Name: Automatic Data Processing Inc. (NASDAQ:ADP) | Balance Sheet: Assets (Quarterly)
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Balance Sheet: Assets
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Automatic Data Processing Inc., consolidated balance sheet: assets (quarterly data)

US$ in thousands

	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	Dec 31, 2018	Sep 30, 2018	Jun 30, 2018	Mar 31, 2018	Dec 31, 2017	Sep 30, 2017	Jun 30, 2017	Mar 31, 2017	Dec 31, 2016	Sep 30, 2016	Jun 30, 2016	Mar 31, 2016	Dec 31, 2015	Sep 30, 2015
Cash and cash equivalents	1,634,200)	1,745,000)	1,602,100)	2,575,200)	1,891,500)	1,602,200)	1,613,100)	1,908,500)	1,705,000)	1,500,400)	1,403,900)	1,949,200)	1,826,200)	2,785,600)	1,490,300)	2,170,000)	2,293,600)	1,773,400)	2,363,600)	2,780,400)	2,995,500)	2,705,200)	2,776,600)	3,191,100)	2,941,400)	2,794,900)	3,184,700)
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts	3,250,700)	2,736,000)	2,769,700)	2,727,400)	2,765,400)	2,509,800)	2,489,100)	2,441,300)	2,620,600)	2,587,900)	2,490,400)	2,439,300)	2,485,200)	2,638,100)	2,216,400)	1,984,200)	2,043,400)	2,045,500)	1,788,700)	1,703,600)	1,811,500)	1,839,500)	1,620,600)	1,742,800)	2,074,400)	1,634,200)	1,565,200)
Other current assets	699,300)	735,900)	867,500)	533,400)	604,500)	684,100)	762,900)	506,200)	548,700)	668,100)	4,221,000)	519,600)	534,400)	653,000)	846,500)	758,000)	730,300)	1,079,800)	1,164,100)	883,200)	820,300)	837,000)	939,800)	725,300)	751,700)	894,100)	917,500)
Current assets before funds held for clients	5,584,200)	5,216,900)	5,239,300)	5,836,000)	5,261,400)	4,796,100)	4,865,100)	4,856,000)	4,874,300)	4,756,400)	8,115,300)	4,908,100)	4,845,800)	6,076,700)	4,553,200)	4,912,200)	5,067,300)	4,898,700)	5,316,400)	5,367,200)	5,627,300)	5,381,700)	5,337,000)	5,659,200)	5,767,500)	5,323,200)	5,667,400)
Funds held for clients	58,319,600)	45,890,400)	46,808,600)	34,905,800)	41,491,000)	36,866,200)	29,950,300)	26,708,100)	30,834,400)	36,608,600)	21,393,200)	29,434,200)	36,078,200)	25,605,900)	25,402,700)	27,137,800)	33,646,700)	34,451,300)	25,686,200)	27,291,500)	33,887,100)	30,426,400)	24,787,200)	33,841,200)	41,051,500)	30,336,000)	24,508,700)
Current assets	63,903,800)	51,107,300)	52,047,900)	40,741,800)	46,752,400)	41,662,300)	34,815,400)	31,564,100)	35,708,700)	41,365,000)	29,508,500)	34,342,300)	40,924,000)	31,682,600)	29,955,900)	32,050,000)	38,714,000)	39,350,000)	31,002,600)	32,658,700)	39,514,400)	35,808,100)	30,124,200)	39,500,400)	46,819,000)	35,659,200)	30,176,100)
Long-term receivables, net of allowance for doubtful accounts	10,200)	9,400)	10,100)	11,500)	12,900)	15,300)	16,100)	18,600)	21,600)	21,600)	22,100)	23,800)	25,600)	25,200)	25,200)	25,500)	27,300)	27,400)	27,300)	28,000)	27,000)	24,600)	26,600)	27,100)	27,500)	31,300)	32,600)
Property, plant and equipment, net	650,500)	644,500)	648,700)	684,500)	701,400)	692,700)	701,500)	703,900)	743,100)	761,300)	767,100)	764,200)	765,800)	772,700)	787,700)	793,700)	794,600)	799,900)	800,400)	779,900)	750,600)	733,200)	701,000)	685,000)	668,800)	679,600)	680,300)
Operating lease right-of-use asset	445,500)	472,100)	462,400)	462,200)	493,800)	501,100)	479,000)	493,700)	521,100)	500,200)	504,000)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)
Deferred contract costs	2,496,700)	2,448,100)	2,463,200)	2,498,200)	2,425,500)	2,417,200)	2,397,900)	2,401,600)	2,403,000)	2,397,300)	2,401,400)	2,428,500)	2,361,600)	2,338,000)	2,352,300)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)
Other assets	910,000)	868,000)	817,500)	825,800)	475,100)	483,500)	438,000)	458,400)	579,900)	596,600)	1,129,400)	934,400)	740,300)	739,700)	1,053,400)	1,089,600)	1,391,000)	1,371,200)	1,386,200)	1,352,200)	1,242,400)	1,228,200)	1,233,300)	1,241,300)	1,407,100)	1,362,900)	1,330,500)
Goodwill	2,324,100)	2,330,700)	2,325,800)	2,338,400)	2,333,800)	2,346,600)	2,326,300)	2,309,400)	2,299,300)	2,314,900)	2,303,300)	2,323,000)	2,316,100)	2,321,400)	2,325,000)	2,243,500)	2,263,300)	2,164,300)	1,757,300)	1,741,000)	1,726,700)	1,652,900)	1,698,500)	1,682,000)	1,689,300)	1,671,200)	1,684,600)
Intangible assets, net	1,327,300)	1,222,500)	1,211,600)	1,210,100)	1,212,800)	1,207,200)	1,215,900)	1,215,800)	1,106,700)	1,102,500)	1,078,900)	1,071,500)	1,062,900)	926,700)	917,200)	886,400)	875,300)	832,700)	687,300)	620,200)	594,800)	552,400)	553,800)	534,200)	513,900)	495,300)	476,200)
Noncurrent assets	8,164,300)	7,995,300)	7,939,300)	8,030,700)	7,655,300)	7,663,600)	7,574,700)	7,601,400)	7,674,700)	7,694,400)	8,206,200)	7,545,400)	7,272,300)	7,123,700)	7,460,800)	5,038,700)	5,351,500)	5,195,500)	4,658,500)	4,521,300)	4,341,500)	4,191,300)	4,213,200)	4,169,600)	4,306,600)	4,240,300)	4,204,200)
Total assets	72,068,100)	59,102,600)	59,987,200)	48,772,500)	54,407,700)	49,325,900)	42,390,100)	39,165,500)	43,383,400)	49,059,400)	37,714,700)	41,887,700)	48,196,300)	38,806,300)	37,416,700)	37,088,700)	44,065,500)	44,545,500)	35,661,100)	37,180,000)	43,855,900)	39,999,400)	34,337,400)	43,670,000)	51,125,600)	39,899,500)	34,380,300)

Total assets exhibited a significant long-term increase, growing from 34.38 billion US dollars in September 2015 to 72.07 billion US dollars by March 2022. This expansion is primarily driven by a substantial increase in funds held for clients, which represents the most volatile and dominant component of the balance sheet.

Client Fund Volatility and Impact: Funds held for clients demonstrate extreme quarterly fluctuations, ranging from a low of 21.39 billion US dollars in September 2019 to a peak of 58.32 billion US dollars in March 2022. Because this item comprises the majority of total assets, the overall balance sheet size is highly sensitive to the volume of these funds. A marked acceleration in these holdings is observed between December 2021 and March 2022, contributing to the record total asset level at the end of the period.
Liquidity and Working Capital Trends: Cash and cash equivalents show a general downward trajectory, declining from 3.18 billion US dollars in September 2015 to 1.63 billion US dollars in March 2022. Conversely, net accounts receivable have steadily increased, rising from 1.57 billion US dollars to 3.25 billion US dollars over the same period. This inverse relationship suggests a shift in liquidity, with a larger portion of current assets tied up in receivables rather than liquid cash.
Noncurrent Asset Growth and Accounting Shifts: Noncurrent assets expanded from 4.20 billion US dollars in September 2015 to 8.16 billion US dollars in March 2022. This growth is characterized by several distinct patterns: - Intangible assets, net, grew consistently from 476.2 million US dollars to 1.33 billion US dollars. - Goodwill experienced a notable step-increase between September 2017 and December 2017, rising from 1.76 billion US dollars to 2.16 billion US dollars, suggesting acquisition activity. - A structural change in the balance sheet occurred in December 2018 with the introduction of deferred contract costs, which stabilized around 2.4 billion US dollars. - Operating lease right-of-use assets appeared in September 2019, reflecting the adoption of new accounting standards for leases, maintaining a value between 445 million and 521 million US dollars.
Fixed Asset Trends: Property, plant, and equipment, net, remained relatively stable for the first few years, peaking at 800.4 million US dollars in September 2017 before entering a gradual decline to 650.5 million US dollars by March 2022. This suggests a strategic shift away from heavy investment in physical infrastructure in favor of intangible and digital assets.

The overall financial trajectory indicates a company that has significantly expanded its scale of operations, particularly in the management of client funds, while simultaneously transitioning its asset base from physical property toward intangible assets and capitalized contract costs.

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Automatic Data Processing Inc. (NASDAQ:ADP)

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