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Badger Meter (Badger Meter) Cash And Cash Equivalents : $199.3 Mil (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Badger Meter Cash And Cash Equivalents?

Badger Meter's quarterly cash and cash equivalents increased from Sep. 2023 ($162.91 Mil) to Dec. 2023 ($191.78 Mil) and increased from Dec. 2023 ($191.78 Mil) to Mar. 2024 ($199.31 Mil).

Badger Meter's annual cash and cash equivalents increased from Dec. 2021 ($87.17 Mil) to Dec. 2022 ($138.05 Mil) and increased from Dec. 2022 ($138.05 Mil) to Dec. 2023 ($191.78 Mil).


Badger Meter Cash And Cash Equivalents Historical Data

The historical data trend for Badger Meter'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.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Badger Meter Cash And Cash Equivalents Chart

Badger Meter Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Cash And Cash Equivalents
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Badger Meter 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 128.36 141.81 162.91 191.78 199.31

Badger Meter 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.


Badger Meter  (NYSE:BMI) 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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Badger Meter (Badger Meter) Business Description

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Address
4545 West Brown Deer Road, Milwaukee, WI, USA, 53233
Badger Meter Inc is an innovator, manufacturer, and marketer of products incorporating flow measurement, quality, control, and other system solutions serving markets. The company's products measure water, oil, chemicals, and other fluids, and provide and communicate timely measurement data. Badger's product lines include two categories: sales of water meters, radios, software, and related technologies, and water quality monitoring solutions to water utilities (utility water) and sales of meters and other sensing instruments, valves, software, and other solutions for industrial applications in water, wastewater, and other industries (flow instrumentation). It derives a majority of its revenues from the United States.
Executives
Todd A. Adams director 4701 WEST GREENFIELD AVENUE, MILWAUKEE WI 53214
Kimberly K Stoll officer: VP-Marketing 4545 W BROWN DEER ROAD, MILWAUKEE WI 53223
Fred J Begale officer: VP-Engineering 4545 W BROWN DEER ROAD, MILWAUKEE WI 53223
Richard Htwe officer: VP-Global Operations 4545 W. BROWN DEER ROAD, MILWAUKEE WI 53223
Lars Bo Kristensen officer: VP-Global Flow and Intl Water 4545 W. BROWN DEER ROAD, MILWAUKEE WI 53223
Bergum William R A officer: VP-Gen. Counsel and Secretary P O BOX 245036, 4545 W BROWN DEER RD, MILWAUKEE WI 53223
Xia Liu director ONE ENERGY PLACE, PENSACOLA FL 32520
Gregory M Gomez officer: VP-Engineering 4545 W BROWN DEER RD, MILWAUKEE WI 53223
Melanie K. Cook director 4545 W. BROWN DEER ROAD, P.O. BOX 245036, MILWAUKEE WI 53224
Matthew L Stuyvenberg officer: Vice President-Water Quality 4545 W BROWN DEER ROAD, P.O. BOX 245036, MILWAUKEE WI 53224
Henry F Brooks director 4545 W. BROWN DEER ROAD, P.O. BOX 245036, MILWAUKEE WI 53224-9536
Gail A Lione director C/O HARLEY DAVIDSON, 3700 W. JUNEAU AVE, MILWAUKEE WI 53208
Sheryl Hopkins officer: VP - Human Resources 4545 W. BROWN DEER ROAD, P.O. BOX 245036, MILWAUKEE WI 53224-9536
Richard A Meeusen director, officer: President & CEO, other: Co-trustee, Officers Voting Tr P O BOX 23099, MILWAUKEE WI 532230099
James W Mcgill director 8550 MOSLEY ROAD, HOUSTON TX 77075

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