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: 2022-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 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).
Total assets exhibit a sustained upward trajectory over the analyzed period, increasing from 33,292 million US dollars in March 2017 to 46,176 million US dollars by September 2022. This growth is characterized by a significant expansion in both current and non-current asset bases, with a notable structural shift occurring in late 2019.
- Liquidity and Short-Term Asset Trends
- Cash and cash equivalents show significant volatility, starting at 2,173 million US dollars in March 2017 and peaking at 7,731 million US dollars in September 2019 before stabilizing between 3,200 and 4,900 million US dollars in subsequent years. Marketable securities remained relatively low throughout the period, generally fluctuating below 1,000 million US dollars. Accounts receivable remained stable, maintaining a range between 4,400 and 5,400 million US dollars, indicating consistent credit management relative to the overall asset growth.
- Inventory Accumulation
- A consistent upward trend is observed in total inventories, which rose from 3,612 million US dollars in March 2017 to 5,615 million US dollars by September 2022. This growth is driven primarily by increases in finished goods, work in process, and raw materials. Raw materials and supplies, in particular, increased from 770 million US dollars to 1,343 million US dollars, suggesting a strategic buildup of inputs or responses to supply chain adjustments.
- Long-Term Asset Composition
- Net property, plant, and equipment showed modest growth, moving from 8,551 million US dollars in early 2017 to a peak of 9,429 million US dollars in March 2021, before settling at 9,196 million US dollars by September 2022. Other assets demonstrated the most aggressive growth in the non-current category, increasing from 1,313 million US dollars in March 2017 to 3,800 million US dollars by the end of the period.
- Intangible Assets and Goodwill
- A substantial increase in intangible assets and goodwill occurred in December 2019. Goodwill rose from approximately 10,000 million US dollars to 13,444 million US dollars, while net intangible assets surged from 2,847 million US dollars in September 2019 to 6,379 million US dollars in December 2019. Following this peak, intangible assets entered a steady decline, reaching 4,815 million US dollars by September 2022, while goodwill saw a more gradual reduction to 12,669 million US dollars.
The overall balance sheet expansion is primarily attributed to the integration of significant intangible assets and goodwill in late 2019 and a steady increase in inventory levels. While liquidity has remained higher than 2017 levels, the growth in non-current assets has fundamentally altered the company's asset structure, shifting the weight toward long-term investments and intangible valuations.
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