Common-Size Balance Sheet: Assets
Quarterly Data
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).
The asset composition of the balance sheet reflects a significant structural shift occurring in early 2019, coinciding with the introduction of operating lease right-of-use assets. Prior to this period, the asset base was characterized by a higher concentration of current assets and net property and equipment. Post-2019, the introduction of lease assets redistributed the relative weight of other asset categories, though the underlying operational patterns remain consistent.
- Liquidity and Cash Management
- Cash and cash equivalents maintained a minimal footprint, generally below 1% of total assets, from 2017 through early 2020. A pronounced surge in liquidity occurred during 2020, with cash peaking at 13.01% of total assets in September 2020. This period of elevated liquidity was followed by a steady contraction, returning to a baseline of 0.55% by September 2022, indicating a strategic return to lean cash management.
- Inventory and Working Capital
- Inventory represents the most significant component of current assets. Between 2017 and late 2018, inventory consistently accounted for approximately 40% of total assets. Starting in March 2019, this proportion shifted downward to a range between 28% and 34%. Accounts receivable remained relatively stable, fluctuating between 1.9% and 3.1%, suggesting consistent credit management practices relative to the total asset base.
- Fixed Assets and Lease Accounting
- Net property and equipment showed a marked decrease in relative weight from approximately 44% in 2018 to between 32% and 37% from 2019 onward. This decline is inversely correlated with the appearance of operating lease right-of-use assets in March 2019, which immediately added approximately 18.75% to the total asset composition. This shift indicates a transition in how the company accounts for its facility and equipment footprint, moving a portion of its operational assets into lease accounting.
- Intangible Assets and Other Noncurrent Assets
- Goodwill has experienced a gradual and steady decline in its proportion of total assets, moving from 10.91% in March 2017 to 7.20% by September 2022. This trend suggests that organic asset growth has outpaced the growth of acquired intangibles. Other noncurrent assets have remained a negligible portion of the balance sheet, typically hovering around 1%.
- Overall Asset Distribution
- The general distribution shifted from a balanced split between current assets (approx. 45%) and noncurrent assets (approx. 55%) in 2017-2018 to a profile more heavily weighted toward noncurrent assets (approx. 61%) in the later years. This change is primarily driven by the capitalization of operating leases rather than a fundamental shift in the operational business model.
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