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SBA Communications (BSP:S1BA34) Cash And Cash Equivalents : R$1,197 Mil (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is SBA Communications Cash And Cash Equivalents?

SBA Communications's quarterly cash and cash equivalents increased from Sep. 2023 (R$941.05 Mil) to Dec. 2023 (R$1,021.84 Mil) and increased from Dec. 2023 (R$1,021.84 Mil) to Mar. 2024 (R$1,196.69 Mil).

SBA Communications's annual cash and cash equivalents declined from Dec. 2021 (R$2,076.92 Mil) to Dec. 2022 (R$753.81 Mil) but then increased from Dec. 2022 (R$753.81 Mil) to Dec. 2023 (R$1,021.84 Mil).


SBA Communications Cash And Cash Equivalents Historical Data

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

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SBA Communications Cash And Cash Equivalents Chart

SBA Communications 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 444.55 1,587.45 2,076.92 753.81 1,021.84

SBA Communications Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
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 795.73 869.63 941.05 1,021.84 1,196.69

SBA Communications 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.


SBA Communications  (BSP:S1BA34) 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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SBA Communications (BSP:S1BA34) Business Description

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8051 Congress Avenue, Boca Raton, FL, USA, 33487
SBA Communications owns and operates almost 40,000 cell towers throughout North America, South America, and Africa. It leases space on its towers to wireless service providers, who install equipment on the towers to support their wireless networks. The company has a very concentrated customer base, with most revenue in each market being generated by just the top few mobile carriers. The company owns more than 17,000 towers in the U.S., which accounted for about three fourths of the company's total revenue in 2022. Internationally, SBA's greatest presence is in Brazil, where it operates roughly 10,000 towers. SBA operates as a real estate investment trust, or REIT.

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