Common-Size Balance Sheet: Assets
Quarterly Data
Based on: 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), 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).
The asset composition reflects a fundamental strategic shift in the balance sheet structure between March 2019 and September 2024. The most significant transformation is the transition from a portfolio heavily weighted toward equity securities to one dominated by intangible assets and goodwill.
- Shift in Non-Current Asset Composition
- A substantial reduction in investments in equity securities is observed, declining from 54.05% of total assets in March 2019 to 23.86% by September 2024. This decline is inversely mirrored by a significant increase in intangible assets and goodwill. Goodwill rose from 8.77% to 20.33%, while other net intangible assets increased from 20.81% to 38.08%. This trend suggests a strategic reallocation of capital from financial investments toward the acquisition or development of intangible value and business combinations.
- Liquidity and Current Asset Trends
- Current assets as a percentage of total assets have remained volatile, generally fluctuating between 7.80% and 19.54%. Cash and cash equivalents showed a notable peak in early 2021 at 11.87% before trending lower toward 5.55% by the end of the period. A temporary spike in current assets occurred in late 2022, coinciding with the appearance of receivables from the sale of IQOS System commercialization rights, which accounted for approximately 4.66% to 4.77% of total assets during the fourth quarter of 2022 and first quarter of 2023.
- Operational Asset Stability
- Operational assets, including inventories and property, plant, and equipment (PP&E), represent a relatively small and stable portion of the balance sheet. Net PP&E grew modestly from 3.24% in March 2019 to 4.74% in September 2024. Total inventories remained consistently low, generally hovering between 3% and 4.6%, with leaf tobacco remaining the primary component of inventory throughout the analyzed period.
- Overall Asset Structure
- The balance sheet remains heavily skewed toward non-current assets, which consistently accounted for over 80% of total assets. The expansion of the intangible asset base relative to the contraction of equity investments indicates a shift toward a more asset-heavy operational model centered on intellectual property and brand value rather than liquid financial holdings.
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