Balance Sheet: Assets
Quarterly Data
The balance sheet provides creditors, investors, and analysts with information on company resources (assets) and its sources of capital (its equity and liabilities). It normally also provides information about the future earnings capacity of a company 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.
Assets: Selected Items
Current Assets: Selected Items
Based on: 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), 10-K (reporting date: 2016-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2016-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2016-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2016-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2015-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2015-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2015-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2015-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2014-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2014-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2014-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2014-03-31).
A significant structural contraction in the total asset base occurred between June 30, 2015, and September 30, 2015, where total assets declined from 45,658 million US$ to 18,338 million US$. This reduction was primarily driven by the complete removal of loans, interest receivable, funds receivable, and customer accounts from the balance sheet, indicating a major divestiture of a business segment. Following this event, total assets exhibited a period of volatility, peaking again at 27,483 million US$ in June 2017 before entering a gradual downward trend to 18,714 million US$ by September 30, 2019.
- Current Asset Composition and Liquidity
- Current assets experienced a sharp decline from a peak of 28,549 million US$ in June 2015 to 8,280 million US$ in September 2015. This was largely due to the elimination of funds receivable and customer accounts, which had previously represented a substantial portion of the asset base. Cash and cash equivalents showed a long-term downward trajectory, falling from 4,415 million US$ in March 2014 to 897 million US$ by September 2019. Short-term investments fluctuated significantly, peaking at 6,292 million US$ in September 2016 before declining to 2,189 million US$ by the end of the period.
- Non-Current Asset Trends
- Non-current assets dropped from 17,109 million US$ in June 2015 to 10,058 million US$ in September 2015. A notable shift occurred in December 2016 with the introduction of deferred tax assets totaling 4,608 million US$, which remained a significant component of the non-current asset base through September 2019. Goodwill was reduced by approximately 45% during the September 2015 transition, falling from 7,902 million US$ to 4,442 million US$, and subsequently stabilized around the 5,000 million US$ mark.
- Fixed Assets and Long-Term Investments
- Property and equipment, net, saw a permanent reduction in scale starting in September 2015, moving from approximately 2,800 million US$ to a range between 1,496 million US$ and 1,597 million US$ for the remainder of the analysis period. Long-term investments exhibited a consistent long-term decline, decreasing from 5,211 million US$ in March 2014 to 1,446 million US$ in September 2019, suggesting a strategic liquidation or reallocation of long-term capital.
- Operating Lease Impact
- Starting in March 2019, operating lease right-of-use assets were recognized on the balance sheet, appearing at 696 million US$ and slightly declining to 634 million US$ by September 2019, reflecting changes in accounting standards or leasing activities.
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