Kadant (STU:KDA) Cash And Cash Equivalents : €74.9 Mil (As of Mar. 2024)

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What is Kadant Cash And Cash Equivalents?

Kadant's quarterly cash and cash equivalents increased from Sep. 2023 (€71.96 Mil) to Dec. 2023 (€95.21 Mil) but then stayed the same from Dec. 2023 (€95.21 Mil) to Mar. 2024 (€74.93 Mil).

Kadant's annual cash and cash equivalents declined from Dec. 2021 (€80.70 Mil) to Dec. 2022 (€72.09 Mil) but then increased from Dec. 2022 (€72.09 Mil) to Dec. 2023 (€95.21 Mil).

Kadant Cash And Cash Equivalents Historical Data

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

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Kadant Cash And Cash Equivalents Chart

Kadant Annual Data

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60.11

53.99

80.70

72.09

95.21

Kadant 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															75.83	61.59	71.96	95.21	74.93

Kadant 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.

Kadant (STU:KDA) 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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Kadant (STU:KDA) Business Description

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One Technology Park Drive, Westford, MA, USA, 01886

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Kadant Inc. supplies process and engineering equipment for papermaking, recycling, lumber manufacturing, and related industries. The company's three reportable segments are: Flow Control segment which consists of the fluid-handling and doctoring, cleaning, & filtration product lines; Industrial Processing segment which consists of the wood processing and stock-preparation product lines; and Material handling systems, which provides conveyor-belt equipment for industries such as mining, food processing, and packaging. The company has a global presence with sizable revenue from the U.S., Europe, Asia, and Canada.

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