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Ferguson Enterprises (LSE:FERG) Cash And Cash Equivalents : £618 Mil (As of Jan. 2025)


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What is Ferguson Enterprises Cash And Cash Equivalents?

Ferguson Enterprises's quarterly cash and cash equivalents increased from Jul. 2024 (£443.67 Mil) to Oct. 2024 (£460.97 Mil) and increased from Oct. 2024 (£460.97 Mil) to Jan. 2025 (£618.08 Mil).

Ferguson Enterprises's annual cash and cash equivalents declined from Jul. 2022 (£643.01 Mil) to Jul. 2023 (£466.38 Mil) and declined from Jul. 2023 (£466.38 Mil) to Jul. 2024 (£443.67 Mil).


Ferguson Enterprises Cash And Cash Equivalents Historical Data

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

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Ferguson Enterprises Cash And Cash Equivalents Chart

Ferguson Enterprises Annual Data
Trend Jul15 Jul16 Jul17 Jul18 Jul19 Jul20 Jul21 Jul22 Jul23 Jul24
Cash And Cash Equivalents
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1,591.31 966.54 643.01 466.38 443.67

Ferguson Enterprises Quarterly Data
Jan20 Jul20 Oct20 Jan21 Apr21 Jul21 Oct21 Jan22 Apr22 Jul22 Oct22 Jan23 Apr23 Jul23 Oct23 Jan24 Apr24 Jul24 Oct24 Jan25
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Ferguson Enterprises 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.


Ferguson Enterprises  (LSE:FERG) 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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Ferguson Enterprises Business Description

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Address
751 Lakefront Commons, Newport News, VA, USA, 23606
Ferguson distributes plumbing and HVAC products to North American repair, maintenance and improvement, new construction, and civil infrastructure markets. It serves over 1 million customers and sources products from 36,000 suppliers. Ferguson engages customers through approximately 1,800 North American branches, over the phone, online, and in residential showrooms. According to Modern Distribution Management, Ferguson is the largest plumbing distributor and second-largest HVAC distributor (next to Watsco) in North America. The firm sold its UK business in 2021 and is now solely focused on the North American market.