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CDW (CDW) Cash And Cash Equivalents : $471 Mil (As of Mar. 2025)


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What is CDW Cash And Cash Equivalents?

CDW's quarterly cash and cash equivalents declined from Sep. 2024 ($946.70 Mil) to Dec. 2024 ($503.50 Mil) but then stayed the same from Dec. 2024 ($503.50 Mil) to Mar. 2025 ($471.40 Mil).

CDW's annual cash and cash equivalents increased from Dec. 2022 ($315.20 Mil) to Dec. 2023 ($588.70 Mil) but then declined from Dec. 2023 ($588.70 Mil) to Dec. 2024 ($503.50 Mil).


CDW Cash And Cash Equivalents Historical Data

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

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
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CDW Cash And Cash Equivalents Chart

CDW Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Cash And Cash Equivalents
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1,410.20 258.10 315.20 588.70 503.50

CDW Quarterly Data
Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25
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 803.80 665.30 946.70 503.50 471.40

CDW 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.


CDW  (NAS:CDW) 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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CDW Business Description

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Address
200 North Milwaukee Avenue, Vernon Hills, IL, USA, 60061
CDW Corp is a multi-brand provider of information technology ("IT") solutions to small, medium, and large business, government, education, and healthcare customers in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Canada. The company's broad array of offerings ranges from discrete hardware and software products to integrated IT solutions and services that include on-premise and cloud capabilities across hybrid infrastructure, digital experience, and security. The company has five operating segments namely, Corporate, Small Business, Public, CDW UK, and CDW Canada. The Corporate segment generates the majority of its revenue and serves USA private sector business customers.
Executives
Christine A Leahy officer: See Remarks
Miralles Albert Joseph Jr officer: See Remarks 151 N. FRANKLIN, CHICAGO IL 60606
Sona Chawla officer: See Remarks N56 W17000 RIDGEWOOD DRIVE, MENOMONEE FALLS WI 53051
Christina M Corley officer: See Remarks 780 AEC DRIVE, WOOD DALE IL 60191
Kelly J Grier director 155 HARLEM AVE., GLENVIEW IL 60025
Donna F Zarcone director C/O HARLEY DAVIDSON, 3700 W. JUNEAU AVE, MILWAUKEE WI 53208
Marc Ellis Jones director C/O GARDNER DENVER HOLDINGS, INC., 222 EAST ERIE STREET, MILWAUKEE WI 53202
Carolyn Wiesenhahn officer: See Remarks 200 N. MILWAUKEE AVENUE, VERNON HILLS IL 60061
Peter R Locy officer: See Remarks 200 N. MILWAUKEE AVENUE, VERNON HILLS IL 60061
Paul J Finnegan director, 10 percent owner PO BOX 2000, 3905 DAKOTA STREET SW, ALEXANDRIA MN 56308
Kebo Collin B. officer: See Remarks 200 N. MILWAUKEE AVENUE, VERNON HILLS IL 60061
Frederick J. Kulevich officer: See Remarks 200 N. MILWAUKEE AVENUE, VERNON HILLS IL 60061
Sanjay Mehrotra director C/O WESTERN DIGITAL CORPORATION, 3355 MICHELSON DRIVE, SUITE 100, IRVINE CA 92612
Anthony R Foxx director 2710 WYCLIFF ROAD, RALEIGH NC 27607
Ilaria Mocciaro officer: See Remarks 2301 PATRIOT BLVD, GLENVIEW IL 60026