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Twenty-First Century Fox Inc. (NASDAQ:FOX)

Balance Sheet: Assets

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The balance sheet provides creditors, investors, and analysts with information on company’s resources (assets) and its sources of capital (its equity and liabilities). It normally also provides information about the future earnings capacity of a company’s assets as well as an indication of cash flows that may come from receivables and inventories.

Assets are resources controlled by the company as a result of past events and from which future economic benefits are expected to flow to the entity.

Twenty-First Century Fox Inc., consolidated balance sheet: assets

US$ in millions

	Jun 30, 2018	Jun 30, 2017	Jun 30, 2016	Jun 30, 2015	Jun 30, 2014	Jun 30, 2013
Cash and cash equivalents	7,622	6,163	4,424	8,428	5,415	6,659
Receivables, net	7,120	6,477	6,258	5,912	6,468	5,459
Inventories, net	3,669	3,101	3,291	2,749	3,092	2,784
Other	922	545	976	287	401	665
Current assets	19,333	16,286	14,949	17,376	15,376	15,567
Receivables, net	724	543	389	394	454	437
Equity method investments	3,494	3,437	3,417	4,088	2,556	3,189
Available-for-sale securities	257	—	—	18	124	268
Other investments	361	465	446	423	179	247
Investments	4,112	3,902	3,863	4,529	2,859	3,704
Inventories, net	7,518	7,452	7,041	6,411	6,442	5,371
Property, plant and equipment, net	1,956	1,781	1,692	1,722	2,931	2,829
Intangible assets, net	6,101	6,574	6,777	6,320	8,072	5,064
Goodwill	12,768	12,792	12,733	12,513	18,052	17,255
Other non-current assets	1,319	1,394	921	786	607	717
Non-current assets	34,498	34,438	33,416	32,675	39,417	35,377
Total assets	53,831	50,724	48,365	50,051	54,793	50,944

Based on: 10-K (filing date: 2018-08-13), 10-K (filing date: 2017-08-14), 10-K (filing date: 2016-08-11), 10-K (filing date: 2015-08-13), 10-K (filing date: 2014-08-14), 10-K (filing date: 2013-08-19).

Assets: Selected Items

Balance sheet item	Description	The company
Current assets	Sum of the carrying amounts as of the balance sheet date of all assets that are expected to be realized in cash, sold, or consumed within one year (or the normal operating cycle, if longer). Assets are probable future economic benefits obtained or controlled by an entity as a result of past transactions or events.	Twenty-First Century Fox Inc.’s current assets increased from 2016 to 2017 and from 2017 to 2018.
Property, plant and equipment, net	Amount after accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization of physical assets used in the normal conduct of business to produce goods and services and not intended for resale. Examples include, but are not limited to, land, buildings, machinery and equipment, office equipment, and furniture and fixtures.	Twenty-First Century Fox Inc.’s property, plant and equipment, net increased from 2016 to 2017 and from 2017 to 2018.
Non-current assets	Sum of the carrying amounts as of the balance sheet date of all assets that are expected to be realized in cash, sold or consumed after one year or beyond the normal operating cycle, if longer.	Twenty-First Century Fox Inc.’s non-current assets increased from 2016 to 2017 and from 2017 to 2018.
Total assets	Sum of the carrying amounts as of the balance sheet date of all assets that are recognized. Assets are probable future economic benefits obtained or controlled by an entity as a result of past transactions or events.	Twenty-First Century Fox Inc.’s total assets increased from 2016 to 2017 and from 2017 to 2018.

Current Assets: Selected Items

Balance sheet item	Description	The company
Cash and cash equivalents	Amount of currency on hand as well as demand deposits with banks or financial institutions. Includes other kinds of accounts that have the general characteristics of demand deposits. Also includes short-term, highly liquid investments that are both readily convertible to known amounts of cash and so near their maturity that they present insignificant risk of changes in value because of changes in interest rates. Excludes cash and cash equivalents within disposal group and discontinued operation.	Twenty-First Century Fox Inc.’s cash and cash equivalents increased from 2016 to 2017 and from 2017 to 2018.
Receivables, net	Amount due from customers or clients, within one year of the balance sheet date (or the normal operating cycle, whichever is longer), for goods or services (including trade receivables) that have been delivered or sold in the normal course of business, reduced to the estimated net realizable fair value by an allowance established by the entity of the amount it deems uncertain of collection.	Twenty-First Century Fox Inc.’s receivables, net increased from 2016 to 2017 and from 2017 to 2018.
Inventories, net	Amount after valuation and LIFO reserves of inventory expected to be sold, or consumed within one year or operating cycle, if longer.	Twenty-First Century Fox Inc.’s inventories, net decreased from 2016 to 2017 but then increased from 2017 to 2018 exceeding 2016 level.