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Wolters Kluwer NV (XAMS:WKL) Cash And Cash Equivalents : €1,135 Mil (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Wolters Kluwer NV Cash And Cash Equivalents?

Wolters Kluwer NV's quarterly cash and cash equivalents declined from Dec. 2022 (€1,346.00 Mil) to Jun. 2023 (€1,115.00 Mil) but then increased from Jun. 2023 (€1,115.00 Mil) to Dec. 2023 (€1,135.00 Mil).

Wolters Kluwer NV's annual cash and cash equivalents increased from Dec. 2021 (€1,001.00 Mil) to Dec. 2022 (€1,346.00 Mil) but then declined from Dec. 2022 (€1,346.00 Mil) to Dec. 2023 (€1,135.00 Mil).


Wolters Kluwer NV Cash And Cash Equivalents Historical Data

The historical data trend for Wolters Kluwer NV'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.
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Wolters Kluwer NV Cash And Cash Equivalents Chart

Wolters Kluwer NV 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 899.00 723.00 1,001.00 1,346.00 1,135.00

Wolters Kluwer NV Semi-Annual Data
Jun14 Dec14 Jun15 Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23
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 1,001.00 1,098.00 1,346.00 1,115.00 1,135.00

Wolters Kluwer NV 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.


Wolters Kluwer NV  (XAMS:WKL) 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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Wolters Kluwer NV (XAMS:WKL) Business Description

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Zuidpoolsingel 2, P.O. Box 1030, Alphen aan den Rijn, ZH, NLD, 2400
Wolters Kluwer is a Europe-listed global information services company. It operates across four distinct business segments serving a wide array of clients: health (26% of 2020 sales), tax and accounting (31%), legal and regulatory (23%), and governance, risk, and compliance (20%). Within these divisions, Wolters aims to be the industry leader in a variety of niche, higher-value services.

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