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 exhibits a gradual shift toward higher liquidity and working capital requirements over the analyzed period. Current assets, which represented 48.40% of total assets in March 2017, increased to 55.62% by September 2022. This trend indicates a transition toward a more liquid asset structure, with the most significant expansion occurring between March 2021 and June 2022.
- Liquidity and Cash Management
- Cash and equivalents displayed notable volatility, beginning at 14.42% and ending at 10.11%. A peak in liquidity was observed in June 2020, where cash reached 17.67% of total assets. The introduction of short-term investments in 2018 provided an additional layer of liquidity, fluctuating between 0.57% and 4.15% of the total asset base through September 2022.
- Working Capital Dynamics
- A sustained increase in the proportion of working capital is evident. Net accounts receivable grew from 13.17% in March 2017 to 16.61% in September 2022, peaking at 19.41% in June 2022. Similarly, inventories showed an upward trajectory, rising from 20.31% to 24.04%, with a significant peak of 28.18% in December 2021. These patterns suggest an expansion of operational scale or a change in the efficiency of the cash conversion cycle toward the end of the period.
- Fixed and Noncurrent Asset Trends
- Noncurrent assets experienced a general decline, moving from 51.60% of total assets in March 2017 to 44.38% in September 2022. Net property, plant, and equipment (PP&E) followed this downward trend, decreasing from 41.18% to 36.64%, despite a temporary increase in 2020. This suggests that growth in the overall asset base has outpaced capital expenditures in fixed assets.
- Intangible Assets and Goodwill
- A consistent contraction is observed in the relative weight of intangible assets and goodwill. Intangible assets decreased from 4.13% to 1.97%, while goodwill declined from 5.84% to 3.21%. This steady reduction indicates that these components are playing a diminishing role in the total asset structure, likely due to amortization or the relative growth of tangible current assets.
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