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Western Forest Products (TSX:WEF) Cash And Cash Equivalents : C$2.5 Mil (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Western Forest Products Cash And Cash Equivalents?

Western Forest Products's quarterly cash and cash equivalents declined from Sep. 2023 (C$3.00 Mil) to Dec. 2023 (C$2.30 Mil) but then increased from Dec. 2023 (C$2.30 Mil) to Mar. 2024 (C$2.50 Mil).

Western Forest Products's annual cash and cash equivalents declined from Dec. 2021 (C$130.00 Mil) to Dec. 2022 (C$15.80 Mil) and declined from Dec. 2022 (C$15.80 Mil) to Dec. 2023 (C$2.30 Mil).


Western Forest Products Cash And Cash Equivalents Historical Data

The historical data trend for Western Forest Products's Cash And Cash Equivalents can be seen below:

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Western Forest Products Cash And Cash Equivalents Chart

Western Forest Products Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Cash And Cash Equivalents
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Western Forest Products Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
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Western Forest Products 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.


Western Forest Products  (TSX:WEF) 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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Western Forest Products (TSX:WEF) Business Description

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Address
1055 West Georgia Street, Suite 800, P.O. Box 11122, Royal Centre Building, Vancouver, BC, CAN, V6E 3P3
Western Forest Products Inc is a Canada-based softwood forest products company. The company's principal business activities include timber harvesting, reforestation, forest management, sawmilling logs into lumber and wood chips, and value-added lumber remanufacturing. Its operating business segment comprises Timber harvesting, Log sales, and Lumber manufacturing and sales. The firm purchases and harvests logs which are then manufactured into lumber products at its sawmills, or sold. Canada and the United States, represent the company's large markets and contribute the vast majority of its total revenue.
Executives
Glen Douglas Nontell Senior Officer

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