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Dis-Chem Pharmacies (JSE:DCP) Cash And Cash Equivalents : R884 Mil (As of Feb. 2024)


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What is Dis-Chem Pharmacies Cash And Cash Equivalents?

Dis-Chem Pharmacies's quarterly cash and cash equivalents increased from Feb. 2023 (R287.39 Mil) to Aug. 2023 (R788.89 Mil) and increased from Aug. 2023 (R788.89 Mil) to Feb. 2024 (R884.37 Mil).

Dis-Chem Pharmacies's annual cash and cash equivalents declined from Feb. 2022 (R705.85 Mil) to Feb. 2023 (R287.39 Mil) but then increased from Feb. 2023 (R287.39 Mil) to Feb. 2024 (R884.37 Mil).


Dis-Chem Pharmacies Cash And Cash Equivalents Historical Data

The historical data trend for Dis-Chem Pharmacies's Cash And Cash Equivalents can be seen below:

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Dis-Chem Pharmacies Cash And Cash Equivalents Chart

Dis-Chem Pharmacies Annual Data
Trend Feb15 Feb16 Feb17 Feb18 Feb19 Feb20 Feb21 Feb22 Feb23 Feb24
Cash And Cash Equivalents
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Dis-Chem Pharmacies Semi-Annual Data
Feb14 Feb15 Aug15 Feb16 Aug16 Feb17 Aug17 Feb18 Aug18 Feb19 Aug19 Feb20 Aug20 Feb21 Aug21 Feb22 Aug22 Feb23 Aug23 Feb24
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Dis-Chem Pharmacies 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.


Dis-Chem Pharmacies  (JSE:DCP) 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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Dis-Chem Pharmacies (JSE:DCP) Business Description

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Address
23 Stag Road, Glen Austin, Midrand, Johannesburg, GT, ZAF, 1685
Dis-Chem Pharmacies Ltd is a pharmaceutical company based in South Africa. Its product portfolio includes personal care products, beauty products, healthcare and nutrition products, and dispensary and baby care products. The operating segments of the group are Retail and Wholesale. It derives maximum revenue from the Retail segment, which includes company stores, retailers of pharmaceutical and a variety of health and beauty products, as well as pharma-logistic services and oncology and retailers of pharmaceutical products. The Wholesale segment consists of the CJ wholesale and company distribution businesses, wholesalers of pharmaceuticals, and a variety of health and beauty products. Geographically, the group carries its business operations principally in South Africa.