Balance Sheet: Assets
Quarterly Data
The balance sheet provides creditors, investors, and analysts with information on company resources (assets) and its sources of capital (its equity and liabilities). It normally also provides information about the future earnings capacity of a company assets as well as an indication of cash flows that may come from receivables and inventories.
Assets are resources controlled by the company as a result of past events and from which future economic benefits are expected to flow to the entity.
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2026-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2025-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2024-12-31), 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).
Total assets exhibit a general upward trajectory over the analyzed period, increasing from 80,729 million USD in March 2021 to a peak of 98,585 million USD in December 2025, before settling at 95,550 million USD by March 2026. This growth is characterized by a combination of steady expansions in long-term investments and more volatile fluctuations in liquid assets.
- Current Asset Dynamics
- Current assets demonstrate significant volatility, particularly within cash and cash equivalents, which declined from a high of 11,342 million USD in March 2021 to a low of 3,562 million USD in March 2025, before rebounding and subsequently dropping again to 4,072 million USD in March 2026. In contrast, inventories show a consistent and substantial upward trend, rising from 12,149 million USD in March 2021 to 19,626 million USD by March 2026, representing a primary driver of current asset growth. Trade and other receivables also experienced a steady increase, growing from 7,955 million USD to 11,447 million USD over the same period.
- Non-Current Asset Trends
- Non-current assets grew from 38,148 million USD in March 2021 to 46,982 million USD in March 2026. This expansion is largely attributed to a steady increase in net property, plant, and equipment, which rose from 12,132 million USD to 15,249 million USD. Long-term finance receivables followed a similar growth pattern, increasing from 11,966 million USD to 14,341 million USD. Conversely, intangible assets experienced a prolonged decline, falling from 1,246 million USD in March 2021 to 419 million USD in March 2026, despite a late-period uptick.
- Goodwill and Other Assets
- Goodwill remained relatively stable for the first several quarters before decreasing from 6,343 million USD in March 2021 to a baseline around 5,300 million USD starting in late 2022, ending with a spike to 5,865 million USD in March 2026. Other assets exhibited a general increase, moving from 3,955 million USD to 6,199 million USD, while non-current deferred and refundable income taxes grew from 1,391 million USD to 2,419 million USD.
The overall shift in the asset structure indicates a transition toward higher inventory levels and increased investment in fixed assets. While the total asset base has expanded, the volatility in cash positions suggests an active approach to liquidity management or cyclical shifts in working capital requirements. The consistent growth in both short-term and long-term receivables further indicates an expansion in the credit extended to customers and finance operations.
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