Compass Minerals International (Compass Minerals International) Cash And Cash Equivalents

: $38 Mil (As of Dec. 2023)

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Compass Minerals International's quarterly cash and cash equivalents declined from Jun. 2023 ($58.00 Mil) to Sep. 2023 ($38.70 Mil) but then stayed the same from Sep. 2023 ($38.70 Mil) to Dec. 2023 ($38.30 Mil).

Compass Minerals International's annual cash and cash equivalents increased from Sep. 2021 ($0.00 Mil) to Sep. 2022 ($46.10 Mil) but then declined from Sep. 2022 ($46.10 Mil) to Sep. 2023 ($38.70 Mil).

Compass Minerals International Cash And Cash Equivalents Historical Data

The historical data trend for Compass Minerals International's Cash And Cash Equivalents can be seen below:

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Compass Minerals International Annual Data

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Cash And Cash Equivalents

18.00

10.60

46.10

38.70

Compass Minerals International 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																146.10	249.70	58.00	38.70	38.30

Compass Minerals International 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.

Compass Minerals International (NYSE:CMP) 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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Compass Minerals International (Compass Minerals International) Business Description

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Address

9900 West 109th Street, Suite 100, Overland Park, KS, USA, 66210

Website

https://www.compassminerals.com

Compass Minerals currently produces two primary products: salt and specialty potash fertilizer. The company's main assets include rock salt mines in Ontario, Louisiana, and the United Kingdom and a salt brine operation at the Great Salt Lake in Utah that produces sulfate of potash and magnesium chloride. Compass' salt products are used for deicing and also by industrial and consumer end markets. The firm's sulfate of potash is used by growers of high-value crops that are sensitive to standard potash. Compass also sells fire retardants, with its magnesium chloride-based products used to combat forest fires.

Executives

Joseph E Reece	director	ONE VALERO WAY, BUILDING D, SUITE 200, SAN ANTONIO TX 78249
James D. Standen	officer: Interim CFO & Treasurer	9900 W. 109 STREET, SUITE 100, OVERLAND PARK KS 66210
Jill V Gardiner	director	C/O COMPASS MINERALS INTERNATIONAL, INC., 9900 W 109TH ST STE 100, OVERLAND PARK KS 66210
Shane T Wagnon	director	C/O COMPASS MINERALS INTERNATIONAL, INC., 9900 W 109TH ST STE 100, OVERLAND PARK KS 66210
Jon A Chisholm	director	C/O COMPASS MINERALS INTERNATIONAL, INC., 9900 W 109TH ST STE 100, OVERLAND PARK KS 66210
Km&t Investment Holdings, Llc	director, 10 percent owner	4111 E 37TH ST N, WICHITA KS 67220
Koch Industries Inc	director, 10 percent owner	4111 EAST 37TH STREET NORTH, WICHITA KS 67220
Melissa M Miller	director	201 ISABELLA STREET, PITTSBURGH PA 15212
Kevin S Crutchfield	director, officer: President and CEO	ONE ALPHA PLACE, P.O. BOX 2345, ABINGDON VA 24212
Mary L Frontczak	officer: Chief Legal Officer	9900 W 109TH STREET, SUITE 100, OVERLAND PARK KS 66210
Lori A Walker	director
Amy Yoder	director	C/O SPECTRUM BRANDS, INC., 6 CONCOURSE PARKWAY, SUITE 3300, ATLANTA GA 30328
Richard P Dealy	director	777 HIDDEN RIDGE, IRVING TX 75038
Edward C Dowling	director	19 NEDS POINT ROAD, MATTAPOISETT MA 02739
Teresa D Cook	officer: Chief Accounting Officer	C/O COMPASS MINERALS INTERNATIONAL, INC., 9900 W 109TH ST STE 100, OVERLAND PARK KS 66210