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American Airlines Group Inc. (NASDAQ:AAL)

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Balance Sheet: Assets
Quarterly Data

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American Airlines Group Inc., consolidated balance sheet: assets (quarterly data)

US$ in millions

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Dec 31, 2023 Sep 30, 2023 Jun 30, 2023 Mar 31, 2023 Dec 31, 2022 Sep 30, 2022 Jun 30, 2022 Mar 31, 2022 Dec 31, 2021 Sep 30, 2021 Jun 30, 2021 Mar 31, 2021 Dec 31, 2020 Sep 30, 2020 Jun 30, 2020 Mar 31, 2020 Dec 31, 2019 Sep 30, 2019 Jun 30, 2019 Mar 31, 2019
Cash 578 577 614 452 440 332 401 376 273 293 325 277 245 253 462 474 280 312 319 337
Short-term investments 7,000 10,005 11,447 11,041 8,525 10,900 12,121 12,108 12,158 14,243 17,625 13,762 6,619 8,031 9,351 3,102 3,546 4,856 5,088 4,012
Restricted cash and short-term investments 910 925 984 955 995 953 997 952 990 923 999 806 609 508 539 157 158 158 157 156
Accounts receivable, net 2,026 2,021 2,073 1,989 2,138 1,991 1,835 1,537 1,505 1,332 1,249 971 1,342 1,135 879 1,020 1,750 1,850 1,943 1,876
Aircraft fuel, spare parts and supplies, net 2,400 2,461 2,280 2,308 2,279 2,215 2,273 2,002 1,795 1,851 1,789 1,658 1,614 1,633 1,653 1,772 1,851 1,800 1,708 1,666
Prepaid expenses and other 658 719 822 907 892 986 898 787 615 553 660 615 666 780 905 650 621 596 635 607
Current assets 13,572 16,708 18,220 17,652 15,269 17,377 18,525 17,762 17,336 19,195 22,647 18,089 11,095 12,340 13,789 7,175 8,206 9,572 9,850 8,654
Flight equipment 41,794 40,934 40,570 40,020 39,703 39,154 38,754 38,359 37,856 37,689 37,577 37,480 37,816 37,576 38,672 39,305 42,537 42,320 42,437 42,013
Ground property and equipment 10,307 10,156 9,996 10,030 9,913 9,696 9,595 9,418 9,335 9,114 9,132 9,108 9,194 9,451 9,386 9,602 9,443 9,232 9,007 8,932
Equipment purchase deposits 760 799 767 640 613 643 617 545 517 626 714 1,136 1,446 1,899 1,786 1,740 1,674 1,567 1,372 1,211
Property and equipment, at cost 52,861 51,889 51,333 50,690 50,229 49,493 48,966 48,322 47,708 47,429 47,423 47,724 48,456 48,926 49,844 50,647 53,654 53,119 52,816 52,156
Accumulated depreciation and amortization (22,097) (21,571) (21,062) (20,546) (20,029) (19,506) (18,972) (18,464) (18,171) (17,632) (17,218) (16,827) (16,757) (16,670) (16,493) (16,441) (18,659) (18,500) (18,114) (17,746)
Property and equipment, net 30,764 30,318 30,271 30,144 30,200 29,987 29,994 29,858 29,537 29,797 30,205 30,897 31,699 32,256 33,351 34,206 34,995 34,619 34,702 34,410
Operating lease right-of-use assets 7,939 7,878 8,076 7,838 8,094 7,549 7,510 7,745 7,850 7,804 7,958 8,000 8,039 7,979 8,323 8,619 8,737 8,842 9,102 9,124
Goodwill 4,091 4,091 4,091 4,091 4,091 4,091 4,091 4,091 4,091 4,091 4,091 4,091 4,091 4,091 4,091 4,091 4,091 4,091 4,091 4,091
Intangibles, net of accumulated amortization 2,051 2,053 2,055 2,057 2,059 2,069 2,079 1,970 1,988 1,998 2,008 2,019 2,029 2,039 2,049 2,059 2,084 2,095 2,105 2,115
Deferred tax asset 2,888 2,875 2,660 3,088 3,099 3,679 3,858 4,000 3,556 3,582 3,631 3,632 3,239 2,425 1,725 1,237 645 666 792 1,007
Other assets 1,753 1,788 1,887 1,916 1,904 1,900 1,906 1,975 2,109 1,970 1,924 1,921 1,816 1,643 1,216 1,193 1,237 1,290 1,325 1,386
Other assets 10,783 10,807 10,693 11,152 11,153 11,739 11,934 12,036 11,744 11,641 11,654 11,663 11,175 10,198 9,081 8,580 8,057 8,142 8,313 8,599
Noncurrent assets 49,486 49,003 49,040 49,134 49,447 49,275 49,438 49,639 49,131 49,242 49,817 50,560 50,913 50,433 50,755 51,405 51,789 51,603 52,117 52,133
Total assets 63,058 65,711 67,260 66,786 64,716 66,652 67,963 67,401 66,467 68,437 72,464 68,649 62,008 62,773 64,544 58,580 59,995 61,175 61,967 60,787

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-31).


The total asset base of American Airlines Group Inc. exhibited significant volatility between March 2019 and December 2023, characterized by a sharp expansion in liquidity during the 2020-2021 period followed by a gradual contraction. Total assets peaked at 72.46 billion USD in June 2021 before declining to 63.06 billion USD by December 2023, returning to levels comparable to the pre-pandemic period of early 2019.

Liquidity and Current Asset Management
A pronounced fluctuation is observed in short-term investments, which rose from 3.55 billion USD in December 2019 to a peak of 17.63 billion USD in June 2021. This suggests a period of aggressive capital raising or liquidity preservation. However, this position was steadily reduced over the following two years, ending at 7.00 billion USD in December 2023. Consequently, current assets, which peaked at 22.65 billion USD in June 2021, contracted to 13.57 billion USD by the end of 2023.
Fixed Asset Trends and Depreciation
Net property and equipment showed a general decline from 34.41 billion USD in March 2019 to a low of 29.54 billion USD in December 2021, primarily driven by the steady increase in accumulated depreciation and amortization, which grew from -17.75 billion USD to -22.10 billion USD over the analyzed period. Flight equipment, the largest component of fixed assets, remained relatively stable but experienced a dip during 2020 before recovering to 41.79 billion USD by December 2023. Equipment purchase deposits decreased significantly from a peak of 1.90 billion USD in September 2020 to 760 million USD by December 2023, indicating a shift in capital expenditure commitments.
Deferred Tax Assets and Intangibles
A substantial increase in deferred tax assets occurred between December 2019 (645 million USD) and March 2022 (4.00 billion USD), reflecting the recognition of tax benefits from operating losses during the global aviation downturn. This value subsequently moderated to 2.89 billion USD by December 2023. Meanwhile, goodwill remained constant at 4.09 billion USD throughout the entire period, and intangibles showed a slow, consistent decline from 2.12 billion USD to 2.05 billion USD.
Operational Asset Dynamics
Accounts receivable and aircraft fuel/spare parts inventories displayed a recovery pattern. Accounts receivable dropped to a low of 879 million USD in June 2020 but climbed to 2.03 billion USD by December 2023. Similarly, fuel and supplies increased from a pre-pandemic average of approximately 1.7 billion USD to 2.40 billion USD by the end of 2023, aligning with the restoration of flight operations and capacity.

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