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Connecticut Water Service (Connecticut Water Service) Cash And Cash Equivalents : $2.4 Mil (As of Jun. 2019)


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What is Connecticut Water Service Cash And Cash Equivalents?

Connecticut Water Service's quarterly cash and cash equivalents declined from Dec. 2018 ($2.86 Mil) to Mar. 2019 ($2.73 Mil) but then stayed the same from Mar. 2019 ($2.73 Mil) to Jun. 2019 ($2.44 Mil).

Connecticut Water Service's annual cash and cash equivalents increased from Dec. 2016 ($1.56 Mil) to Dec. 2017 ($3.62 Mil) but then declined from Dec. 2017 ($3.62 Mil) to Dec. 2018 ($2.86 Mil).


Connecticut Water Service Cash And Cash Equivalents Historical Data

The historical data trend for Connecticut Water Service's Cash And Cash Equivalents can be seen below:

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Connecticut Water Service Cash And Cash Equivalents Chart

Connecticut Water Service Annual Data
Trend Dec09 Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18
Cash And Cash Equivalents
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 2.48 0.73 1.56 3.62 2.86

Connecticut Water Service Quarterly Data
Sep14 Dec14 Mar15 Jun15 Sep15 Dec15 Mar16 Jun16 Sep16 Dec16 Mar17 Jun17 Sep17 Dec17 Mar18 Jun18 Sep18 Dec18 Mar19 Jun19
Cash And Cash Equivalents Get a 7-Day Free Trial 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 3.87 4.60 2.86 2.73 2.44

Connecticut Water Service 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.


Connecticut Water Service  (NAS:CTWS) 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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Connecticut Water Service (Connecticut Water Service) Business Description

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Address
93 West Main Street, Clinton, CT, USA, 06413
Connecticut Water Service Inc is a water utility that operates in the northeastern region of the United States, specifically Connecticut and Maine. The company has various subsidiaries and divisions, including water operations, which supplies public drinking water; real estate transactions, which sells real estate holdings; and service rentals, which sells contracted water and wastewater services. The major customers of the firm are residential, commercial, fire protection, public authority, and industrial entities. The majority of the company's revenue is derived from its water operations segment and residential customers.
Executives
Ellen C Wolf director C/O AMERICAN WATER WORKS CO INC, 1025 LAUREL OAK RD P O BOX 1770, VOORHEES NJ 08043
Maureen P Westbrook officer: VP, Customer & Reg Affairs 93 WEST MAIN ST, CLINTON CT 06413
A Kristen Johnson officer: V.P. Human Resources C/O CONNECTICUT WATER SERVICE, INC., 93 WEST MAIN STREET, CLINTON CT 06413
Mary Ann Hanley director 93 WEST MAIN STREET, CLINTON CT 06413
Carol P Wallace director 93 WEST MAIN STREET, CLINTON CT 06413
Hunt Heather director 93 WEST MAIN STREET, CLINTON CT 06413
David C Benoit officer: President & CEO 93 WEST MAIN ST, CLINTON CT 06413
Eric W Thornburg director, officer: President/CEO/Chairman 13165 TEN OAK COURT, SARATOGA CA 95070
Judith Kelly officer: Div. Pres. Maine Water C/O NORTHEAST BANK, 500 CANAL STREET, LEWISTON ME 04240