Houston Wire & Cable Co (Houston Wire & Cable Co) Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities : $1.8 Mil (As of Mar. 2021)

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What is Houston Wire & Cable Co Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities?

Houston Wire & Cable Co's quarterly cash, cash equivalents, marketable securities stayed the same from Sep. 2020 ($0.00 Mil) to Dec. 2020 ($0.00 Mil) but then increased from Dec. 2020 ($0.00 Mil) to Mar. 2021 ($1.76 Mil).

Houston Wire & Cable Co's annual cash, cash equivalents, marketable securities increased from Dec. 2018 ($1.39 Mil) to Dec. 2019 ($4.10 Mil) but then declined from Dec. 2019 ($4.10 Mil) to Dec. 2020 ($0.00 Mil).

Houston Wire & Cable Co Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities Historical Data

The historical data trend for Houston Wire & Cable Co's Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities can be seen below:

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Houston Wire & Cable Co Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities Chart

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Houston Wire & Cable 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.

Houston Wire & Cable Co (NAS:HWCC) 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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Houston Wire & Cable Co (Houston Wire & Cable Co) Business Description

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Address

10201 North Loop East, Houston, TX, USA, 77029

Website

https://www.houwire.com

Houston Wire & Cable Co is a distributor of electrical and mechanical wire and cable in the U.S. industrial market. The company offers products in most categories of wire and cable, including continuous and interlocked armor cable; electronic wire and cable; flexible and portable cord; instrumentation and thermocouple cable; primary and secondary aluminum distribution cable, hardware and corrosion-resistant products including inch and metric bolts, screws, nuts, washers, rivets, and hose clamps. It has three target markets: utility market, industrial market, and infrastructure market.

Executives

Roy W Haley	director	COMMERCE COURT FOUR STATION SQUARE, SUITE 700, PITTSBURGH PA 15219
G Gary Yetman	director	P.O. BOX 2139 EDWARDS CO 81632
William H Sheffield	director	401 QUEENS QUAY WEST SUITE 104 TORONTO A6 M5V 2Y2
Eric Wayne Davis	officer: INTERIM CFO & CAO	10201 NORTH LOOP EAST HOUSTON TX 77029
Jerry Michael Zurovchak	officer: SENIOR VP & COO	10201 NORTH LOOP EAST HOUSTON TX 77029
Christopher M. Micklas	officer: VP & CFO	ONE MEMORIAL CITY PLAZA, 800 GESSNER ROAD, SUITE 875, HOUSTON TX 77024
Pokluda James L Iii	director	10201 N. LOOP EAST HOUSTON TX 77029
Sandford W. Rothe	director	1 GOOSEBERRY LANE CHERRY HILLS VILLAGE CO 80113
David Nierenberg	director, 10 percent owner	19605 NE 8TH STREET, CAMAS WA 98607
Nierenberg Investment Management Co	10 percent owner	19605 NE 8TH ST, CAMAS WA 98607
Margaret Laird	director	1283 BLACKBIRD COURT BOULDER CO 80303
Robert L Reymond	director	10721 W. 118TH TERRACE OVERLAND PARK KS 66210
Michael T Campbell	director	HOUSTON WIRE & CABLE COMPANY, 10201 NORTH LOOP EAST, HOUSTON TX 77029
Mark A Ruelle	director	C/O EVERGY, INC., 1200 MAIN STREET, KANSAS CITY MO 64105
Nicol G Graham	officer: VP, CFO, TREASURER & SECRETARY	10201 NORTH LOOP EAST HOUSTON TX 77029