Common-Size Balance Sheet: Assets
Quarterly Data
Based on: 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).
The asset composition exhibits a structural shift from long-term to current assets over the analyzed period. Total current assets increased from 27.13% in March 2020 to 38.46% by March 2023, while long-term assets declined from 72.87% to 61.54% during the same timeframe. This transition indicates a movement toward a more liquid balance sheet profile.
- Liquidity and Working Capital Trends
- Cash and cash equivalents experienced a sharp increase from 3.49% in March 2020, stabilizing in a range between 10% and 15% for the remainder of the period. Inventories, net showed a steady upward trajectory, rising from 7.07% in March 2020 to 10.61% by March 2023, suggesting a growing allocation of resources toward stock holding. Accounts receivable remained relatively stable, fluctuating between approximately 9% and 12% of total assets.
- Intangible Assets and Goodwill
- Goodwill represents the largest single component of the asset base, though its relative weight decreased from a peak of 43.85% in March 2020 to 37.81% in March 2023. Intangible assets, net, exhibited volatility, dropping significantly in September 2021 to 1.87% before recovering to 4.87% by March 2023. Equity method investments showed a consistent downward trend, declining from 7.56% in March 2020 to 4.18% in March 2023.
- Strategic Asset Adjustments
- Significant structural changes occurred in late 2021, highlighted by the emergence of assets held for sale, which peaked at 12.21% in September 2021 before being removed from the balance sheet. Simultaneously, pension and post-retirement assets saw a precipitous decline from 2.47% in June 2021 to 0.10% by September 2021, remaining at negligible levels thereafter, indicating a major settlement or restructuring of pension obligations.
- Fixed and Other Long-term Assets
- Fixed assets, net, remained relatively stable with a slight upward trend, moving from 7.45% in March 2020 to 8.62% in March 2023. Operating lease right-of-use assets experienced a gradual contraction, decreasing from 3.93% to 2.37% over the period. Future income tax benefits remained consistent, generally fluctuating between 1.7% and 2.4% of total assets.
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