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

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Balance Sheet: Assets
Quarterly Data

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Assets: Selected Items

Current Assets: Selected Items

Twenty-First Century Fox Inc., consolidated balance sheet: assets (quarterly data)

US$ in millions

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Dec 31, 2018 Sep 30, 2018 Jun 30, 2018 Mar 31, 2018 Dec 31, 2017 Sep 30, 2017 Jun 30, 2017 Mar 31, 2017 Dec 31, 2016 Sep 30, 2016 Jun 30, 2016 Mar 31, 2016 Dec 31, 2015 Sep 30, 2015 Jun 30, 2015 Mar 31, 2015 Dec 31, 2014 Sep 30, 2014 Jun 30, 2014 Mar 31, 2014 Dec 31, 2013 Sep 30, 2013 Jun 30, 2013 Mar 31, 2013 Dec 31, 2012 Sep 30, 2012
Cash and cash equivalents 21,281 7,083 7,622 7,372 5,809 6,901 6,163 5,572 4,530 4,681 4,424 4,993 4,293 5,830 8,428 9,276 10,051 4,656 5,415 5,517 6,345 6,681 6,659 9,324 7,806 12,007
Receivables, net 8,083 7,326 7,120 6,905 7,554 6,619 6,477 7,219 6,983 6,099 6,258 6,756 6,842 6,034 5,912 6,345 6,669 6,350 6,468 6,314 6,424 5,605 5,459 7,136 7,760 6,634
Inventories, net 3,934 3,804 3,669 3,645 3,132 2,856 3,101 3,418 3,507 3,300 3,291 3,522 3,305 2,987 2,749 3,062 3,226 3,385 3,092 3,387 3,316 3,278 2,784 3,476 3,282 2,856
Other 719 915 922 739 907 622 545 529 685 841 976 349 386 342 287 366 318 559 401 431 636 979 665 857 896 770
Current assets 34,017 19,128 19,333 18,661 17,402 16,998 16,286 16,738 15,705 14,921 14,949 15,620 14,826 15,193 17,376 19,049 20,264 14,950 15,376 15,649 16,721 16,543 15,567 20,793 19,744 22,267
Receivables, net 859 892 724 736 732 684 543 538 490 465 389 461 410 386 394 418 462 483 454 456 418 452 437 431 449 464
Investments 833 4,640 4,112 4,256 4,364 4,066 3,902 3,679 3,616 3,912 3,863 4,155 4,053 4,398 4,529 4,441 4,423 3,734 2,859 2,908 3,590 3,802 3,704 6,622 7,441 4,725
Inventories, net 8,133 7,760 7,518 8,002 8,034 8,019 7,452 7,725 7,572 7,396 7,041 7,108 6,815 6,818 6,411 6,428 6,364 6,748 6,442 6,541 5,964 5,723 5,371 5,002 5,024 4,835
Property, plant and equipment, net 1,971 1,949 1,956 1,861 1,840 1,779 1,781 1,691 1,657 1,669 1,692 1,660 1,668 1,667 1,722 1,696 1,718 2,794 2,931 2,942 2,866 2,875 2,829 5,984 5,857 5,830
Intangible assets, net 5,970 6,032 6,101 6,174 6,228 6,289 6,574 6,579 6,635 6,715 6,777 6,707 6,764 6,263 6,320 6,372 6,427 7,831 8,072 8,294 6,566 6,618 5,064 8,331 7,149 7,128
Goodwill 12,758 12,755 12,768 12,794 12,789 12,779 12,792 12,733 12,720 12,739 12,733 12,732 12,716 12,514 12,513 12,502 12,448 17,609 18,052 17,918 16,554 16,297 17,255 20,139 15,875 13,190
Other non-current assets 1,345 1,356 1,319 1,494 1,469 1,414 1,394 1,001 812 809 921 805 844 758 786 586 546 562 607 585 607 715 717 1,188 1,206 1,237
Non-current assets 31,869 35,384 34,498 35,317 35,456 35,030 34,438 33,946 33,502 33,705 33,416 33,628 33,270 32,804 32,675 32,443 32,388 39,761 39,417 39,644 36,565 36,482 35,377 47,697 43,001 37,409
Total assets 65,886 54,512 53,831 53,978 52,858 52,028 50,724 50,684 49,207 48,626 48,365 49,248 48,096 47,997 50,051 51,492 52,652 54,711 54,793 55,293 53,286 53,025 50,944 68,490 62,745 59,676

Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-09-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-09-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2017-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2016-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2016-09-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2016-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2016-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2015-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2015-09-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2015-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2015-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2014-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2014-09-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2014-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2014-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2013-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2013-09-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2013-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2013-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2012-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2012-09-30).


The balance sheet exhibits a significant structural shift in the first half of 2013, characterized by a sharp contraction in total assets from a peak of $68.49 billion in March 2013 to $50.94 billion by June 2013. Following this adjustment, total assets remained relatively stable between $48 billion and $54 billion for several years, before experiencing a substantial increase to $65.89 billion by December 2018.

Liquidity and Current Asset Trends
Current assets demonstrated significant volatility, primarily driven by fluctuations in cash and cash equivalents. After an initial decline from $12.01 billion in September 2012 to a low of $4.29 billion in December 2015, cash holdings surged to $21.28 billion by the end of 2018. Receivables and inventories remained comparatively stable throughout the period, with net receivables fluctuating between $5.46 billion and $8.08 billion, and net inventories moving between $2.75 billion and $3.93 billion.
Analysis of Non-Current Assets
A marked downward trend in non-current assets occurred during 2013 and 2014. Goodwill, which peaked at $20.14 billion in March 2013, underwent a series of reductions to stabilize at approximately $12.7 billion from December 2014 through December 2018. Similarly, property, plant, and equipment, net, saw a steep decline from $5.83 billion in September 2012 to a range of $1.7 billion to $1.9 billion starting in late 2014. Intangible assets followed a similar pattern, decreasing from early peaks to a stable range between $6.0 billion and $6.7 billion.
Asset Reallocation and Final Period Surge
The data indicates a significant reallocation of assets in the final quarter of 2018. Non-current investments decreased sharply from $4.64 billion in September 2018 to $833 million in December 2018. This contraction in investments directly correlates with the spike in cash and cash equivalents, suggesting a strategic liquidation of investment holdings to maximize liquidity at the end of the reporting period.

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