American Water Works Co (American Water Works Co) Cash And Cash Equivalents

: $330 Mil (As of Dec. 2023)

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American Water Works Co's quarterly cash and cash equivalents declined from Jun. 2023 ($794.00 Mil) to Sep. 2023 ($628.00 Mil) but then stayed the same from Sep. 2023 ($628.00 Mil) to Dec. 2023 ($330.00 Mil).

American Water Works Co's annual cash and cash equivalents declined from Dec. 2021 ($116.00 Mil) to Dec. 2022 ($85.00 Mil) but then increased from Dec. 2022 ($85.00 Mil) to Dec. 2023 ($330.00 Mil).

American Water Works Co Cash And Cash Equivalents Historical Data

The historical data trend for American Water Works Co's Cash And Cash Equivalents can be seen below:

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American Water Works Co Annual Data

Trend

Dec14

Dec15

Dec16

Dec17

Dec18

Dec19

Dec20

Dec21

Dec22

Dec23

Cash And Cash Equivalents

60.00

547.00

116.00

85.00

330.00

American Water Works Co 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																85.00	213.00	794.00	628.00	330.00

American Water Works Co 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.

American Water Works Co (NYSE:AWK) 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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American Water Works Co (American Water Works Co) Business Description

Industry

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Address

1 Water Street, Camden, NJ, USA, 08102-1658

Website

https://www.amwater.com

American Water Works is the largest investor-owned U.S. water and wastewater utility, serving approximately 3.5 million customers in 16 states. It provides water and wastewater services to residential, commercial, and industrial customers and operates predominantly in regulated markets. The company's nonregulated business is water services for military bases, which operates under long-term contracts with regulated-like returns.

Executives

Michael Marberry	director	3050 SPRUCE STREET, ST. LOUIS MO 63103
Martha Clark Goss	director	C/O OCWEN FINANCIAL CORPORATION, 1661 WORTHINGTON RD, SUITE 100, WEST PALM BEACH FL 33409
Laurie P. Havanec	director	ONE CARRIER PLACE, FARMINGTON CT 06032
Melanie M Kennedy	officer: SVP, Human Resources	1 WATER STREET, CAMDEN NJ 08102-1658
John C. Griffith	officer: EVP Chief Financial Officer	1 WATER STREET, CAMDEN NJ 08102-1658
James H Gallegos	officer: EVP and General Counsel	1 WATER STREET, CAMDEN NJ 08102-1658
Cheryl Norton	officer: SVP,Chief Envrn Off & East Div	1 WATER STREET, CAMDEN NJ 08102-1658
Melissa K. Wikle	officer: Vice President and Controller	1 WATER STREET, CAMDEN NJ 08102-1658
Walter Lynch	officer: Executive VP, Eastern Division	1 WATER STREET, CAMDEN NJ 08102-1658
Maureen Duffy	officer: VP,Corp.Comm.&External Affairs	1 WATER STREET, CAMDEN NJ 08102-1658
Adam W. Noble	officer: Chief Tech. & Innov. Officer	1 WATER STREET, CAMDEN NJ 08102-1658
Lloyd M Yates	director	1N 2ND ST, HARTSVILLE SC 29550
Bruce A Hauk	officer: Pres, Reg. Ops & Military Serv	110 W. TAYLOR STREET, SAN JOSE CA 95110
Kevin B Kirwan	officer: SVP, Chief Op Excel&Safety Off	1 WATER STREET, CAMDEN NJ 08102-1658
Michael A Sgro	officer: Interim General Counsel	1 WATER STREET, CAMDEN NJ 08102-1658