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.
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2026-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2026-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2025-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2024-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-09-30), 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).
Total assets exhibit a general upward trajectory, increasing from 66,349 million US$ in March 2021 to 71,247 million US$ by June 2026. A notable peak occurred in March 2024, where total assets reached 77,624 million US$, primarily driven by a temporary surge in other current assets. Despite this volatility, the overall asset base has expanded by approximately 7.4% over the observed period.
- Current Asset Dynamics
- Trade receivables show a consistent long-term increase, rising from 2,655 million US$ in March 2021 to 4,010 million US$ in June 2026, indicating growth in credit sales or changes in collection cycles. Inventories followed a similar upward trend, growing from 2,635 million US$ to 4,405 million US$, with a peak of 5,098 million US$ in September 2025. In contrast, cash and cash equivalents have remained volatile and generally lower than 2021 levels, fluctuating between 1,351 million US$ and 2,125 million US$ in the latter half of the period.
- Fixed and Intangible Assets
- Property, plant, and equipment (net) grew steadily from 8,766 million US$ to 10,649 million US$, reflecting ongoing capital investment. The balance sheet remains heavily weighted toward intangible assets and goodwill, which collectively consistently exceed 42,000 million US$. Goodwill remained relatively stable, fluctuating between 21,945 million US$ and 24,344 million US$, while net intangible assets hovered between 18,291 million US$ and 19,839 million US$, suggesting a stable acquisition-based asset structure.
- Strategic Shifts in Long-Term Investments
- A significant contraction is observed in equity method investments, which declined from 5,916 million US$ in March 2021 to 619 million US$ by June 2026. The most substantial reductions occurred between December 2022 and December 2024, signaling a strategic divestment of minority holdings or a fundamental change in the company's investment portfolio.
- Anomalous Asset Fluctuations
- Other current assets experienced an isolated and sharp increase, peaking at 9,674 million US$ in March 2024 before reverting to levels between 1,500 million US$ and 1,800 million US$ by 2026. This volatility significantly impacted the total current assets figure for the first half of 2024 but did not establish a permanent trend.
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