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Western Digital Corp. (NASDAQ:WDC)

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Balance Sheet: Assets
Quarterly Data

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Assets: Selected Items

Current Assets: Selected Items

Western Digital Corp., consolidated balance sheet: assets (quarterly data)

US$ in millions

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Dec 29, 2023 Sep 29, 2023 Jun 30, 2023 Mar 31, 2023 Dec 30, 2022 Sep 30, 2022 Jul 1, 2022 Apr 1, 2022 Dec 31, 2021 Oct 1, 2021 Jul 2, 2021 Apr 2, 2021 Jan 1, 2021 Oct 2, 2020 Jul 3, 2020 Apr 3, 2020 Jan 3, 2020 Oct 4, 2019 Jun 28, 2019 Mar 29, 2019 Dec 28, 2018 Sep 28, 2018 Jun 29, 2018 Mar 30, 2018 Dec 29, 2017 Sep 29, 2017
Cash and cash equivalents 2,481 2,032 2,023 2,220 1,871 2,049 2,327 2,505 2,531 3,290 3,370 2,734 2,956 2,995 3,048 2,943 3,137 3,248 3,455 3,682 4,013 4,646 5,005 4,963 6,272 6,886
Accounts receivable, net 1,523 1,451 1,598 1,591 1,905 2,422 2,804 2,353 2,743 2,446 2,257 1,905 1,833 2,097 2,379 1,978 1,791 1,448 1,204 1,223 1,715 2,219 2,197 2,011 2,052 2,101
Inventories 3,216 3,497 3,698 3,979 3,773 3,862 3,638 3,661 3,647 3,544 3,616 3,683 3,576 3,355 3,070 3,091 3,122 3,287 3,283 3,440 3,427 3,119 2,944 2,670 2,281 2,302
Other current assets 618 597 567 693 832 738 684 659 614 576 514 710 744 558 551 541 577 517 535 557 587 587 492 520 508 531
Current assets 7,838 7,577 7,886 8,483 8,381 9,071 9,453 9,178 9,535 9,856 9,757 9,032 9,109 9,005 9,048 8,553 8,627 8,500 8,477 8,902 9,742 10,571 10,638 10,164 11,113 11,820
Property, plant and equipment, net 3,315 3,371 3,620 3,668 3,688 3,718 3,670 3,488 3,367 3,260 3,188 3,061 2,918 2,897 2,854 2,735 2,722 2,796 2,843 3,031 3,077 3,054 3,095 3,011 3,054 3,048
Notes receivable and investments in Flash Ventures 1,344 1,245 1,297 1,379 1,357 1,219 1,396 1,417 1,553 1,646 1,586 1,694 1,858 1,746 1,875 2,157 2,321 2,629 2,791 2,403 2,318 2,028 2,105 2,160 1,845 1,462
Goodwill 10,037 10,035 10,037 10,041 10,041 10,037 10,041 10,061 10,065 10,066 10,066 10,066 10,071 10,069 10,067 10,066 10,069 10,090 10,076 10,075 10,074 10,072 10,075 10,079 10,076 10,073
Other intangible assets, net 79 80 80 97 135 174 213 252 300 364 442 519 596 758 941 1,126 1,311 1,514 1,711 1,918 2,148 2,404 2,680 2,956 3,230 3,545
Other non-current assets 1,772 1,693 1,509 1,483 1,445 1,467 1,486 1,303 1,205 1,199 1,093 1,037 1,000 927 877 872 810 751 472 584 580 576 642 634 522 557
Non-current assets 16,547 16,424 16,543 16,668 16,666 16,615 16,806 16,521 16,490 16,535 16,375 16,377 16,443 16,397 16,614 16,956 17,233 17,780 17,893 18,011 18,197 18,134 18,597 18,840 18,727 18,685
Total assets 24,385 24,001 24,429 25,151 25,047 25,686 26,259 25,699 26,025 26,391 26,132 25,409 25,552 25,402 25,662 25,509 25,860 26,280 26,370 26,913 27,939 28,705 29,235 29,004 29,840 30,505

Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-12-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-09-29), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-12-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-09-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-07-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-04-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-10-01), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-07-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-04-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-01-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-10-02), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-07-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-04-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-01-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-10-04), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-06-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-12-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-09-28), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-06-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-03-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-12-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-09-29).


Total assets have exhibited a consistent downward trajectory over the analyzed period, contracting from 30,505 million USD in September 2017 to 24,385 million USD by December 2023. This overall reduction is primarily driven by a significant decline in current assets and the steady amortization of intangible assets, which was only partially offset by modest growth in property, plant, and equipment and other non-current assets.

Liquidity and Current Asset Trends
Cash and cash equivalents experienced a substantial long-term decline, falling from 6,886 million USD in September 2017 to 2,481 million USD in December 2023. This reduction reflects a diminished cash cushion over the six-year span. Concurrently, inventories showed a general upward trend, increasing from 2,302 million USD to a peak of 3,979 million USD in March 2023 before settling at 3,216 million USD at the end of the period. This indicates a shift in current asset composition where liquidity shifted from cash into inventory.
Accounts receivable, net, demonstrated volatility, reaching a low of 1,204 million USD in June 2019 before peaking at 2,743 million USD in December 2021 and ultimately declining to 1,523 million USD by December 2023.
Non-Current Asset Composition
Other intangible assets, net, showed the most aggressive decline of any balance sheet item, plummeting from 3,545 million USD in September 2017 to 79 million USD in December 2023. This suggests a systematic amortization of acquired intangible assets over time.
Goodwill remained remarkably stable throughout the period, maintaining a value near 10,000 million USD, indicating that no significant impairment charges were recognized against the company's goodwill during this timeframe.
Property, plant and equipment, net, grew steadily from 3,048 million USD to 3,315 million USD, signaling continued capital investment in physical infrastructure despite the overall contraction of the total asset base.
Other non-current assets grew consistently, rising from 557 million USD in September 2017 to 1,772 million USD in December 2023.
Structural Asset Shifts
The balance sheet has transitioned from a high-cash, high-intangible position toward one characterized by higher inventory levels and increased other non-current assets. The reduction in total assets is largely a result of the erosion of the cash balance and the nearly complete amortization of intangible assets, while the growth in property, plant, and equipment suggests a strategic focus on maintaining or expanding production capacity.

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