United Natural Foods (United Natural Foods) Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities

: $34 Mil (As of Jan. 2024)

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United Natural Foods's quarterly cash, cash equivalents, marketable securities stayed the same from Jul. 2023 ($37.00 Mil) to Oct. 2023 ($37.00 Mil) and stayed the same from Oct. 2023 ($37.00 Mil) to Jan. 2024 ($34.00 Mil).

United Natural Foods's annual cash, cash equivalents, marketable securities increased from Jul. 2021 ($41.00 Mil) to Jul. 2022 ($44.00 Mil) but then declined from Jul. 2022 ($44.00 Mil) to Jul. 2023 ($37.00 Mil).

United Natural Foods Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities Historical Data

The historical data trend for United Natural Foods'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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United Natural Foods Annual Data

Trend

Jul14

Jul15

Jul16

Jul17

Jul18

Jul19

Jul20

Jul21

Jul22

Jul23

Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities

44.47

47.00

41.00

44.00

37.00

United Natural Foods Quarterly Data
	Apr19	Jul19	Oct19	Jan20	Apr20	Jul20	Oct20	Jan21	Apr21	Jul21	Oct21	Jan22	Apr22	Jul22	Oct22	Jan23	Apr23	Jul23	Oct23	Jan24
Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities																40.00	38.00	37.00	37.00	34.00

United Natural Foods 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.

United Natural Foods (NYSE:UNFI) 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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United Natural Foods (United Natural Foods) Business Description

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Address

313 Iron Horse Way, Providence, RI, USA, 02908

Website

https://www.unfi.com

United Natural Foods Inc is a wholesale distributor of natural, organic and specialty foods and nonfood products across North America. The company's products consist of national, regional and private label brands grouped into grocery and general merchandise, produce, perishables and frozen foods, nutritional supplements and sports nutrition, bulk and foodservice products, and personal care items. United Natural Foods serves various retail formats including conventional supermarket chains, natural product superstores, independent retail operators and foodservice channels such as e-commerce platforms. The company's operations are comprised of principal divisions: the wholesale division; the retail division; and other.

Executives

Andre Persaud	officer: President and CEO, Retail	30 HUNTER LANE, CAMP HILL PA 17011
Bates Ann Torre	director	300 CONTINENTAL DRIVE, NEWARK DE 19713
John W Howard	officer: Interim CFO	313 IRON HORSE WAY, PROVIDENCE RI 02908
Douglas J Alexander Jr	director, officer: Chief Executive Officer	3925 BROOKSIDE PARKWAY, ALPHARETTA GA 30022
Lynn S. Blake	director	250 WEST 34TH STREET, 3RD FLOOR, C/O WISDOMTREE INVESTMENTS, INC., NEW YORK NY 10119
James M Loree	director	1000 STANLEY DRIVE, NEW BRITAIN CT 06053
James C Pappas	director	1177 WEST LOOP SOUTH, SUITE 1320, HOUSTON TX 77027
Erin Horvath	officer: COO	313 IRON HORSE WAY, C/O IRON HORSE WAY, PROVIDENCE RI 02908
Danielle Benedict	officer: SVP, Human Resources	313 IRON HORSE WAY, PROVIDENCE RI 02908
Christopher P. Testa	officer: President, Blue Marble Brands	C/O UNITED NATURAL FOODS, INC., 313 IRON HORSE WAY, PROVIDENCE RI 02908
Richard Eric Esper	officer: Chief Accounting Officer	8501 WILLIAMS ROAD, ESTERO FL 33928
Mahrukh Hussain	officer: General Counsel and Corp. Sec.	313 IRON HORSE WAY, PROVIDENCE RI 02908
Louis Anthony Martin	officer: CSTO	313 IRON HORSE WAY, PROVIDENCE RI 02908
Matthew T Echols	officer: CCAO	313 IRON HORSE WAY, PROVIDENCE RI 02908
Mohammad Shamim	director	12800 TUCKAHOE CREEK PARKWAY, RICHMOND VA 23238