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Quanex Building Products (FRA:4Q2) Cash And Cash Equivalents : €41 Mil (As of Jan. 2024)


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What is Quanex Building Products Cash And Cash Equivalents?

Quanex Building Products's quarterly cash and cash equivalents declined from Jul. 2023 (€66.22 Mil) to Oct. 2023 (€55.38 Mil) but then stayed the same from Oct. 2023 (€55.38 Mil) to Jan. 2024 (€40.78 Mil).

Quanex Building Products's annual cash and cash equivalents increased from Oct. 2021 (€34.53 Mil) to Oct. 2022 (€55.92 Mil) but then declined from Oct. 2022 (€55.92 Mil) to Oct. 2023 (€55.38 Mil).


Quanex Building Products Cash And Cash Equivalents Historical Data

The historical data trend for Quanex Building Products's Cash And Cash Equivalents can be seen below:

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Quanex Building Products Cash And Cash Equivalents Chart

Quanex Building Products Annual Data
Trend Oct14 Oct15 Oct16 Oct17 Oct18 Oct19 Oct20 Oct21 Oct22 Oct23
Cash And Cash Equivalents
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Quanex Building Products Quarterly Data
Apr19 Jul19 Oct19 Jan20 Apr20 Jul20 Oct20 Jan21 Apr21 Jul21 Oct21 Jan22 Apr22 Jul22 Oct22 Jan23 Apr23 Jul23 Oct23 Jan24
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Quanex Building Products 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.


Quanex Building Products  (FRA:4Q2) 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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Quanex Building Products (FRA:4Q2) Business Description

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Address
945 Bunker Hill Road, Suite 900, Houston, TX, USA, 77024
Quanex Building Products Corp is a manufacturer of components sold to original equipment manufacturers in the building products industry. It manufactures engineered products like window and door components that include flexible insulating glass spacers, extruded vinyl profiles, window and door screens, solar panel sealants and precision-formed metal and wood products among others. Its three operating segments are North American Fenestration being the key revenue driver, European Fenestration, and North American Cabinet Components. Geographically, it derives a majority of revenue from the United States.

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