Balance Sheet: Assets
Quarterly Data
The balance sheet provides creditors, investors, and analysts with information on company resources (assets) and its sources of capital (its equity and liabilities). It normally also provides information about the future earnings capacity of a company assets as well as an indication of cash flows that may come from receivables and inventories.
Assets are resources controlled by the company as a result of past events and from which future economic benefits are expected to flow to the entity.
Assets: Selected Items
Current Assets: Selected Items
Based on: 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), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-03-31).
Total assets exhibited a significant upward trajectory over the analyzed period, growing from 392.9 million US dollars in March 2018 to 3.01 billion US dollars by March 2023. This expansion was driven primarily by a substantial increase in current assets and a strategic shift in long-term asset composition.
- Liquidity and Cash Management
- Current assets grew from 259.0 million US dollars in March 2018 to 2.05 billion US dollars in March 2023. A critical component of this growth is the combined balance of cash, cash equivalents, and short-term investments. While cash levels remained volatile, short-term investments saw an aggressive increase, particularly after 2020, reaching 775.1 million US dollars by March 2023. This suggests a strategic shift toward maximizing returns on excess liquidity while maintaining high levels of solvency.
- Operational Working Capital Trends
- Operational assets demonstrate a consistent scaling pattern aligned with business growth. Accounts and notes receivable, net, increased from 87.8 million US dollars in March 2018 to 379.9 million US dollars in March 2023. Similarly, inventory levels rose from 43.1 million US dollars to 220.3 million US dollars over the same period. Contract assets, both current and long-term, showed a pronounced upward trend, with current contract assets rising from 9.3 million US dollars to 216.9 million US dollars, indicating an increase in performance-based revenue recognition and larger contract volumes.
- Long-Term Asset Evolution and Strategic Investments
- Long-term assets expanded from 134.0 million US dollars in March 2018 to 955.3 million US dollars in March 2023. Property and equipment, net, grew steadily, with a notable acceleration starting in late 2020, reaching 172.7 million US dollars by March 2023. A significant structural change occurred with the introduction of strategic investments in 2021, which grew rapidly to 296.6 million US dollars by March 2023. Additionally, a jump in goodwill from approximately 25 million US dollars to 45 million US dollars in late 2021 suggests inorganic growth through acquisitions.
- Other Balance Sheet Observations
- Deferred tax assets showed a substantial increase, rising from 14.2 million US dollars in March 2018 to 171.1 million US dollars in March 2023. Conversely, long-term notes receivable followed a consistent downward trend, declining from 34.6 million US dollars to 4.5 million US dollars, indicating the phased repayment or write-down of long-term credit instruments.
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