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Whole Earth Brands (Whole Earth Brands) Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities : $23.8 Mil (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Whole Earth Brands Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities?

Whole Earth Brands's quarterly cash, cash equivalents, marketable securities increased from Sep. 2023 ($24.25 Mil) to Dec. 2023 ($30.51 Mil) but then stayed the same from Dec. 2023 ($30.51 Mil) to Mar. 2024 ($23.75 Mil).

Whole Earth Brands's annual cash, cash equivalents, marketable securities increased from Dec. 2021 ($28.30 Mil) to Dec. 2022 ($28.68 Mil) and increased from Dec. 2022 ($28.68 Mil) to Dec. 2023 ($30.51 Mil).


Whole Earth Brands Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities Historical Data

The historical data trend for Whole Earth Brands'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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Whole Earth Brands Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities Chart

Whole Earth Brands Annual Data
Trend Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities
Get a 7-Day Free Trial 10.40 16.90 28.30 28.68 30.51

Whole Earth Brands Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
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 26.63 24.11 24.25 30.51 23.75

Whole Earth Brands 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.


Whole Earth Brands  (NAS:FREE) 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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Whole Earth Brands (Whole Earth Brands) Business Description

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Address
125 South Wacker Drive, Suite 3150, Chicago, IL, USA, 60606
Whole Earth Brands Inc is a food company enabling healthier lifestyles and providing access to high-quality, plant-based sweeteners, flavor enhancers and other foods through diverse portfolio of trusted brands and delicious products. The company operates in two segments namely, Branded CPG and Flavors & Ingredients. Its portfolio consists of three main product groups: sweeteners, adjacencies and ingredients.
Executives
Rajnish Ohri officer: Interim Co-CEO 125 S. WACKER DRIVE, SUITE 1250, CHICAGO IL 60606
Sababa Holdings Free Llc 10 percent owner C/O MARIPOSA CAPITAL, 500 SOUTH POINTE DRIVE STE 240, MIAMI BEACH FL 33139
Michael F Goss director BAIN CAPITAL PARTNERS LLC, JOHN HANCOCK TOWER, 200 CLARENDON STREET, BOSTON MA 02116
Bernardo Fiaux officer: Chief Financial Officer 125 S. WACKER DRIVE, SUITE 1250, CHICAGO IL 60606
Michael E. Franklin director 125 S. WACKER DRIVE, SUITE 1250, CHICAGO IL 60606
Trisha L Fox officer: Chief Human Resources Officer 125 S. WACKER DRIVE, SUITE 3150, CHICAGO IL 60606
Martin E Franklin 10 percent owner C/O MARIPOSA CAPITAL, LLC, 5200 BLUE LAGOON DRIVE, SUITE 855, MIAMI FL 33126
Duane A Portwood officer: Chief Financial Officer 836 BARN OWL ROAD, MARIETTA GA 30068
Jeffrey S. Robinson officer: President, Mafco Worldwide LLC 125 S. WACKER DRIVE, SUITE 3150, CHICAGO IL 60606
Brian Litman officer: Chief Accounting Officer 125 S. WACKER DRIVE, SUITE 3150, CHICAGO IL 60606
John M. Mcmillin director 1345 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS 11TH FLOOR, NEW NY 10105
Irwin D Simon director C/O THE HAIN CELESTIAL GROUP INC., 1111 MARCUS AVENUE, LAKE SUCCESS NY 11042
Ira J Lamel director C/O THE HAIN CELESTIAL GROUP, INC., 1111 MARCUS AVENUE, LAKE SUCCESS NY 11042
Anuraag Agarwal director 1345 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS 11TH FL, NEW YORK NY 10105
Denise M Faltischek director C/O THE HAIN CELESTIAL GROUP, INC., 1111 MARCUS AVENUE, LAKE SUCCESS NY 11042