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Abbott Laboratories (NYSE:ABT)

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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.

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Abbott Laboratories, consolidated balance sheet: assets (quarterly data)

US$ in millions

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Jun 30, 2025 Mar 31, 2025 Dec 31, 2024 Sep 30, 2024 Jun 30, 2024 Mar 31, 2024 Dec 31, 2023 Sep 30, 2023 Jun 30, 2023 Mar 31, 2023 Dec 31, 2022 Sep 30, 2022 Jun 30, 2022 Mar 31, 2022 Dec 31, 2021 Sep 30, 2021 Jun 30, 2021 Mar 31, 2021 Dec 31, 2020 Sep 30, 2020 Jun 30, 2020 Mar 31, 2020
Cash and cash equivalents
Short-term investments
Trade receivables, less allowances
Finished products
Work in process
Materials
Inventories
Prepaid expenses and other receivables
Current assets
Investments
Property and equipment, at cost
Accumulated depreciation and amortization
Net property and equipment
Intangible assets, net of amortization
Goodwill
Deferred income taxes and other assets
Long-term assets
Total assets

Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2024-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 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).


The analysis of the presented financial data over multiple quarters reveals several noteworthy trends across various balance sheet components.

Cash and Cash Equivalents
The cash and cash equivalents show initial growth from March 2020 through December 2021, peaking around the end of 2021. There is a subsequent decline in early 2023, followed by some fluctuations without a clear upward or downward trend through mid-2025.
Short-term Investments
Short-term investments remain relatively stable during the entire period, with minor fluctuations around the 300 million US$ mark, showing no significant trend upward or downward.
Trade Receivables
Trade receivables increased steadily from March 2020, peaking in late 2024 and early 2025. This steady growth could indicate increasing sales or extended credit terms over the period.
Inventories (Finished Products, Work in Process, Materials)
Finished products demonstrate growth over the period with some fluctuations, peaking in late 2024 and early 2025. Work in process inventories also grew but with more variability, indicating possible changes in production stages. Material inventories consistently increased until early 2023, followed by a slight decline, suggesting changing procurement or usage patterns.
Total Inventories
Overall inventory levels display an upward trend from 2020 through early 2023, then moderate fluctuations with a slight decline followed by recovery towards mid-2025.
Prepaid Expenses and Other Receivables
This category fluctuates without a clear long-term trend, with evident peaks and troughs occurring throughout the period, suggesting varying payment patterns or timing differences in expenses and receivables.
Current Assets
Current assets exhibit growth from early 2020 to early 2021, reaching a peak around March 2021, then fluctuating but generally maintaining higher levels than the start of the period without significant long-term decline or growth thereafter.
Long-term Investments and Property, Plant, and Equipment
Investments remain relatively flat with slight increases towards the end of the period. Property and equipment costs steadily rise over time, indicating ongoing capital expenditure. Accumulated depreciation and amortization also increase steadily, reflecting ongoing usage and aging of assets. Net property and equipment values fluctuate but show a general upward trajectory indicating asset base growth.
Intangible Assets and Goodwill
Intangible assets show a clear declining trend throughout the period, indicating systematic amortization or impairment. Goodwill remains relatively stable, with small fluctuations but no notable long-term increase or decrease.
Deferred Income Taxes and Other Assets
Deferred income taxes and other assets rise steadily, with a sharp increase beginning in early 2025, which might indicate new tax-related regulatory changes or adjustments in asset valuation.
Total Assets
Total assets increase progressively from March 2020 through mid-2025, with a large jump occurring in early 2025. This overall growth is driven mostly by increases in prepaid expenses, trade receivables, property and equipment, and deferred tax assets despite some decreases in intangible assets.

In summary, the financial data presents a picture of steady growth in underlying asset bases, with continued investments in property and equipment, increasing receivables, and inventory build-up, alongside amortization of intangibles. The increases in deferred tax assets and total asset values in recent quarters are particularly notable and warrant further examination. Liquidity appears to fluctuate moderately, with cash levels dipping after 2021 but maintaining a somewhat stable profile through the latest reported periods.


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