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BLFBY (Balfour Beatty) Cash And Cash Equivalents : $1,262 Mil (As of Jun. 2024)


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What is Balfour Beatty Cash And Cash Equivalents?

Balfour Beatty's quarterly cash and cash equivalents increased from Jun. 2023 ($1,136.36 Mil) to Dec. 2023 ($1,402.53 Mil) but then stayed the same from Dec. 2023 ($1,402.53 Mil) to Jun. 2024 ($1,262.09 Mil).

Balfour Beatty's annual cash and cash equivalents increased from Dec. 2021 ($1,351.06 Mil) to Dec. 2022 ($1,412.91 Mil) but then declined from Dec. 2022 ($1,412.91 Mil) to Dec. 2023 ($1,402.53 Mil).


Balfour Beatty Cash And Cash Equivalents Historical Data

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

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Balfour Beatty Cash And Cash Equivalents Chart

Balfour Beatty 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 855.83 1,034.95 1,351.06 1,412.91 1,402.53

Balfour Beatty Semi-Annual Data
Dec14 Jun15 Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23 Jun24
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 1,367.00 1,412.91 1,136.36 1,402.53 1,262.09

Balfour Beatty 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.


Balfour Beatty  (OTCPK:BLFBY) 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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Balfour Beatty Business Description

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Address
5 Churchill Place, Canary Wharf, London, GBR, E14 5HU
Balfour Beatty PLC finances builds, and maintains infrastructure projects. It finances, develops, builds, maintains, and operates the increasingly complex and critical infrastructure that supports national economies and delivers projects at the heart of local communities. It operates three business segments: Construction services (majority of total revenue), Support services, and Infrastructure investments. It will invest directly in infrastructure assets also invests in real estate-type assets, in particular private residential and student accommodation assets. The majority of sales are derived from the United Kingdom and the United States.