Greif (GEF) Cash And Cash Equivalents : $179 Mil (As of Jan. 2024)

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What is Greif Cash And Cash Equivalents?

Greif's quarterly cash and cash equivalents increased from Jul. 2023 ($157.70 Mil) to Oct. 2023 ($180.90 Mil) but then stayed the same from Oct. 2023 ($180.90 Mil) to Jan. 2024 ($179.30 Mil).

Greif's annual cash and cash equivalents increased from Oct. 2021 ($124.60 Mil) to Oct. 2022 ($147.10 Mil) and increased from Oct. 2022 ($147.10 Mil) to Oct. 2023 ($180.90 Mil).

Greif Cash And Cash Equivalents Historical Data

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

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Greif Cash And Cash Equivalents Chart

Greif Annual Data

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Cash And Cash Equivalents

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77.30

105.90

124.60

147.10

180.90

Greif 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															161.00	158.50	157.70	180.90	179.30

Greif 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.

Greif (NYSE:GEF) 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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Greif (GEF) Business Description

Industry

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Traded in Other Exchanges

GEF.B:USA GB6B:Germany

Address

425 Winter Road, Delaware, OH, USA, 43015

Website

https://www.greif.com

Greif Inc is a producer of industrial packaging products and services with manufacturing facilities located in many countries. It offers a comprehensive line of rigid industrial packaging products, such as steel, fiber, and plastic drums, rigid intermediate bulk containers, closure systems for industrial packaging products, transit protection products, water bottles and remanufactured and reconditioned industrial containers, and services, such as container life cycle management, blending, filling, logistics, warehousing, and other packaging services. The company operates in three reportable business segments including Global Industrial Packaging, Paper Packaging and Services, and Land Management. It operates in North and Latin America, Europe, Middle East, Africa and Asia Pacific regions.

Executives

Miller Frank Calhoun V	director	425 WINTER ROAD, DELAWARE OH 43015
Vivian Bouet	officer: VP Chief Inf & Digital Officer	425 WINTER ROAD, DELAWARE OH 43015
Patrick Gerard Mullaney	officer: SVP, Pres. Global Industrial P	425 WINTER ROAD, DELAWARE OH 43015
Roel Vestjens	director	C/O BELDEN INC., 1 N. BRENTWOOD BLVD., 15TH FLOOR, SAINT LOUIS MO 63105
Anthony John Krabill	officer: Corporate Treasurer	425 WINTER ROAD, DELAWARE OH 43015
Michael Joseph Taylor	officer: Corporate Controller	425 WINTER ROAD, DELAWARE OH 43015
Matthew Douglas Eichmann	officer: VP, Chief Mktg & Sust. Officer	425 WINTER ROAD, DELAWARE OH 43015
Kimberly Thompson Scott	director	425 WINTER ROAD, DELAWARE OH 43015
Karen Morrison	director	425 WINTER ROAD, DELAWARE OH 43015
Tina R. Schoner	officer: SVP Chief Supply Chain Officer	425 WINTER RD., DELAWARE OH 43015
Kimberly Anne Kellermann	officer: SVP, Global Operations Group	425 WINTER ROAD, DELAWARE OH 43015
Nicholas Joseph Petitti	10 percent owner	200 CIVIC CENTER DRIVE, SUITE 1200, COLUMBUS OH 43215
Robert M Patterson	director	33587 WALKER ROAD, AVON LAKE OH 44012
Bala Sathyanarayanan	officer: SVP, Chief Human Resources Off	425 WINTER RD., DELAWARE OH 43015
Vicki L Avril	director	604 KENMARE DRIVE, BURR RIDGE IL 60527