Common-Size Balance Sheet: Assets
Quarterly Data
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-10-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-07-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-04-02), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-10-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-07-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-04-03), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-10-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-07-04), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-04-04), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-29), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-31).
The asset composition reflects a relatively stable balance between current and long-term assets over the analyzed period, with current assets generally fluctuating between 59% and 67% of total assets, while long-term assets remained between 32% and 40%. A structural shift in the allocation of liquid assets is evident, characterized by a significant reduction in current marketable securities and a corresponding volatility in cash equivalents.
- Liquidity and Cash Management
- A pronounced downward trend is observed in current marketable securities, which declined from 16.09% of total assets in March 2019 to 1.21% by March 2024. Conversely, cash and cash equivalents have remained a primary liquidity driver, peaking at 29.46% in December 2021 before stabilizing around 20.74% in the most recent period. Long-term marketable securities have remained remarkably stable, consistently hovering between 3% and 4% of total assets.
- Operational Asset Dynamics
- Inventories have shown a steady increase in their proportion of total assets, rising from 6.17% in March 2019 to a peak of 10.41% in April 2023, ending at 9.21% in March 2024. This suggests a growing commitment to stock holding. Accounts receivable exhibit cyclical volatility, with notable peaks exceeding 21% in June 2020 and July 2021, before returning to a baseline of approximately 12.5%.
- Reporting Reclassifications
- A significant shift in accounting presentation occurred in December 2021. Prior to this date, other current assets represented 7% to 10% of total assets. From December 2021 onward, this item dropped to below 1%, while prepayments—previously unreported—appeared and grew to represent between 10.66% and 17.60% of total assets. This indicates a reclassification of current asset components rather than a change in underlying economic value.
- Long-term Asset Structure
- Fixed assets, specifically property, plant, and equipment, have increased their share of the balance sheet from 10.83% to 13.41%. In contrast, intangible assets and goodwill have experienced a gradual decline. Acquired intangible assets fell from 4.56% to 0.89%, and goodwill decreased from 14.50% to 11.95%, reflecting the impact of amortization and potentially a growing asset base. Deferred tax assets have trended upward, doubling from 2.66% to 5.45% over the period.
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