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voestalpine AG (voestalpine AG) Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities

: $1,289 Mil (As of Dec. 2023)
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voestalpine AG's quarterly cash, cash equivalents, marketable securities declined from Jun. 2023 ($1,442.36 Mil) to Sep. 2023 ($1,331.80 Mil) but then stayed the same from Sep. 2023 ($1,331.80 Mil) to Dec. 2023 ($1,288.99 Mil).

voestalpine AG's annual cash, cash equivalents, marketable securities declined from Mar. 2021 ($1,553.57 Mil) to Mar. 2022 ($1,088.55 Mil) but then increased from Mar. 2022 ($1,088.55 Mil) to Mar. 2023 ($1,495.82 Mil).


voestalpine AG Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities Historical Data

The historical data trend for voestalpine AG'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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voestalpine AG Annual Data
Trend Mar14 Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23
Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 755.03 939.34 1,553.57 1,088.55 1,495.82

voestalpine AG 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 523.73 1,495.82 1,442.36 1,331.80 1,288.99

voestalpine AG 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.


voestalpine AG  (OTCPK:VLPNF) 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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voestalpine AG (voestalpine AG) Business Description

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Voestalpine-Strasse 1, Linz, AUT, 4020
voestalpine AG is an Austria-based holding company engaged in the manufacturing, processing and development of steel products. The company is divided into four divisions. The Steel Division is involved in the production of steel products and the casting of large turbines. The High-Performance metals Division provides metals for the automotive, consumer goods, power generation, energy and aviation sectors. The Metal Engineering division produces rails, turnout systems, track-based monitoring systems, specially treated wire and others. The Metal Forming Division provides customized special and precision sections, as well as solutions for systems in the construction, cab construction for commercial vehicles, and aviation sectors. The company generates its revenue from the European Union.

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