The Chefs' Warehouse (The Chefs' Warehouse) Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities

: $50 Mil (As of Dec. 2023)

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The Chefs' Warehouse's quarterly cash, cash equivalents, marketable securities declined from Jun. 2023 ($59.59 Mil) to Sep. 2023 ($33.06 Mil) but then increased from Sep. 2023 ($33.06 Mil) to Dec. 2023 ($49.88 Mil).

The Chefs' Warehouse's annual cash, cash equivalents, marketable securities increased from Dec. 2021 ($115.16 Mil) to Dec. 2022 ($158.80 Mil) but then declined from Dec. 2022 ($158.80 Mil) to Dec. 2023 ($49.88 Mil).

The Chefs' Warehouse Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities Historical Data

The historical data trend for The Chefs' Warehouse's Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities can be seen below:

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The Chefs' Warehouse Annual Data

Trend

Dec14

Dec15

Dec16

Dec17

Dec18

Dec19

Dec20

Dec21

Dec22

Dec23

Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities

140.23

193.28

115.16

158.80

49.88

The Chefs' Warehouse Quarterly Data
	Mar19	Jun19	Sep19	Dec19	Mar20	Jun20	Sep20	Dec20	Mar21	Jun21	Sep21	Dec21	Mar22	Jun22	Sep22	Dec22	Mar23	Jun23	Sep23	Dec23
Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities																158.80	91.74	59.59	33.06	49.88

The Chefs' Warehouse Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities 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.

Marketable Securities are very liquid securities that can be converted into cash quickly at a reasonable price.

The Chefs' Warehouse (NAS:CHEF) Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities Explanation

Marketable securities are very liquid as they tend to have maturities of less than one year. Furthermore, the rate at which these securities can be bought or sold has little effect on their prices.

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.

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The Chefs' Warehouse (The Chefs' Warehouse) Business Description

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Address

100 East Ridge Road, Ridgefield, CT, USA, 06877

Website

https://www.chefswarehouse.com

The Chefs' Warehouse Inc is a specialty food distributor in major metropolitan areas across the United States and Canada. The company's product portfolio is primarily comprised of imported and local specialty food products such as cheese, cooking oils, chocolates, dried food, baking products, meats, and other food products. The Chefs' Warehouse operates via one reporting segment called Food Product Distribution. Operations are concentrated on the east, mid and west coasts of the U.S. The company provides service primarily to restaurants, clubs, hotels, caterers, schools, bakeries, casinos and speciality food stores.

Executives

Tim Mccauley	officer: Chief Accounting Officer	100 EAST RIDGE ROAD, RIDGEFIELD CT 06877
Joseph M. Cugine	director	16859 CAMINETTO COURT, NAPLES, NAPLES FL 34110
Katherine Oliver	director	100 EAST RIDGE ROAD, RIDGEFIELD CT 06877
Christina Polychroni	officer: Chief Human Resources Officer	C/O THE CHEFS' WAREHOUSE, 100 EAST RIDGE ROAD, RIDGEFIELD CT 06877
Alexandros Aldous	officer: General Counsel	100 EAST RIDGE ROAD, RIDGEFIELD CT 06877
James Leddy	officer: Chief Financial Officer	C/O THE CHEFS' WAREHOUSE INC., 100 EAST RIDGE ROAD, RIDGEFIELD CT 06877
Christopher Pappas	director, officer: President and CEO	100 EAST RIDGE ROAD, RIDGEFIELD CT 06877
Patricia Lecouras	officer: Chief Human Resources Officer	100 EAST RIDGE ROAD, RIDGEFIELD CT 06877
John Pappas	director, officer: Vice Chairman	100 EAST RIDGE ROAD, RIDGEFIELD CT 06877
Aylwin B Lewis	director	111 N. CANAL, SUITE 850, CHICAGO IL 60606
Ivy Brown	director	17324 E HIDDEN GREEN CT, RIO VERDE AZ 85263
John A Couri	director	63 COPPS HILL RD, RIDGEFIELD CT 06877
David E. Schreibman	director	1852 N. FREMONT STREET, CHICAGO IL 60614
Christina Carroll	director	16529 ADLON ROAD, ENCINO CA 91436
John D Austin	officer: Chief Financial Officer