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KB Home (STU:KBH) Cash And Cash Equivalents : €620 Mil (As of Feb. 2024)


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What is KB Home Cash And Cash Equivalents?

KB Home's quarterly cash and cash equivalents increased from Aug. 2023 (€561.57 Mil) to Nov. 2023 (€672.06 Mil) but then stayed the same from Nov. 2023 (€672.06 Mil) to Feb. 2024 (€619.51 Mil).

KB Home's annual cash and cash equivalents increased from Nov. 2021 (€255.91 Mil) to Nov. 2022 (€323.92 Mil) and increased from Nov. 2022 (€323.92 Mil) to Nov. 2023 (€672.06 Mil).


KB Home Cash And Cash Equivalents Historical Data

The historical data trend for KB Home'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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KB Home Cash And Cash Equivalents Chart

KB Home Annual Data
Trend Nov14 Nov15 Nov16 Nov17 Nov18 Nov19 Nov20 Nov21 Nov22 Nov23
Cash And Cash Equivalents
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KB Home Quarterly Data
May19 Aug19 Nov19 Feb20 May20 Aug20 Nov20 Feb21 May21 Aug21 Nov21 Feb22 May22 Aug22 Nov22 Feb23 May23 Aug23 Nov23 Feb24
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 243.61 512.86 561.57 672.06 619.51

KB Home 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.


KB Home  (STU:KBH) 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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KB Home (STU:KBH) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
10990 Wilshire Boulevard, Floor 7, Los Angeles, CA, USA, 90024
KB Home is an American construction company that focuses on residential construction. The company builds single-family homes and communities across Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Nevada, Texas, North Carolina, Idaho and the Washington, D.C., area. KB Home operates in several markets and focuses on first-time and move-up homebuyers. The company follows a built-to-order model that offers personalized homes at attainable prices based on the market location. The company also invests in land acquisition and development to support future building activities and is also engaged in financial services operations which includes providing mortgage banking services through its joint venture with a third party.