Forestar Group (Forestar Group) Cash And Cash Equivalents : $416 Mil (As of Mar. 2024)

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What is Forestar Group Cash And Cash Equivalents?

Forestar Group's quarterly cash and cash equivalents declined from Sep. 2023 ($616.00 Mil) to Dec. 2023 ($458.90 Mil) but then stayed the same from Dec. 2023 ($458.90 Mil) to Mar. 2024 ($416.20 Mil).

Forestar Group's annual cash and cash equivalents increased from Sep. 2021 ($153.60 Mil) to Sep. 2022 ($264.80 Mil) and increased from Sep. 2022 ($264.80 Mil) to Sep. 2023 ($616.00 Mil).

Forestar Group Cash And Cash Equivalents Historical Data

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

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Forestar Group Cash And Cash Equivalents Chart

Forestar Group Annual Data

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Cash And Cash Equivalents

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382.80

394.30

153.60

264.80

616.00

Forestar Group Quarterly Data
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Cash And Cash Equivalents	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															286.70	401.00	616.00	458.90	416.20

Forestar Group 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.

Forestar Group (NYSE:FOR) 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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Forestar Group (Forestar Group) Business Description

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Address

2221 E. Lamar Boulevard, Suite 790, Arlington, TX, USA, 76006

Website

https://www.forestar.com

Forestar Group Inc is a residential lot development company with operations across the United States. The core business segment for the company is real estate which generates all of it's revenues. The firm fundamentally acquires entitled real estate and develops it into finished residential lots for sale to homebuilders with a strategic focus on asset turns and efficiency. Single-family residential communities account for the majority of their real estate projects. The company utilizes a lower-risk business model mainly by investing in short duration, phased development projects.

Executives

Daniel C Bartok	officer: CEO	2221 E. LAMAR BLVD., SUITE 790, ARLINGTON TX 76006
Ringler G.f. (rick) Iii	director	2221 E. LAMAR BLVD., SUITE 790, ARLINGTON TX 76006
Elizabeth Parmer	director	2221 E. LAMAR BLVD., SUITE 790, ARLINGTON TX 76006
Mark Stephen Walker	officer: Chief Operating Officer	2221 E. LAMAR BLVD., SUITE 790, ARLINGTON TX 76006
James Douglas Allen	officer: Chief Financial Officer	2221 E. LAMAR BLVD. SUITE 790, ARLINGTON TX 76006
Lisa H. Jamieson	director	2221 E. LAMAR BLVD., SUITE 790, ARLINGTON TX 76006
Samuel R Fuller	director	2221 E. LAMAR BLVD., SUITE 790, ARLINGTON TX 76006
Donald C Spitzer	director	2221 E. LAMAR BLVD., SUITE 790, ARLINGTON TX 76006
Bill W Wheat	officer: Principal Financial Officer	1361 HORTON CIRCLE, ARLINGTON TX 76011
Aron M. Odom	officer: Principal Accounting Officer	1341 HORTON CIRCLE, ARLINGTON TX 76011
Charles D Jehl	officer: Chief Financial Officer	C/O OPEN LENDING CORPORATION, 1501 S. MOPAC EXPRESSWAY, SUITE 450, AUSTIN TX 78746
M Ashton Hudson	director	9995 GATE PARKWAY, SUITE 330, JACKSONVILLE FL 32246
Donald J Tomnitz	director, officer: Chairman	2221 E. LAMAR BLVD., SUITE 790, ARLINGTON TX 76006
Richard D. Squires	director	3889 MAPLE AVENUE, SUITE 1525, DALLAS TX 75219
Michael J. Quinley	officer: President	6300 BEE CAVE ROAD, BLDG 2, SUITE 500, AUSTIN TX 78746