Albemarle (Albemarle) Cash And Cash Equivalents

: $890 Mil (As of Dec. 2023)

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Albemarle's quarterly cash and cash equivalents increased from Jun. 2023 ($1,599.74 Mil) to Sep. 2023 ($1,601.67 Mil) but then stayed the same from Sep. 2023 ($1,601.67 Mil) to Dec. 2023 ($889.90 Mil).

Albemarle's annual cash and cash equivalents increased from Dec. 2021 ($439.27 Mil) to Dec. 2022 ($1,499.14 Mil) but then declined from Dec. 2022 ($1,499.14 Mil) to Dec. 2023 ($889.90 Mil).

Albemarle Cash And Cash Equivalents Historical Data

The historical data trend for Albemarle's Cash And Cash Equivalents can be seen below:

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Albemarle Annual Data

Trend

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Dec23

Cash And Cash Equivalents

613.11

746.72

439.27

1,499.14

889.90

Albemarle Quarterly Data
	Mar19	Jun19	Sep19	Dec19	Mar20	Jun20	Sep20	Dec20	Mar21	Jun21	Sep21	Dec21	Mar22	Jun22	Sep22	Dec22	Mar23	Jun23	Sep23	Dec23
Cash And Cash Equivalents																1,499.14	1,586.73	1,599.74	1,601.67	889.90

Albemarle Cash And Cash Equivalents 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.

Albemarle (NYSE:ALB) Cash And Cash Equivalents Explanation

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.

Be Aware

Depreciation estimates make the calculation of net income susceptible to management's accounting choices. These choices can be either overly aggressive or overly conservative.

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Albemarle (Albemarle) Business Description

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Address

4250 Congress Street, Suite 900, Charlotte, NC, USA, 28209

Website

https://www.albemarle.com

Albemarle is one of the world's largest lithium producers. In the lithium industry, the majority of demand comes from batteries, where lithium is used as the energy storage material, particularly in electric vehicles. Albemarle is a fully integrated lithium producer. Its upstream resources include salt brine deposits in Chile and the U.S. and two hard rock mines in Australia, both of which are joint ventures. The company operates lithium refining plants in Chile, the U.S., Australia, and China. Albemarle is a global leader in the production of bromine, used in flame retardants. It is also a major producer of oil refining catalysts.

Executives

Kristin M Coleman	officer: EVP, General Counsel	140 HAZEL AVE., GLENCOE IL 60022
Neal Ravi Sheorey	officer: Chief Financial Officer	4250 CONGRESS STREET, SUITE 900, CHARLOTTE NC 28209
Michael James Simmons	officer: President - Ketjen	301 COMMERCE STREET, SUITE 3200, FORT WORTH TX 76102
Eric Norris	officer: President, Lithium	1519 AUDUBON ROAD, CHARLOTTE NC 28211
J Kent Masters	director	ALBEMARLE CORP., 451 FLORIDA ST, BATON ROUGE LA 70801
Sean B. O'hollaren	officer: Chief External Affairs Officer	4250 CONGRESS STREET, SUITE 900, CHARLOTTE NC 28209
Jacobus G. Fourie	officer: Chief Capital Projects Officer	4250 CONGRESS STREET, SUITE 900, CHARLOTTE NC 28209
Scott Tozier	officer: EVP & CFO	ALBEMARLE CORP, 4250 CONGRESS ST STE 900, CHARLOTTE NC 28209
Karen G Narwold	officer: EVP, Chief Admin Officer	ALBEMARLE CORPORATION, 4250 CONGRESS ST, SUITE 900, CHARLOTTE NC 28209
Raphael Goszcz Crawford	officer: President, Catalysts	4311 GREENBRIAR HILLS PLANTATION RD, CHARLOTTE NC 28277
Ralf Hans Cramer	director	MIERENDORSFSTRASSE 26, BENSHEIM 2M 64625
Netha N. Johnson	officer: President, Bromine Specialties	3489 CRESTMOOR DRIVE, WOODBURY MN 55125
Barichivich John Clarence Iii	officer: VP, Controller & CAO	4250 CONGRESS ST., SUITE 900, CHARLOTTE NC 28209
Kissam Luther C Iv	director, officer: Chairman, President & CEO	3801 BERESFORD ROAD, CHARLOTTE NC 28211
Melissa H. Anderson	officer: SVP, Chief HR Officer	ALBEMARLE CORPORATION, 4250 CONGRESS ST. SUITE 900, CHARLOTTE NC 28209