd. director C/O OGIER FIDUCIARY SERVICES (CAYMAN)LTD, 89 NEXUS WAY, CAMANA BAY, GRAND CAYMAN E9 KY1-9007
Janice L Fields director 800 NORTH LINDBERGH BLVD., ST. LOUIS MO 63167
Scott Bergren director 1441 GARDINER LANE, LOUISVILLE KY 40213
Sally J Smith officer: CEO & President 5500 WAYZATA BLVD., SUITE 1600, MINNEAPOLIS MN 55416
Sam Brian Rovit director KRAFT FOODS GROUP, INC., THREE LAKES DRIVE, NORTHFIELD IL 60093
Michael P Johnson director 2431 EAST 61ST STREET, TULSA OK 74136
Mary J Twinem officer: Exec VP, CFO & Treasurer 5500 WAYZATA BLVD., SUITE 1600, MINNEAPOLIS MN 55416

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