Balfour Beatty (LSE:BBY) Cash And Cash Equivalents : £1,108 Mil (As of Dec. 2023)

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What is Balfour Beatty Cash And Cash Equivalents?

Balfour Beatty's quarterly cash and cash equivalents declined from Dec. 2022 (£1,160.00 Mil) to Jun. 2023 (£900.00 Mil) but then increased from Jun. 2023 (£900.00 Mil) to Dec. 2023 (£1,108.00 Mil).

Balfour Beatty's annual cash and cash equivalents increased from Dec. 2021 (£1,016.00 Mil) to Dec. 2022 (£1,160.00 Mil) but then declined from Dec. 2022 (£1,160.00 Mil) to Dec. 2023 (£1,108.00 Mil).

Balfour Beatty Cash And Cash Equivalents Historical Data

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

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Balfour Beatty Cash And Cash Equivalents Chart

Balfour Beatty Annual Data

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Cash And Cash Equivalents

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653.00

770.00

1,016.00

1,160.00

1,108.00

Balfour Beatty Semi-Annual Data
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Cash And Cash Equivalents	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															1,016.00	1,110.00	1,160.00	900.00	1,108.00

Balfour Beatty 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.

Balfour Beatty (LSE:BBY) 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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Balfour Beatty (LSE:BBY) Business Description

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Address

5 Churchill Place, Canary Wharf, London, GBR, E14 5HU

Website

https://www.balfourbeatty.com

Balfour Beatty PLC finances, builds, and maintains infrastructure projects. It develops projects in energy, water, communications, transportation, and other industrial markets. In addition, the company manages construction businesses and provides maintenance and management services in power transmission, utilities infrastructure, road, and rail. Some projects are granted through concessions by government authorities. Balfour Beatty operates three business segments: Construction services (majority of total revenue), Support services, and Infrastructure investments. It will invest directly in infrastructure assets when there are opportunities to manage the projects upon completion and create recurring revenue. The majority of sales are derived from the United Kingdom and the United States.