Dole (DOLE) Cash And Cash Equivalents

: $276 Mil (As of Dec. 2023)

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Dole's quarterly cash and cash equivalents declined from Jun. 2023 ($231.08 Mil) to Sep. 2023 ($217.52 Mil) but then increased from Sep. 2023 ($217.52 Mil) to Dec. 2023 ($275.58 Mil).

Dole's annual cash and cash equivalents declined from Dec. 2021 ($250.56 Mil) to Dec. 2022 ($228.84 Mil) but then increased from Dec. 2022 ($228.84 Mil) to Dec. 2023 ($275.58 Mil).

Dole Cash And Cash Equivalents Historical Data

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

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Dole Annual Data

Trend

Dec18

Dec19

Dec20

Dec21

Dec22

Dec23

Cash And Cash Equivalents

129.58

160.50

250.56

228.84

275.58

Dole Quarterly Data
	Dec18	Dec19	Mar20	Sep20	Dec20	Mar21	Jun21	Sep21	Dec21	Mar22	Jun22	Sep22	Dec22	Mar23	Jun23	Sep23	Dec23
Cash And Cash Equivalents													228.84	266.20	231.08	217.52	275.58

Dole 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.

Dole (NYSE:DOLE) 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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Dole (DOLE) Business Description

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Address

29 North Anne Street, Dublin, IRL, D07 PH36

Website

https://www.doleplc.com

Dole PLC through its subsidiaries operates in the North American and European markets for fresh fruits and vegetables. The company's segment includes Fresh Fruit; Diversified Fresh Produce - EMEA; Diversified Fresh Produce - Americas and ROW and Fresh Vegetables. It generates maximum revenue from the Diversified Fresh Produce - EMEA segment. Diversified Fresh Produce - EMEA segment includes Dole's Irish, Dutch, Spanish, Portuguese, French, Italian, U.K., Swedish, Danish, South African, Eastern European, and Brazilian businesses, the majority of which sell a variety of imported and local fresh fruits and vegetables through retail, wholesale and, in some instances, food service channels across the European marketplace.