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Sonic Healthcare (ASX:SHL) Cash And Cash Equivalents : A$620 Mil (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Sonic Healthcare Cash And Cash Equivalents?

Sonic Healthcare's quarterly cash and cash equivalents increased from Dec. 2022 (A$730.77 Mil) to Jun. 2023 (A$797.99 Mil) but then stayed the same from Jun. 2023 (A$797.99 Mil) to Dec. 2023 (A$619.61 Mil).

Sonic Healthcare's annual cash and cash equivalents declined from Jun. 2021 (A$899.83 Mil) to Jun. 2022 (A$780.00 Mil) but then increased from Jun. 2022 (A$780.00 Mil) to Jun. 2023 (A$797.99 Mil).


Sonic Healthcare Cash And Cash Equivalents Historical Data

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

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Sonic Healthcare Cash And Cash Equivalents Chart

Sonic Healthcare Annual Data
Trend Jun14 Jun15 Jun16 Jun17 Jun18 Jun19 Jun20 Jun21 Jun22 Jun23
Cash And Cash Equivalents
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 736.65 1,230.15 899.83 780.00 797.99

Sonic Healthcare 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 735.33 780.00 730.77 797.99 619.61

Sonic Healthcare 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.


Sonic Healthcare  (ASX:SHL) 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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Sonic Healthcare (ASX:SHL) Business Description

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225 George Street, Level 22, Grosvenor Place, Sydney, NSW, AUS, 2000
Sonic Healthcare is a global pathology provider. It is the largest private operator in Australia, Germany, Switzerland and the U.K., the second largest in Belgium and New Zealand and the third largest in the U.S. In addition to pathology, which contributes roughly 85% of group revenue, Sonic is the second largest player in diagnostic imaging in Australia and the largest operator of medical centers in Australia. The company typically earns about 40% of group revenue in Australia and New Zealand, 25% in the U.S. and 35% in Europe.

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