Common-Size Balance Sheet: Assets
Quarterly Data
Based on: 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), 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).
The asset composition of the balance sheet has undergone a fundamental shift between March 2018 and June 2023, transitioning from a structure dominated by long-term intangible assets to one characterized by high liquidity. Total current assets rose from 33.34% to 62.64% of total assets over the period, while long-term assets declined from 66.66% to 37.36%.
- Liquidity and Current Asset Trends
- A substantial increase in cash and cash equivalents is observed, growing from 30.09% in March 2018 to 59.89% by June 2023. A sharp acceleration occurred between December 2019 and June 2020, where the cash position nearly doubled from 27.78% to 54.77% of total assets. Accounts receivable remained relatively stable and small, fluctuating between 1.50% and 2.69% throughout the analyzed period, suggesting that the growth in current assets was driven almost exclusively by cash accumulation rather than credit extensions.
- Intangible Assets and Goodwill
- There is a pronounced downward trend in the proportion of the balance sheet occupied by intangible assets. Goodwill, which represented 50.12% of total assets in March 2018, decreased steadily to 26.71% by June 2023. Similarly, net intangible assets declined from 10.14% to 3.39%. This contraction in the relative weight of goodwill and intangibles indicates that the growth of the total asset base, primarily through cash, has diluted these non-physical assets.
- Fixed Assets and Right-of-Use Assets
- Property and equipment, net, maintained a low but slightly increasing weight, rising from 2.69% in March 2018 to 4.14% in June 2023. Lease right-of-use assets appeared in the first quarter of 2019 at 3.16% and exhibited a general downward trajectory, ending at 0.91% by June 2023. Other assets, including deferred commission costs and deposits, remained marginal, generally staying below 2% of the total asset composition.
Overall, the data indicates a strategic shift toward a highly liquid financial position. The balance sheet has evolved from being heavily weighted toward acquired intangibles and goodwill to being dominated by cash and cash equivalents, significantly reducing the relative risk associated with non-amortizable intangible assets.
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