Westlake (STU:UEO) Cash And Cash Equivalents

: €3,030 Mil (As of Dec. 2023)

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Westlake's quarterly cash and cash equivalents increased from Jun. 2023 (€2,470.87 Mil) to Sep. 2023 (€2,864.41 Mil) and increased from Sep. 2023 (€2,864.41 Mil) to Dec. 2023 (€3,029.77 Mil).

Westlake's annual cash and cash equivalents increased from Dec. 2021 (€1,688.58 Mil) to Dec. 2022 (€2,103.23 Mil) and increased from Dec. 2022 (€2,103.23 Mil) to Dec. 2023 (€3,029.77 Mil).

Westlake Cash And Cash Equivalents Historical Data

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

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Westlake Annual Data

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Cash And Cash Equivalents

655.20

1,079.29

1,688.58

2,103.23

3,029.77

Westlake 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																2,103.23	2,254.68	2,470.87	2,864.41	3,029.77

Westlake 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.

Westlake (STU:UEO) 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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2801 Post Oak Boulevard, Suite 600, Houston, TX, USA, 77056

Website

https://www.westlake.com

Westlake Corp is a manufacturer and global supplier of chemicals, polymers and building products. Its Performance and Essential Materials segment offers a wide range of essential building blocks for making products utilized in everyday living, including olefins, vinyl chemicals, polyethylene, and epoxies. Its Housing and Infrastructure Products segment produces key finished goods for building products, pipe and fittings, and global compounds businesses.

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