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: 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), 10-K (reporting date: 2016-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2016-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2016-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2016-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2015-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2015-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2015-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2015-03-31).
The asset structure exhibits a profound transformation beginning in the third quarter of 2016, characterized by a massive expansion of the balance sheet. Total assets increased from approximately 6.65 billion US dollars in June 2016 to 25.00 billion US dollars by September 2016, reflecting a significant acquisition or corporate merger. Following this surge, total assets remained relatively stable, fluctuating between 23.6 billion and 25.5 billion US dollars through March 2020.
- Intangible Assets and Goodwill
- The most significant growth occurred within noncurrent assets, specifically intangibles and goodwill. Intangible assets jumped from 2.42 billion US dollars in June 2016 to 17.22 billion US dollars in September 2016, remaining the largest asset component through March 2020. Similarly, goodwill rose from 947 million US dollars to 7.17 billion US dollars in the same period, peaking at 9.27 billion US dollars in March 2018 before stabilizing around 8.9 billion US dollars.
- Liquidity and Cash Position
- Cash and equivalents showed volatile patterns, generally remaining below 1 billion US dollars between 2015 and 2019. However, a sharp increase is observed in the first quarter of 2020, where cash reserves surged to 1.76 billion US dollars, suggesting a strategic move to increase liquidity during a period of economic instability. Current assets followed a similar trajectory, peaking at 4.05 billion US dollars in March 2020.
- Accounts and Notes Receivable
- Net accounts and notes receivable demonstrated a consistent upward trend from March 2015 (1.17 billion US dollars) through September 2019 (2.39 billion US dollars). This steady growth suggests an expansion in business volume and credit extension to partners. A contraction occurred in March 2020, with receivables dropping to 2.06 billion US dollars.
- Asset Composition and Reporting Changes
- A shift in accounting recognition is evident in the second quarter of 2019 with the introduction of operating lease assets, valued at 979 million US dollars, which gradually declined to 782 million US dollars by March 2020. Property and equipment, net, saw a substantial increase in September 2016, rising from 1.05 billion US dollars to 2.41 billion US dollars, before settling back toward the 1.8 billion to 1.9 billion US dollar range by 2020.
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