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Allergan PLC (NYSE:AGN)

This company has been moved to the archive! The financial data has not been updated since May 7, 2020.

Balance Sheet: Assets

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Assets: Selected Items

Current Assets: Selected Items

Allergan PLC, consolidated balance sheet: assets

US$ in thousands

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Dec 31, 2019 Dec 31, 2018 Dec 31, 2017 Dec 31, 2016 Dec 31, 2015
Cash and cash equivalents 2,503,300 880,400 1,817,200 1,724,000 1,096,000
Short-term investments 3,411,600 1,026,900 2,814,400 8,062,300 9,300
Teva shares — — 1,817,700 3,439,200 —
Marketable securities 3,411,600 1,026,900 4,632,100 11,501,500 9,300
Accounts receivable, net 3,192,300 2,868,100 2,899,000 2,531,000 2,401,600
Inventories 1,133,100 846,900 904,500 718,000 1,009,700
Current assets held for sale — 34,000 — — 3,540,300
Prepaid taxes 437,700 403,800 690,900 957,400 240,500
Prepaid insurance 11,500 16,700 20,900 25,700 24,100
Contingent income 83,600 67,700 80,100 94,300 13,800
Sales and marketing 65,000 41,800 31,900 42,500 36,700
Other 288,600 289,100 300,100 263,500 243,400
Prepaid expenses and other current assets 886,400 819,100 1,123,900 1,383,400 558,500
Current assets 11,126,700 6,475,400 11,376,700 17,857,900 8,615,400
Property, plant and equipment, net 1,926,500 1,787,000 1,785,400 1,611,300 1,573,900
Right of use asset, operating leases 490,400 — — — —
Deferred executive compensation investments 89,200 90,800 112,400 111,700 118,100
Equity method investments 7,600 8,400 11,500 12,800 17,300
Cost method investments — — — 15,000 16,700
Other long-term investments 63,300 37,600 60,800 67,200 78,200
Taxes receivable 41,200 1,674,800 32,100 36,000 39,600
Contingent income 51,800 75,300 — — —
Other assets 154,900 83,700 51,100 39,400 307,500
Investments and other assets 408,000 1,970,600 267,900 282,100 577,400
Non current assets held for sale 31,700 882,200 81,600 27,000 10,541,300
Deferred tax assets 576,900 1,063,700 319,100 233,300 49,500
Product rights and other intangibles 37,890,600 43,695,400 54,648,300 62,618,600 67,931,700
Goodwill 42,248,300 45,913,300 49,862,900 46,356,100 46,551,500
Non current assets 83,572,400 95,312,200 106,965,200 111,128,400 127,225,300
Total assets 94,699,100 101,787,600 118,341,900 128,986,300 135,840,700

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2017-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2016-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2015-12-31).


Total assets exhibit a consistent downward trajectory over the five-year period, declining from 135.8 billion US$ in 2015 to 94.6 billion US$ in 2019. This overall contraction is primarily driven by a significant reduction in non-current assets, which fell from 127.2 billion US$ to 83.5 billion US$ during the same interval.

Liquidity and Current Asset Dynamics
Current assets demonstrate significant volatility, peaking at 17.8 billion US$ in 2016 before reaching a low of 6.4 billion US$ in 2018 and recovering to 11.1 billion US$ in 2019. This volatility is largely attributable to fluctuations in marketable securities and short-term investments, which peaked in 2016 at 11.5 billion US$ before dropping sharply in 2018. Conversely, cash and cash equivalents showed a strong recovery in 2019, reaching 2.5 billion US$, the highest level in the analyzed period.
Accounts receivable, net, show a steady upward trend, increasing from 2.4 billion US$ in 2015 to 3.1 billion US$ in 2019, suggesting growth in credit sales or changes in collection cycles.
Intangible Assets and Goodwill
A substantial portion of the decline in total assets is linked to the erosion of product rights and other intangibles, which decreased from 67.9 billion US$ in 2015 to 37.8 billion US$ in 2019. This represents a systematic reduction in the carrying value of intangible assets over time.
Goodwill remained relatively stable compared to other intangibles, though it experienced a gradual decline from 46.5 billion US$ in 2015 to 42.2 billion US$ in 2019.
Long-term Infrastructure and Other Assets
Property, plant and equipment, net, exhibited a gradual and steady increase, rising from 1.5 billion US$ in 2015 to 1.9 billion US$ in 2019, indicating continuous investment in physical infrastructure.
Deferred tax assets showed a notable spike in 2018, reaching 1.06 billion US$, before moderating to 576.9 million US$ in 2019.
The presence of significant non-current assets held for sale in 2015 (10.5 billion US$) and a secondary spike in 2018 (882.2 million US$) suggests periods of strategic divestiture.

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