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Cosan (CZZ) Cash And Cash Equivalents : $2,581 Mil (As of Sep. 2020)


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What is Cosan Cash And Cash Equivalents?

Cosan's quarterly cash and cash equivalents increased from Mar. 2020 ($1,429.44 Mil) to Jun. 2020 ($2,111.17 Mil) and increased from Jun. 2020 ($2,111.17 Mil) to Sep. 2020 ($2,581.08 Mil).

Cosan's annual cash and cash equivalents declined from Dec. 2017 ($1,382.45 Mil) to Dec. 2018 ($932.64 Mil) but then increased from Dec. 2018 ($932.64 Mil) to Dec. 2019 ($2,064.14 Mil).


Cosan Cash And Cash Equivalents Historical Data

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

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Cosan Cash And Cash Equivalents Chart

Cosan Annual Data
Trend Mar10 Mar11 Mar12 Mar13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19
Cash And Cash Equivalents
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 903.38 1,341.56 1,382.45 932.64 2,064.14

Cosan Quarterly Data
Dec15 Mar16 Jun16 Sep16 Dec16 Mar17 Jun17 Sep17 Dec17 Mar18 Jun18 Sep18 Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20
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 1,556.76 2,064.14 1,429.44 2,111.17 2,581.08

Cosan 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.


Cosan  (NYSE:CZZ) 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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Cosan (CZZ) Business Description

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4100, Avenue Brigadeiro Faria Lima, 15th Floor, Sao Paulo, SP, BRA, 04538-132
Cosan Ltd is engaged in the production of sugar, ethanol, fuel, and gas. The company reportable segments include Raizen Energia, Raizen Combustiveis, Comgas, Logistic, and Moove as well as Cosan Corporate. It generates maximum revenue from the Raizen Combustiveis segment. Geographically, the company generates maximum revenue from Brazil and also has a presence in Europe, Latin America, North America, and Asia and Other Countries.