Common-Size Balance Sheet: Assets
Quarterly Data
Based on: 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 structure reveals a company with a high proportion of non-current assets, primarily driven by significant goodwill, alongside a current asset base that exhibits strategic fluctuations in liquidity. Over the five-year period, the balance sheet maintains a consistent split, with current assets typically ranging between 40% and 47% and long-term assets comprising the remainder.
- Liquidity and Cash Management
- Cash and cash equivalents generally oscillate between 8% and 12% of total assets. A notable surge in liquidity is observed during the first quarter of 2020 and 2021, where cash holdings peaked at 19.64% and 17.72%, respectively. This suggests a temporary defensive liquidity posture. Following this period, cash levels stabilized, ending at 11.11% by March 31, 2024.
- Working Capital Components
- Accounts receivable represent a substantial portion of the asset base, generally fluctuating between 14% and 17%. A period of relative increase is noted between June 2022 and December 2022, peaking at 17.49%. Inventory levels have remained remarkably stable, maintaining a range between 11% and 13.8%, indicating a consistent inventory-to-asset ratio despite broader growth.
- Intangible Assets and Acquisitions
- Goodwill constitutes the largest single component of the balance sheet, consistently representing 38% to 45% of total assets. The persistent high level of goodwill, complemented by other intangible assets that stabilized around 4% to 5% after December 2019, indicates a growth strategy heavily reliant on acquisitions.
- Fixed and Other Long-term Assets
- Property, plant, and equipment show a gradual downward trend as a percentage of total assets, declining from 9.13% in March 2019 to 7.84% by March 2024. This contraction suggests that the growth of the overall asset base—driven by acquisitions—is outpacing investments in physical infrastructure. Other long-term assets saw a sharp reduction from approximately 6.9% in early 2019 to a stable range of 2.6% to 3.4% thereafter.
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