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Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2017-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2016-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2016-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2016-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2016-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2015-12-31).
The analysis of the quarterly financial data reveals several notable trends and patterns across different asset categories as a percentage of total assets.
- Cash and equivalents
- Cash and equivalents as a percentage of total assets showed significant volatility, with a marked spike in mid-2017 reaching above 37%, followed by a sharp decline in subsequent quarters to around 1-2%. Starting from early 2020, this item demonstrated a gradual increase again, ranging between approximately 4% and 7%, suggesting fluctuations in liquidity management over the period.
- Restricted cash
- Restricted cash values appeared only starting late 2017 at low levels (around 0.1%-0.3%) and displayed a moderate upward trend through 2022, reaching up to 0.36%, indicating a small but gradually rising portion of cash subject to restrictions.
- Short-term investments
- Short-term investments were minimal throughout the period, generally under 0.1% of total assets, showing minor fluctuations without a clear trend. This suggests a limited focus on short-term securities.
- Trade receivables, net
- Trade receivables remained relatively stable but showed a slight downward trend overall, decreasing from around 6% to roughly 4-4.5% by the latest periods, potentially reflecting improved collections or changes in sales patterns.
- Inventories (Materials, Work in process, Finished products, and Total Inventories)
- Inventory components consistently accounted for less than 8% of total assets. Materials and work in process held relatively steady with marginal growth in recent years, while finished products fluctuated around 3-5%. Total inventories showed a slight decline from over 7% in early periods to about 5-6%, indicating moderate inventory management efficiency or changes in operational cycle.
- Assets held for sale
- This category appears sporadically with low percentages around 2.3% in early 2016 and negligible values thereafter, suggesting minimal impact on asset composition.
- Prepaid expenses and other current assets
- Prepaid expenses and other current assets fluctuated slightly but generally declined from around 2-4% down to approximately 2% in later years, indicating a minor shift in prepayments or other current asset balances.
- Current assets
- Current assets showed considerable fluctuation, particularly a notable peak near 49% in mid-2017 followed by a drastic drop to around 13-18% in the later years, reflecting a significant reclassification or a one-time event increasing current asset levels temporarily.
- Property, plant and equipment (PP&E) and related depreciation
- Net PP&E as a percentage of total assets trended downward from about 15% to around 10-12%, with accumulated depreciation rising steadily in absolute terms but declining slightly in relative terms, indicating aging assets or slower new investment in fixed assets relative to total assets.
- Goodwill
- Goodwill as a percentage of total assets varied significantly, with a large decrease around mid-2017 (about 20%) and then surged to over 40% in subsequent years, maintaining high levels around 43-45%. This suggests notable impairment, acquisitions, or reclassifications affecting goodwill during the mid-2017 period followed by stabilization at higher levels.
- Intangible assets (Developed technology, Customer relationships, Other intangibles)
- Total intangible assets showed a decline over time from about 26% to 22%, with developed technology shrinking more markedly from over 11% to around 16-18%, and customer relationships showing a steady decrease from about 12% to under 5%. Other intangibles remained marginal and stable around 1%. Overall, this points to amortization or write-downs impacting intangibles, particularly customer relationships and developed technology.
- Other assets
- Other assets stayed relatively stable between 2% and 4% of total assets, showing minor fluctuations without a distinct trend.
- Noncurrent assets
- Noncurrent assets consistently represented the majority of total assets, fluctuating between approximately 74% and 87%, with a general increasing trend after mid-2017. This underlines the firm’s substantial investment in long-term assets.
In summary, the financial data indicate a company with significant proportions of goodwill and intangible assets within its asset base, alongside predominant investments in noncurrent assets. The marked fluctuations in cash and current assets around mid-2017 suggest possible one-time events or changes in financial strategy. Meanwhile, sustained decreases in certain intangible categories and net PP&E may reflect amortization, asset aging, or divestitures. Inventory and receivables proportions remained relatively stable with minor improvements in turnover-related categories.