Common-Size Balance Sheet: Assets
Quarterly Data
Based on: 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), 10-K (reporting date: 2013-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2013-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2013-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2013-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2012-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2012-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2012-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2012-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2011-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2011-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2011-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2011-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2010-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2010-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2010-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2010-03-31).
A significant structural shift in the asset composition is observed between March 2010 and December 2014, characterized by a transition from a non-current asset-heavy balance sheet to one with substantially higher liquidity. Current assets grew from 41.22% of total assets to 55.34% over the analyzed period, while non-current assets declined from 58.78% to 44.66%.
- Liquidity and Current Asset Trends
- Cash and equivalents exhibited a general upward trajectory, starting at 26.08% and reaching a peak of 39.56% by December 2014. This increase in cash concentration is the primary driver of the overall rise in current assets. Short-term investments showed higher volatility, peaking at 9.02% in December 2010 before declining to 0.44% by the end of 2014, suggesting a preference for direct cash holdings over short-term marketable securities in the later stages of the period.
- Trade receivables remained relatively stable, generally fluctuating between 7% and 10%, indicating a consistent relationship between sales growth and collection cycles. Inventories maintained a very tight range, consistently staying between 2.38% and 3.08%, which suggests efficient inventory management relative to the total asset base.
- Non-Current Asset and Intangible Analysis
- Goodwill experienced a steady long-term decline, decreasing from 26.33% in March 2010 to 19.27% in December 2014. Similarly, Property, Plant, and Equipment (PPE) saw a gradual reduction from 10.43% to 8.11% of total assets, indicating that the growth of the overall asset base outpaced investments in physical infrastructure.
- Net intangibles demonstrated significant volatility. After an initial decline from 18.42% in early 2010 to roughly 12% in 2012, there was a sharp increase to 18.87% in March 2013, before settling at 14.39% by December 2014. This pattern suggests periodic acquisitions or revaluations of intangible assets.
- Other Asset Observations
- Deferred tax assets peaked in mid-2011 at 3.16% before trending downward to 0.70% by the end of 2014. Assets related to discontinued operations appeared briefly in 2013, peaking at 1.67% in March 2013 and effectively disappearing by the end of 2014, reflecting the completion of divestiture activities.
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