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Alpek (FRA:27A) Cash And Cash Equivalents : €288 Mil (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Alpek Cash And Cash Equivalents?

Alpek's quarterly cash and cash equivalents declined from Sep. 2023 (€476.55 Mil) to Dec. 2023 (€399.28 Mil) but then stayed the same from Dec. 2023 (€399.28 Mil) to Mar. 2024 (€287.69 Mil).

Alpek's annual cash and cash equivalents declined from Dec. 2021 (€454.75 Mil) to Dec. 2022 (€305.97 Mil) but then increased from Dec. 2022 (€305.97 Mil) to Dec. 2023 (€399.28 Mil).


Alpek Cash And Cash Equivalents Historical Data

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

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Alpek Cash And Cash Equivalents Chart

Alpek 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 336.86 419.18 454.75 305.97 399.28

Alpek 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 273.93 382.87 476.55 399.28 287.69

Alpek 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.


Alpek  (FRA:27A) 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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Alpek (FRA:27A) Business Description

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Avenida Gomez Morin Sur No. 1111, Col. Carrizalejo, San Pedro Garza Garcia, NL, MEX, 66254
Alpek SA is a petrochemical company with operations through two business segments: Polyester and Plastic and Chemicals. The Polyester segment comprises the production of purified terephthalic acid (PTA), polyethylene terephthalate (PET), recycled PET (rPET), and polyester fibers, which are mainly used for food and beverage packaging, textile and industrial filament markets, and The Plastics & Chemicals business segment comprises the production of polypropylene (PP), expandable styrene (EPS and Arcel), fertilizers and other chemicals, which serves a wide range of markets, including the consumer goods, automotive, construction, agriculture, pharmaceutical, and other markets. The company derives a majority of its revenue from the polyester segment.

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