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Comtech Telecommunications (Comtech Telecommunications) Cash And Cash Equivalents

: $40.0 Mil (As of Jan. 2024)
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Comtech Telecommunications's quarterly cash and cash equivalents declined from Jul. 2023 ($18.96 Mil) to Oct. 2023 ($18.12 Mil) but then increased from Oct. 2023 ($18.12 Mil) to Jan. 2024 ($39.96 Mil).

Comtech Telecommunications's annual cash and cash equivalents declined from Jul. 2021 ($30.86 Mil) to Jul. 2022 ($21.65 Mil) and declined from Jul. 2022 ($21.65 Mil) to Jul. 2023 ($18.96 Mil).


Comtech Telecommunications Cash And Cash Equivalents Historical Data

The historical data trend for Comtech Telecommunications'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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Comtech Telecommunications Annual Data
Trend Jul14 Jul15 Jul16 Jul17 Jul18 Jul19 Jul20 Jul21 Jul22 Jul23
Cash And Cash Equivalents
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 45.58 47.88 30.86 21.65 18.96

Comtech Telecommunications 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 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 21.50 21.40 18.96 18.12 39.96

Comtech Telecommunications 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.


Comtech Telecommunications  (NAS:CMTL) 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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Comtech Telecommunications (Comtech Telecommunications) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
68 South Service Road, Suite 230, Melville, NY, USA, 11747
Comtech Telecommunications Corp is a provider of modern communications solutions. The company is engaged in designing, developing, producing and marketing products, systems, and services for communications solutions. It is engaged in two business segments, Satellite and Space Communications and Terrestrial and Wireless Networks. Majority of sales are generated from Satellite and Space Communications segment.
Executives
Wendi B. Carpenter director 2401 EAST 86TH ST., BLOOMINGTON MN 55425
Mark R. Quinlan director 150 EAST 52ND STREET, 21ST FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
Bruce T Crawford director 255 SOUTH KING ST., SUITE 1800, SEATTLE WA 98104
Ellen M. Lord director 1100 N. WOOD DALE ROAD, WOOD DALE IL 60191
Maria Hedden officer: Chief Operating Officer 68 SOUTH SERVICE ROAD, SUITE 230, MELVILLE NY 11747
Donald E. Walther officer: Chief Legal Officer 500 108TH AVENUE NE, SUITE 1500, BELLEVUE WA 98004
Michael Bondi officer: Corporate Controller 68 SOUTH SERVICE ROAD, SUITE 230, MELVILLE NY 11747
Ken Allen Peterman director 68 SOUTH SERVICE ROAD, SUITE 230, MELVILLE NY 11747
Yelena Simonyuk officer: Chief Legal Officer 68 S. SERVICE ROAD, SUITE 230, MELVILLE NY 11747
Michael Porcelain officer: VP of Finance & Internal Audit 68 SOUTH SERVICE ROAD, SUITE 230, MELVILLE NY 11747
Yacov A Shamash director
Lisa /adv Lesavoy director 166 E 63RD ST, NEW YORK NY 10021
Judy Chambers director 68 SOUTH SERVICE ROAD, SUITE 230, MELVILLE NY 11747
Richard L Burt officer: Sr. Vice President 68 SOUTH SERVICE ROAD, SUITE 230, MELVILLE NY 11747
John Branscum officer: Sr. Vice President COMTECH TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., 68 SOUTH SERVICE RD., SUITE 230, MELVILLE NY 11747