Common-Size Balance Sheet: Assets
Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31).
The asset structure of the company demonstrates a balanced distribution between current and long-term assets, with both categories maintaining a composition near 50% of total assets over the five-year period. Current assets peaked in 2020 at 52.59% before stabilizing around 47.5% by 2023, while long-term assets followed a complementary trajectory, ending the period at 52.51%.
- Liquidity and Cash Position
- A significant volatility in liquidity is observed, characterized by a sharp increase in cash and cash equivalents, which rose from 5.72% in 2019 to a peak of 15.03% in 2020. This surge contributed to a combined cash and marketable securities position of 17.07% in 2020. Subsequently, these levels declined and normalized, with cash and equivalents settling at 6.81% and total liquid assets at 8.56% by the end of 2023.
- Working Capital Composition
- Accounts and notes receivable have remained relatively stable, fluctuating within a narrow range between 16.83% and 18.59% of total assets. Inventories exhibited more variance, dipping to 15.14% in 2020 before rising to a peak of 18.49% in 2022 and moderating to 17.74% in 2023. This suggests fluctuations in inventory management or supply chain adjustments during the analyzed period.
- Fixed and Intangible Assets
- Property, plant and equipment, net, showed a gradual decline from 21.51% in 2019 to a low of 18.22% in 2022, before recovering slightly to 19.53% in 2023. Conversely, there is a noticeable upward trend in intangible assets. Goodwill increased from 6.52% in 2019 to 7.81% in 2023, and other intangible assets, net, rose from 5.08% to 7.87% over the same period, with a peak of 8.87% in 2022. This shift indicates an increase in the proportion of the asset base tied to acquisitions or non-physical strategic assets.
- Other Long-Term Assets
- Pension assets have experienced a steady decline as a percentage of total assets, moving from 5.07% in 2019 to 3.74% in 2023. Deferred income taxes remained largely stable until 2023, when they increased to 3.38% from a previous low of 1.81% in 2021. Operating lease assets and corporate-owned life insurance have both trended downward, collectively representing a smaller portion of the balance sheet in 2023 compared to 2019.
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