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Morrison (Wm) Supermarkets (LSE:MRW) Cash And Cash Equivalents : £274 Mil (As of Jul. 2021)


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What is Morrison (Wm) Supermarkets Cash And Cash Equivalents?

Morrison (Wm) Supermarkets's quarterly cash and cash equivalents increased from Jul. 2020 (£229.00 Mil) to Jan. 2021 (£240.00 Mil) and increased from Jan. 2021 (£240.00 Mil) to Jul. 2021 (£274.00 Mil).

Morrison (Wm) Supermarkets's annual cash and cash equivalents increased from Jan. 2019 (£261.00 Mil) to Jan. 2020 (£305.00 Mil) but then declined from Jan. 2020 (£305.00 Mil) to Jan. 2021 (£240.00 Mil).


Morrison (Wm) Supermarkets Cash And Cash Equivalents Historical Data

The historical data trend for Morrison (Wm) Supermarkets's Cash And Cash Equivalents can be seen below:

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Morrison (Wm) Supermarkets Cash And Cash Equivalents Chart

Morrison (Wm) Supermarkets Annual Data
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Morrison (Wm) Supermarkets Semi-Annual Data
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Morrison (Wm) Supermarkets 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.


Morrison (Wm) Supermarkets  (LSE:MRW) 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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Morrison (Wm) Supermarkets (LSE:MRW) Business Description

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Gain Lane, Hilmore House, Bradford, West Yorkshire, GBR, BD3 7DL
Founded by William Morrison in 1899, Wm Morrison Supermarkets is the U.K.'s fourth- largest grocery chain, with a market share of around 10%. The 2004 takeover of rival Safeway transformed the firm in terms of scale and gave it a significant presence outside its base in Northern England. The company operates about 500 stores, entirely in the United Kingdom. Morrisons has an online presence via a partnership with Ocado and Amazon and has lately been trying to expand its wholesale channel with new agreements (McColl's).

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