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Paramount Global (NASDAQ:PARA)

This company has been moved to the archive! The financial data has not been updated since May 4, 2023.

Balance Sheet: Assets
Quarterly Data

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Paramount Global, consolidated balance sheet: assets (quarterly data)

US$ in millions

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Mar 31, 2023 Dec 31, 2022 Sep 30, 2022 Jun 30, 2022 Mar 31, 2022 Dec 31, 2021 Sep 30, 2021 Jun 30, 2021 Mar 31, 2021 Dec 31, 2020 Sep 30, 2020 Jun 30, 2020 Mar 31, 2020 Dec 31, 2019 Sep 30, 2019 Jun 30, 2019 Mar 31, 2019 Dec 31, 2018 Sep 30, 2018 Jun 30, 2018 Mar 31, 2018
Cash and cash equivalents 2,109 2,885 3,383 4,037 5,302 6,267 4,823 5,375 5,499 2,984 3,086 2,288 589 632 196 216 500 322 182 252 147
Receivables, net 7,448 7,412 6,588 6,959 7,263 6,984 6,560 6,824 7,310 7,017 6,946 7,139 7,199 7,206 3,685 3,795 4,147 4,041 3,697 3,597 3,820
Programming and other inventory 1,085 1,342 1,492 1,347 950 1,504 1,563 1,419 1,137 1,757 1,869 1,837 1,431 2,876 1,964 1,945 1,533 1,988 1,828 1,876 1,593
Prepaid expenses and other current assets 1,364 1,308 1,263 1,223 1,245 1,176 1,230 1,089 1,027 1,391 1,256 1,175 1,187 1,188 428 380 552 401 333 323 631
Current assets of discontinued operations 651 787 798 616 594 745 622 547 514 630 — — — — — — — — — — —
Current assets 12,657 13,734 13,524 14,182 15,354 16,676 14,798 15,254 15,487 13,779 13,157 12,439 10,406 11,902 6,273 6,336 6,732 6,752 6,040 6,048 6,191
Property and equipment, net 1,718 1,762 1,700 1,705 1,706 1,736 1,809 1,979 1,994 1,994 1,994 1,995 2,028 2,085 1,171 1,177 1,194 1,209 1,222 1,237 1,259
Programming and other inventory 15,692 16,278 15,449 14,308 14,180 13,358 12,564 11,421 10,755 10,363 9,365 9,728 9,983 8,652 4,861 4,269 4,313 3,883 3,868 3,197 3,252
Goodwill 16,511 16,499 16,426 16,498 16,561 16,584 16,582 16,601 16,591 16,612 16,995 17,077 16,950 16,980 5,064 5,062 5,062 4,920 4,921 4,921 4,891
Intangible assets, net 2,688 2,694 2,716 2,739 2,760 2,772 2,790 2,805 2,815 2,826 2,832 2,948 2,968 2,993 2,655 2,660 2,665 2,638 2,650 2,655 2,661
Operating lease assets 1,363 1,391 1,482 1,544 1,614 1,630 1,511 1,440 1,527 1,602 1,795 1,841 1,874 1,939 1,001 922 952 — — — —
Deferred income tax assets, net 1,286 1,242 1,254 1,258 1,280 1,206 1,221 1,235 981 993 1,007 919 931 939 779 785 797 29 — — —
Other assets 3,848 3,991 3,929 3,906 3,771 3,824 3,622 3,658 3,785 3,657 4,020 4,212 3,882 4,006 2,672 2,624 2,360 2,395 2,367 2,327 2,337
Assets held for sale — — — — — 19 207 — 27 28 260 29 23 23 — — — 33 — — —
Assets of discontinued operations 798 802 807 821 817 815 808 811 811 809 — — — — — — — — — — —
Noncurrent assets 43,904 44,659 43,763 42,779 42,689 41,944 41,114 39,950 39,286 38,884 38,268 38,749 38,639 37,617 18,203 17,499 17,343 15,107 15,028 14,337 14,400
Total assets 56,561 58,393 57,287 56,961 58,043 58,620 55,912 55,204 54,773 52,663 51,425 51,188 49,045 49,519 24,476 23,835 24,075 21,859 21,068 20,385 20,591

Based on: 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).


A substantial expansion in the total asset base is observed, characterized by a pivotal increase between September 30, 2019, and December 31, 2019, where total assets rose from 24,476 million to 49,519 million. Following this surge, assets continued a gradual upward trajectory, peaking at 58,620 million in December 2021 before experiencing a slight contraction to 56,561 million by March 31, 2023.

Intangible Assets and Goodwill
A dramatic shift occurred in December 2019, with goodwill increasing from 5,064 million to 16,980 million. This value remained relatively stable, fluctuating slightly between 16,426 million and 17,077 million through March 2023. Net intangible assets also saw a step-up in late 2019, moving from 2,655 million to 2,993 million, followed by a gradual decline to 2,688 million by the end of the period.
Content and Inventory Investment
Non-current programming and other inventory demonstrated consistent and aggressive growth, rising from 3,252 million in March 2018 to a peak of 16,278 million in December 2022. This represents a significant long-term capital commitment to content assets. Conversely, current programming inventory showed more volatility, peaking at 2,876 million in December 2019 before trending downward to 1,085 million by March 2023.
Liquidity and Short-Term Assets
Cash and cash equivalents exhibited significant volatility. After remaining below 1,000 million through 2019, cash balances surged during the pandemic period, reaching a peak of 6,267 million in December 2021. A subsequent downward trend is observed, with cash declining to 2,109 million by March 31, 2023. Net receivables shifted from a baseline of approximately 3,800 million pre-2020 to a higher plateau between 6,500 million and 7,400 million post-2020.
Fixed and Other Assets
Property and equipment, net, increased from approximately 1,259 million in early 2018 to a peak of 2,085 million in December 2019, thereafter stabilizing and slightly declining to 1,718 million by March 2023. Operating lease assets were introduced in March 2019 at 952 million and generally trended downward to 1,363 million by March 2023, despite some intermediate fluctuations.

The asset structure reflects a fundamental transformation of the balance sheet starting in late 2019, shifting from a leaner profile to one heavily weighted toward goodwill and long-term content investments. While the total asset base remains significantly larger than the 2018 levels, the recent decline in cash reserves and the slight dip in total assets as of March 2023 suggest a period of consolidation or increased capital expenditure.

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