The North West Co (The North West Co) Cash And Cash Equivalents : $40 Mil (As of Jan. 2024)

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What is The North West Co Cash And Cash Equivalents?

The North West Co's quarterly cash and cash equivalents declined from Jul. 2023 ($56.77 Mil) to Oct. 2023 ($53.13 Mil) but then stayed the same from Oct. 2023 ($53.13 Mil) to Jan. 2024 ($39.75 Mil).

The North West Co's annual cash and cash equivalents increased from Jan. 2022 ($39.16 Mil) to Jan. 2023 ($43.82 Mil) but then declined from Jan. 2023 ($43.82 Mil) to Jan. 2024 ($39.75 Mil).

The North West Co Cash And Cash Equivalents Historical Data

The historical data trend for The North West Co's Cash And Cash Equivalents can be seen below:

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The North West Co Cash And Cash Equivalents Chart

The North West Co Annual Data

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21.54

56.22

39.16

43.82

39.75

The North West Co Quarterly Data
	Apr19	Jul19	Oct19	Jan20	Apr20	Jul20	Oct20	Jan21	Apr21	Jul21	Oct21	Jan22	Apr22	Jul22	Oct22	Jan23	Apr23	Jul23	Oct23	Jan24
Cash And Cash Equivalents	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															43.82	58.50	56.77	53.13	39.75

The North West 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.

The North West Co (OTCPK:NNWWF) 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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The North West Co (The North West Co) Business Description

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Address

77 Main Street, Winnipeg, MB, CAN, R3C 2R1

Website

https://www.northwest.ca

The North West Co Inc is a Canada-based company that is principally engaged in retail business in underserved rural communities and urban neighborhoods. The company provides food, family apparel, housewares, appliances, and outdoor products, with food products accounting for the majority of the company's revenue. The company also offers services, including post offices, income tax return preparation, money transfers, commercial business sales, and others. Its geographical segment includes Canada and International. The company generates maximum revenue from Canada.