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Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Spruengli AG (XSWX:LISP) Cash And Cash Equivalents : CHF462 Mil (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Spruengli AG Cash And Cash Equivalents?

Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Spruengli AG's quarterly cash and cash equivalents declined from Dec. 2022 (CHF864.60 Mil) to Jun. 2023 (CHF483.50 Mil) but then stayed the same from Jun. 2023 (CHF483.50 Mil) to Dec. 2023 (CHF462.20 Mil).

Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Spruengli AG's annual cash and cash equivalents declined from Dec. 2021 (CHF937.20 Mil) to Dec. 2022 (CHF864.60 Mil) and declined from Dec. 2022 (CHF864.60 Mil) to Dec. 2023 (CHF462.20 Mil).


Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Spruengli AG Cash And Cash Equivalents Historical Data

The historical data trend for Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Spruengli AG's Cash And Cash Equivalents can be seen below:

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Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Spruengli AG Cash And Cash Equivalents Chart

Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Spruengli AG Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Cash And Cash Equivalents
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 654.80 848.40 937.20 864.60 462.20

Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Spruengli AG Semi-Annual Data
Jun14 Dec14 Jun15 Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23
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 937.20 794.00 864.60 483.50 462.20

Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Spruengli AG 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.


Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Spruengli AG  (XSWX:LISP) 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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Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Spruengli AG (XSWX:LISP) Business Description

Address
Seestrasse 204, Kilchberg, CHE, CH-8802
Swiss-based Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Spruengli is a manufacturer of premium chocolate. Key brands include Lindt, Lindor, Ghirardelli, Russell Stover, Whitman's, and Caffarel. The company bought U.S.-based Russell Stover, its largest-ever acquisition, in 2014. It derives the bulk of its sales from Europe (46% of its consolidated base) but also competes in North America (41%) and the rest of the world (13%). The company operates 11 manufacturing plants in Europe and the United States. Its distribution network includes 500 own stores.

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