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Canadian Solar (Canadian Solar) Cash And Cash Equivalents : $1,939 Mil (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Canadian Solar Cash And Cash Equivalents?

Canadian Solar's quarterly cash and cash equivalents declined from Jun. 2023 ($2,011.43 Mil) to Sep. 2023 ($1,921.07 Mil) but then increased from Sep. 2023 ($1,921.07 Mil) to Dec. 2023 ($1,938.69 Mil).

Canadian Solar's annual cash and cash equivalents increased from Dec. 2021 ($869.83 Mil) to Dec. 2022 ($981.43 Mil) and increased from Dec. 2022 ($981.43 Mil) to Dec. 2023 ($1,938.69 Mil).


Canadian Solar Cash And Cash Equivalents Historical Data

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

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Canadian Solar Cash And Cash Equivalents Chart

Canadian Solar Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Cash And Cash Equivalents
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 668.77 1,178.75 869.83 981.43 1,938.69

Canadian Solar 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 Get a 7-Day Free Trial 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 981.43 848.04 2,011.43 1,921.07 1,938.69

Canadian Solar 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.


Canadian Solar  (NAS:CSIQ) 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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Canadian Solar (Canadian Solar) Business Description

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Address
545 Speedvale Avenue West, Guelph, ON, CAN, N1K 1E6
Canadian Solar Inc is a Canadian solar power company. It is an integrated provider of solar power products, services, and system solutions. The company engages in designing, developing and manufacturing solar ingots, wafers, cells, modules and other solar power products. It operates through two business segments CSI Solar and Global Energy segment. The CSI Solar segment design, develop and manufacture solar ingots, wafers, cells, modules and other solar power and battery storage products. Its Energy segment primarily comprises solar and battery storage project development and sale, O&M and asset management services for operational projects, sale of electricity, and investment in retained assets.