Consolidated Water Co (Consolidated Water Co) Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities

: $42.6 Mil (As of Dec. 2023)

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Consolidated Water Co's quarterly cash, cash equivalents, marketable securities increased from Jun. 2023 ($47.69 Mil) to Sep. 2023 ($48.85 Mil) but then stayed the same from Sep. 2023 ($48.85 Mil) to Dec. 2023 ($42.62 Mil).

Consolidated Water Co's annual cash, cash equivalents, marketable securities increased from Dec. 2021 ($42.86 Mil) to Dec. 2022 ($50.71 Mil) but then declined from Dec. 2022 ($50.71 Mil) to Dec. 2023 ($42.62 Mil).

Consolidated Water Co Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities Historical Data

The historical data trend for Consolidated Water Co's Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Consolidated Water Co Annual Data

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Dec23

Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities

42.07

43.79

42.86

50.71

42.62

Consolidated Water Co 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																50.71	51.10	47.69	48.85	42.62

Consolidated Water Co 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.

Consolidated Water Co (NAS:CWCO) 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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Consolidated Water Co (Consolidated Water Co) Business Description

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Address

West Bay Road, 4th Floor, Windward Three, P.O. Box 1114, Regatta Office Park, Grand Cayman, CYM, KY1-1102

Website

https://www.cwco.com

Consolidated Water Co Ltd is a water utility company. It develops and operates seawater desalination plants and water distribution systems. The company's business segments are; The retail segment operates the water utility for the Seven Mile Beach and West Bay areas of Grand Cayman Island, The bulk segment supplies potable water to government utilities in Grand Cayman and The Bahamas under long-term contracts, The services segment designs, constructs and sells water infrastructure and provides management and operating services to third parties, and The manufacturing segment manufactures and services a wide range of custom and specialized water-related products applicable to commercial, municipal and industrial water production, supply and treatment.

Executives

Raymond Whittaker	director	REGATTA OFFICE PARK, WINDWARD THREE, 4TH FLOOR, WEST BAY ROAD, P.O. BOX 1114, GRAND CAYMAN E9 E9 KY11102
Clarence B. Flowers	director	REGATTA OFFICE PARK, WINDWARD THREE, 4TH FLOOR, WEST BAY ROAD, P.O. BOX 1114, GRAND CAYMAN E9 E9 KY11102
Wilmer F. Pergande	director	REGATTA OFFICE PARK, WINDWARD THREE, 4TH FLOOR, WEST BAY ROAD, P.O. BOX 1114, GRAND CAYMAN E9 E9 KY11102
Richard Finlay	director	REGATTA OFFICE PARK, WINDWARD THREE, 4TH FLOOR, WEST BAY ROAD, P.O. BOX 1114, GRAND CAYMAN E9 E9 KY11102
Todd Redding	officer: VP OF PURCHASING & LOGISTICS	REGATTA OFFICE PARK, WINDWARD THREE, 4TH FLOOR, WEST BAY ROAD, P.O. BOX 1114, GRAND CAYMAN E9 E9 KY11102
Robert B. Morrison	officer: VP of Procurement & Logistics	PO BOX 31017, GRAND CAYMAN E9 KY1-1205
Douglas R. Vizzini	officer: VP of Finance	REGATTA OFFICE PARK, WINDWARD THREE, 4TH FLOOR, WEST BAY ROAD, P.O. BOX 1114, GRAND CAYMAN E9 E9 KY11102
Armando Averhoff	officer: VP of Information Technology	REGATTA OFFICE PARK, WINDWARD THREE, 4TH FLOOR, WEST BAY ROAD, P.O. BOX 1114, GRAND CAYMAN E9 E9 KY11102
Brent Brodie	officer: VP of Sales and Marketing	REGATTA OFFICE PARK, WINDWARD THREE, 4TH FLOOR, WEST BAY ROAD, P.O. BOX 1114, GRAND CAYMAN E9 E9 KY11102
Ramjeet Jerrybandan	officer: EXECUTIVE VP OF OPERATIONS	REGATTA OFFICE PARK, WINDWARD THREE, 4TH FLOOR, WEST BAY ROAD, P.O. BOX 1114, GRAND CAYMAN E9 E9 KY11102
Frederick W. Mctaggart	director, officer: President and CEO	REGATTA OFFICE PARK, WINDWARD THREE, 4TH FLOOR, WEST BAY ROAD, P.O. BOX 1114, GRAND CAYMAN E9 E9 KY11102
John Tonner	officer: Chief Commercial Officer	7256 NW 108TH WAY, PARKLAND FL 33706
David Sasnett	officer: EVP & CFO	REGATTA OFFICE PARK, WINDWARD THREE, 4TH FLOOR, WEST BAY ROAD, P.O. BOX 1114, GRAND CAYMAN E9 E9 KY11102
Leonard J Sokolow	director	REGATTA OFFICE PARK, WINDWARD THREE, 4TH FLOOR, WEST BAY ROAD, P.O. BOX 1114, GRAND CAYMAN E9 E9 KY11102
Carson K. Ebanks	director	REGATTA OFFICE PARK, WINDWARD THREE, 4TH FLOOR, WEST BAY ROAD, P.O. BOX 1114, GRAND CAYMAN E9 E9 KY11102