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The Home Depot (WBO:HD) Cash And Cash Equivalents : €3,452 Mil (As of Jan. 2024)


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What is The Home Depot Cash And Cash Equivalents?

The Home Depot's quarterly cash and cash equivalents declined from Jul. 2023 (€2,543.86 Mil) to Oct. 2023 (€1,948.93 Mil) but then increased from Oct. 2023 (€1,948.93 Mil) to Jan. 2024 (€3,451.68 Mil).

The Home Depot's annual cash and cash equivalents increased from Jan. 2022 (€2,071.21 Mil) to Jan. 2023 (€2,558.50 Mil) and increased from Jan. 2023 (€2,558.50 Mil) to Jan. 2024 (€3,451.68 Mil).


The Home Depot Cash And Cash Equivalents Historical Data

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

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The Home Depot Cash And Cash Equivalents Chart

The Home Depot Annual Data
Trend Jan15 Jan16 Jan17 Jan18 Jan19 Jan20 Jan21 Jan22 Jan23 Jan24
Cash And Cash Equivalents
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1,921.83 6,481.80 2,071.21 2,558.50 3,451.68

The Home Depot 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 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 2,558.50 1,149.12 2,543.86 1,948.93 3,451.68

The Home Depot 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 Home Depot  (WBO:HD) 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 Home Depot (WBO:HD) Business Description

Address
2455 Paces Ferry Road, Atlanta, GA, USA, 30339
Home Depot is the world's largest home improvement specialty retailer, operating more than 2,300 warehouse-format stores offering more than 30,000 products in store and 1 million products online in the United States, Canada, and Mexico. Its stores offer numerous building materials, home improvement products, lawn and garden products, and decor products and provide various services, including home improvement installation services and tool and equipment rentals. The acquisition of distributor Interline Brands in 2015 allowed Home Depot to enter the maintenance, repair, and operations business, which has been expanded through the tie-up with HD Supply (2020). Moreover, the additions of the Company Store brought textile exposure to the lineup, while Redi Carpet added multifamily flooring.