Braskem BAK
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Braskem (BAK) Beginning Cash Balance (2009 - 2019)

Braskem (BAK) posted quarterly Beginning Cash Balance of $1.5 billion for Q1 2019, up 26.73% year-over-year from $1.2 billion in Q1 2018, and up 174.36% quarter-over-quarter from -$2.0 billion in Q4 2018.

Braskem (BAK) Beginning Cash Balance (2009 - 2019) Analysis & Trends

Braskem's Beginning Cash Balance history runs 11 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $1.5 billion for Q1 2019.

  • In Q1 2019, Beginning Cash Balance rose 26.73% year-over-year to $1.5 billion; the TTM figure through Mar 2019 stood at $1.5 billion (up 21.09% YoY), while the FY2018 annual figure was $1.0 billion, down 50.48% from the prior year.
  • Beginning Cash Balance for Q1 2019 stood at $1.5 billion, up from -$2.0 billion in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Beginning Cash Balance was $2.2 billion in Q3 2016, with the low at -$4.1 billion in Q4 2017.
  • The 5-year median for Beginning Cash Balance is $1.4 billion (2015), against an average of $877.7 million.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2016 and 2018: Beginning Cash Balance jumped 90.14% in 2016, then plunged 54.77% in 2018.
  • Braskem's Beginning Cash Balance stood at $1.1 billion in 2015, then jumped by 90.14% to $2.2 billion in 2016, then slumped by 290.21% to -$4.1 billion in 2017, then soared by 52.01% to -$2.0 billion in 2018, then soared by 174.36% to $1.5 billion in 2019.
  • Business Quant data shows BAK's Beginning Cash Balance at $1.5 billion in Q1 2019, -$2.0 billion in Q4 2018, and $958.4 million in Q3 2018.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr)
1 Celanese 5.16 Bn 3.79 Bn 618.00 Mn
2 Methanex 4.66 Bn 4.28 Bn -
3 Olin 2.10 Bn 1.92 Bn 170.20 Mn
4 Braskem 1.59 Bn -361.33 Mn -
5 Rex American Resources 1.48 Bn 1.12 Bn 29.07 Mn
6 Green Plains 1.13 Bn 883.11 Mn 113.03 Mn
7 Tronox Holdings 889.52 Mn 695.52 Mn 55.00 Mn
8 Lsb Industries 809.80 Mn 591.44 Mn 11.46 Mn
9 Westlake Chemical Partners 759.05 Mn 709.73 Mn 94.81 Mn
10 Rayonier Advanced Materials 587.34 Mn 530.33 Mn 22.95 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2019 1.47 Bn
Mar 31, 2019 1.47 Bn
Dec 31, 2018 -1.98 Bn
Dec 31, 2018 -1.98 Bn
Sep 30, 2018 958.38 Mn
Sep 30, 2018 958.38 Mn
Jun 30, 2018 1.05 Bn
Jun 30, 2018 1.05 Bn
Mar 31, 2018 1.16 Bn
Mar 31, 2018 1.16 Bn
Dec 31, 2017 -4.13 Bn
Dec 31, 2017 -4.13 Bn
Sep 30, 2017 2.12 Bn
Sep 30, 2017 2.12 Bn
Jun 30, 2017 2.09 Bn
Jun 30, 2017 2.09 Bn
Mar 31, 2017 2.13 Bn
Mar 31, 2017 2.13 Bn
Sep 30, 2016 2.17 Bn
Sep 30, 2016 2.17 Bn