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.

Bed Bath & Beyond Inc., consolidated balance sheet: assets (quarterly data)

US$ in thousands

	Aug 27, 2022	May 28, 2022	Feb 26, 2022	Nov 27, 2021	Aug 28, 2021	May 29, 2021	Feb 27, 2021	Nov 28, 2020	Aug 29, 2020	May 30, 2020	Feb 29, 2020	Nov 30, 2019	Aug 31, 2019	Jun 1, 2019	Mar 2, 2019	Dec 1, 2018	Sep 1, 2018	Jun 2, 2018	Mar 3, 2018	Nov 25, 2017	Aug 26, 2017	May 27, 2017	Feb 25, 2017	Nov 26, 2016	Aug 27, 2016	May 28, 2016
Cash and cash equivalents	135,270)	107,543)	439,496)	509,054)	970,592)	1,097,267)	1,352,984)	1,462,612)	1,441,845)	1,120,974)	1,000,340)	900,077)	983,847)	700,389)	508,971)	762,513)	869,297)	678,646)	346,140)	453,103)	464,062)	469,320)	488,329)	473,006)	577,844)	544,269)
Short-term investment securities	—)	—)	—)	—)	29,999)	29,997)	—)	—)	—)	29,485)	385,642)	—)	—)	201,664)	485,799)	238,267)	205,916)	148,313)	378,039)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	22,495)
Accounts receivable	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)
Merchandise inventories	1,576,270)	1,759,586)	1,725,410)	1,911,859)	1,590,669)	1,563,602)	1,671,909)	1,780,891)	2,052,041)	2,240,449)	2,093,869)	2,543,247)	2,334,936)	2,540,852)	2,618,922)	3,005,548)	2,813,588)	2,646,263)	2,730,874)	3,199,669)	2,878,638)	2,962,936)	2,905,660)	3,268,569)	2,903,647)	2,923,043)
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	192,615)	190,179)	198,248)	526,540)	510,109)	515,993)	595,152)	196,487)	249,672)	354,796)	248,342)	361,116)	301,368)	254,187)	296,280)	474,285)	387,343)	483,159)	516,025)	287,719)	187,664)	217,917)	416,755)	528,547)	447,013)	408,224)
Assets held-for-sale	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	524,551)	—)	70,530)	98,092)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)
Current assets	1,904,155)	2,057,308)	2,363,154)	2,947,453)	3,101,369)	3,206,859)	3,620,045)	3,964,541)	3,743,558)	3,816,234)	3,826,285)	3,804,440)	3,620,151)	3,697,092)	3,909,972)	4,480,613)	4,276,144)	3,956,381)	3,971,078)	3,940,491)	3,530,364)	3,650,173)	3,810,744)	4,270,122)	3,928,504)	3,898,031)
Long-term investment securities	20,228)	18,983)	19,212)	19,237)	19,459)	19,458)	19,545)	19,847)	19,893)	19,928)	20,380)	20,103)	20,520)	20,677)	20,010)	19,817)	19,742)	19,957)	19,517)	107,709)	99,157)	96,121)	89,592)	86,404)	82,740)	78,349)
Property and equipment, net	1,121,203)	1,119,247)	1,027,387)	923,977)	918,462)	929,335)	918,418)	905,251)	1,295,967)	1,362,110)	1,430,604)	1,749,543)	1,772,667)	1,822,679)	1,853,091)	1,866,086)	1,881,957)	1,893,230)	1,909,289)	1,840,959)	1,834,470)	1,817,594)	1,837,129)	1,769,061)	1,739,952)	1,723,429)
Operating lease assets	1,469,076)	1,597,461)	1,562,857)	1,603,536)	1,668,621)	1,584,144)	1,587,101)	1,615,969)	1,913,719)	1,903,380)	2,006,966)	1,947,008)	2,012,681)	1,990,963)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)
Goodwill	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	391,052)	716,283)	716,283)	716,283)	716,283)	716,283)	707,127)	707,643)	697,085)	709,400)	520,226)	487,169)
Other assets	151,977)	156,103)	157,962)	162,435)	359,612)	313,493)	311,821)	486,002)	465,963)	592,695)	506,280)	490,894)	490,359)	456,784)	396,416)	453,945)	425,737)	427,895)	424,639)	583,436)	611,541)	604,270)	411,479)	397,814)	397,953)	391,999)
Noncurrent assets	2,762,484)	2,891,794)	2,767,418)	2,709,185)	2,966,154)	2,846,430)	2,836,885)	3,027,069)	3,695,542)	3,878,113)	3,964,230)	4,207,548)	4,296,227)	4,291,103)	2,660,569)	3,056,131)	3,043,719)	3,057,365)	3,069,728)	3,248,387)	3,252,295)	3,225,628)	3,035,285)	2,962,679)	2,740,871)	2,680,946)
Total assets	4,666,639)	4,949,102)	5,130,572)	5,656,638)	6,067,523)	6,053,289)	6,456,930)	6,991,610)	7,439,100)	7,694,347)	7,790,515)	8,011,988)	7,916,378)	7,988,195)	6,570,541)	7,536,744)	7,319,863)	7,013,746)	7,040,806)	7,188,878)	6,782,659)	6,875,801)	6,846,029)	7,232,801)	6,669,375)	6,578,977)

Cash and Cash Equivalents: Cash and cash equivalents exhibited considerable fluctuation over the analyzed period. Starting at approximately $544 million in mid-2016, cash reserves increased notably by mid-2018, peaking above $1.4 billion in late 2020. Subsequently, a substantial decline occurred throughout 2022, reaching a low near $135 million by August 2022. This decline suggests a reduction in liquidity towards the end of the period.
Short-term Investment Securities: Short-term investments showed an irregular pattern with intermittent data points. Values were absent for most of 2016 and 2017 but indicated significant holdings exceeding $300 million in early 2018, followed by more moderate levels thereafter. In later periods, balances fluctuated around $30 million, reflecting a decrease and stabilization at lower investment levels.
Merchandise Inventories: Merchandise inventories demonstrated a general downward trend from approximately $2.9 billion in early 2016 to about $1.6 billion by August 2022. Notable decreases occurred in early 2020 and continued into 2021, suggesting inventory reductions possibly related to operational changes or inventory management strategies.
Prepaid Expenses and Other Current Assets: This category showed variable values, with a peak exceeding $595 million in early 2021. Prior to that, the amounts oscillated with no clear upward or downward trend, though some peaks in 2018 and 2019 were apparent. After early 2021, prepaid expenses declined, dropping below $200 million by mid-2022.
Assets Held-for-Sale: Assets held-for-sale data was sparse but showed a peak of approximately $524 million in early 2020. Prior to and following this, figures were relatively modest or missing, indicating sporadic classification of assets in this category.
Current Assets: Current assets showed moderate fluctuations around the $3.5 billion to $4.4 billion range until early 2020. Subsequently, a marked decrease is evident, with current assets declining to approximately $1.9 billion by mid-2022. This suggests a contraction of liquid and near-liquid resources over the latter part of the timeline.
Long-term Investment Securities: Long-term investments were relatively stable, hovering around $19 million to $108 million with some early fluctuations and stabilizing around $19-20 million in later periods. This reflects a consistent allocation toward long-term securities without significant investment shifts.
Property and Equipment, Net: Net property and equipment values peaked in the range of $1.9 billion in 2018 but then declined sharply to under $1 billion by 2021, with a slight recovery thereafter. This significant decrease may indicate asset disposals, impairments, or depreciation acceleration during the period.
Operating Lease Assets: Operating lease assets were reported from 2019 onwards, with amounts fluctuating between $1.4 billion and $2 billion. A downward trend is evident from 2019 to 2022, indicating a possible reduction in leased asset commitments or lease terminations.
Goodwill: Goodwill values increased significantly from approximately $487 million in 2016 to over $700 million by late 2017, remained stable through 2018, then dropped sharply to under $400 million in 2019. No further data points are provided, implying asset write-downs or impairments occurred.
Other Assets: Other assets fluctuated moderately between approximately $150 million and $600 million, with some peaks in 2017 and mid-2020. This category did not display a clear overall trend but reflected varying levels of miscellaneous noncurrent assets.
Noncurrent Assets: Noncurrent assets remained relatively stable near $3.0 billion until early 2019, after which a significant increase to over $4.2 billion occurred, followed by a gradual decline to approximately $2.8 billion by mid-2022. This volatility suggests considerable reclassification or valuation changes in long-term assets during this interval.
Total Assets: Total assets followed a pattern of moderate growth from about $6.6 billion in 2016 to a peak of over $8 billion by late 2019, then experienced a consistent decline to $4.7 billion by mid-2022. This overall reduction aligns with decreases in current and noncurrent assets and likely reflects strategic downsizing or asset divestiture.

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