Common-Size Balance Sheet: Assets
Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2017-12-31).
The asset composition reflects a shift toward higher working capital requirements by the end of the analyzed period, characterized by a fluctuating balance between current and noncurrent assets. While the entity maintained a relatively stable structure for several years, a notable reallocation occurred in 2021, where current assets reached their highest proportion of the total asset base.
- Liquidity and Cash Position
- Cash and equivalents exhibited significant volatility, starting at 15.00% in 2017, peaking at 16.69% in 2019, and declining to a period low of 9.93% by 2021. Short-term investments were only utilized as a measurable component of total assets in 2018 and 2019, contributing approximately 3% each year before disappearing from the balance sheet in subsequent periods.
- Working Capital Trends
- A substantial increase in the relative weight of operational assets is observed in 2021. Inventories rose sharply to 28.18% of total assets, compared to a range of 19.90% to 24.13% in previous years. Similarly, net accounts receivable climbed to 15.29% in 2021, up from a low of 10.17% in 2019. These factors drove the total current assets to 55.07% by the end of the period.
- Fixed Asset Allocation
- Property, plant, and equipment, net, remained largely stable around 38% of total assets, with the exception of 2020, where it surged to 44.31%. This temporary increase coincided with the peak of total noncurrent assets, which reached 54.04% in 2020 before receding to 44.93% in 2021.
- Intangibles and Goodwill
- A consistent downward trend is evident in the proportion of assets attributed to intangibles and goodwill. Intangible assets, net, decreased from 3.75% in 2017 to 2.36% in 2021. Goodwill followed a similar trajectory, declining from 5.64% to 3.62% over the five-year period, indicating that these components are becoming a smaller fraction of the overall asset base.
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