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: 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), 10-K (reporting date: 2017-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-03-31).
Total assets exhibited a significant upward trajectory from March 2017 through December 2021, growing from 530.7 million to a peak of 3.83 billion before contracting to 2.45 billion by September 2022. This overall trend reflects a period of aggressive expansion and capitalization, followed by a notable correction in the asset base during the 2022 fiscal year.
- Liquidity and Cash Management
- Cash and cash equivalents showed substantial growth, peaking in March 2021 at 2.05 billion. While there was a sharp decrease in June 2021 to 619.4 million, the balance remained robust, ending September 2022 at 789.9 million. Short-term investments fluctuated but generally trended upward from 81.1 million in early 2017 to 251.1 million by the end of the period, indicating a strategic approach to maintaining high liquidity.
- Working Capital Trends
- Funds receivable and seller accounts demonstrated consistent growth, rising from 34.2 million in March 2017 to 195.4 million in September 2022. This increase aligns with an expansion in platform activity and transaction volume. In contrast, accounts receivable remained relatively stable and small in proportion to total assets, suggesting a business model with minimal credit risk exposure.
- Non-Current Asset Volatility
- A dramatic increase in non-current assets occurred between June 2021 and September 2021, primarily driven by a surge in goodwill, which rose from 140 million to 1.38 billion, and intangible assets, which increased from 178.8 million to 613.1 million. This pattern is characteristic of a major acquisition. However, a significant reversal is observed by September 2022, where goodwill plummeted back to 135.9 million, indicating a substantial impairment charge or structural reallocation of assets.
- Fixed and Other Assets
- Property and equipment remained relatively flat until 2021, after which it spiked to 275 million in June 2022 before slightly declining to 249.9 million. Deferred tax assets showed an increase in 2022, reaching 115 million, while long-term investments trended downward from a high of 137.6 million in March 2021 to 32.1 million by September 2022.
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