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Calavo Growers (Calavo Growers) Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities : $5.7 Mil (As of Jan. 2024)


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What is Calavo Growers Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities?

Calavo Growers's quarterly cash, cash equivalents, marketable securities increased from Jul. 2023 ($1.40 Mil) to Oct. 2023 ($2.09 Mil) and increased from Oct. 2023 ($2.09 Mil) to Jan. 2024 ($5.66 Mil).

Calavo Growers's annual cash, cash equivalents, marketable securities increased from Oct. 2021 ($1.89 Mil) to Oct. 2022 ($2.06 Mil) and increased from Oct. 2022 ($2.06 Mil) to Oct. 2023 ($2.09 Mil).


Calavo Growers Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities Historical Data

The historical data trend for Calavo Growers's Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities 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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Calavo Growers Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities Chart

Calavo Growers Annual Data
Trend Oct14 Oct15 Oct16 Oct17 Oct18 Oct19 Oct20 Oct21 Oct22 Oct23
Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 7.97 4.06 1.89 2.06 2.09

Calavo Growers Quarterly Data
Apr19 Jul19 Oct19 Jan20 Apr20 Jul20 Oct20 Jan21 Apr21 Jul21 Oct21 Jan22 Apr22 Jul22 Oct22 Jan23 Apr23 Jul23 Oct23 Jan24
Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities 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 1.80 4.20 1.40 2.09 5.66

Calavo Growers Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities 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.

Marketable Securities are very liquid securities that can be converted into cash quickly at a reasonable price.


Calavo Growers  (NAS:CVGW) Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities Explanation

Marketable securities are very liquid as they tend to have maturities of less than one year. Furthermore, the rate at which these securities can be bought or sold has little effect on their prices.

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.


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Calavo Growers (Calavo Growers) Business Description

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Address
1141-A Cummings Road, Santa Paula, CA, USA, 93060
Calavo Growers Inc is in the avocado industry and an expanding provider of value-added fresh food. It sells avocados to a group of supermarket chains, wholesalers, food service and other distributors, under brand labels, as well as private labels. The company procures avocados from California, Mexico and other growing regions around the world. Calavo is segmented into three segments namely, Fresh products; Calavo Foods; and RFG. The company derives its revenue from its Fresh products segment.
Executives
Michael A Browne officer: VP-Fresh Operations C/O MISSION PRODUCE, INC., 2500 E. VINEYARD AVENUE, SUITE 300, OXNARD CA 93036
Paul Alan Harrison officer: Executive Vice President C/O CALAVO GROWERS, INC., 1141-A CUMMINGS RD., SANTA PAULA CA 93060
Steve Hollister director 751 BEAR CANYON LANE, ARROYO GRANDE CA 93420
Lecil E Cole director, 10 percent owner, officer: Chairman of Board, CEO & Pres
James D Helin director 1141A CUMMINGS RD, SANTA PAULA CA 93036
Helen Kurtz officer: SVP and GM - Prepared C/O CALAVO GROWERS, INC., 1141-A CUMMINGS RD., SANTA PAULA CA 93060
Danny Dumas officer: SVP & GM Grown C/O CALAVO GROWERS, INC., 1141-A CUMMINGS RD., SANTA PAULA CA 93060
Shawn Munsell officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O CALAVO GROWERS, INC., 1141-A CUMMINGS RD., SANTA PAULA CA 93060
Graciela Montgomery officer: Chief Human Resources Officer C/O CALAVO GROWERS, INC., 1141-A CUMMINGS RD, SANTA PAULA CA 93060
Brian W Kocher officer: Chief Executive Officer 1141-A CUMMINGS ROAD, SANTA PAULA CA 93060
Adriana Mendizabal director C/O CALAVO GROWERS, INC., 1141-A CUMMINGS RD., SANTA PAULA CA 93060
Mariela Irene Matute officer: Chief Financial Officer 1141-A CUMMINGS RD., SANTA PAULA CA 93060
Donald M Sanders director 2530 RED HILL AVE, SANTA ANA CA 92705
Michael Anthony Digregorio director C/O IRONCLAD PERFORMANCE WEAR CORP., 2201 PARK PLACE, SUITE 101, EL SEGUNDO CA 90245
Robert J Wedin officer: VP Sales & Fresh Marketing 1141A CUMMINGS ROAD, SANTA PAULA CA 93060

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