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: 2021-10-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-07-04), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-04-04), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-29), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-31).
The common-size balance sheet analysis reveals a dynamic shift in asset composition between March 2019 and March 2024, characterized by a significant liquidity surge during the 2020 period and a subsequent reallocation toward intangible assets and streamlined fixed asset ratios.
- Liquidity and Cash Management
- A pronounced increase in liquidity is observed throughout 2020, with cash and cash equivalents peaking at 15.03% of total assets in December 2020, up from 6.69% in March 2019. When combined with marketable securities, the total liquid cash position reached a high of 17.07% in December 2020. Following this peak, there was a gradual normalization process, with the combined cash position returning to 9.59% by March 2024, suggesting a strategic accumulation of capital during the pandemic followed by a redistribution into operations or shareholder returns.
- Working Capital Trends
- Accounts and notes receivable remained relatively stable, fluctuating between 16.12% and 20.63% of total assets over the five-year period. Inventories displayed a slight contraction in 2020, hitting a low of 15.14% in December 2020, before recovering to a consistent range of 17.7% to 19.0% from 2021 onward. Total current assets have consistently represented approximately 47% to 53% of the total asset base, indicating a balanced approach to short-term resource management.
- Fixed Asset Evolution
- Gross property, plant, and equipment (PP&E) showed a steady downward trend as a percentage of total assets, declining from 42.07% in early 2019 to 35.36% by March 2024. This is accompanied by a reduction in accumulated depreciation as a percentage of assets, which dropped from roughly 21% in 2019 to approximately 16% in 2024. Consequently, net PP&E has remained relatively flat, hovering between 17.5% and 21.5%, suggesting that capital expenditures have largely kept pace with depreciation rather than expanding the overall physical footprint relative to total asset growth.
- Intangible Assets and Strategic Investments
- A notable shift in the long-term asset structure occurred starting in late 2022. Goodwill increased from approximately 5.6% in 2019 to 7.56% by March 2024. More significantly, other intangible assets, net, nearly doubled from 3.80% in December 2021 to 7.71% in March 2024. This trend indicates a strategic pivot toward acquisitions or the acquisition of intellectual property. Meanwhile, investments in equity method investees remained stable, ending the period at 5.57%.
- Other Long-term Asset Components
- Pension assets experienced a gradual decline as a percentage of total assets, moving from a high of 6.28% in December 2021 to 3.73% by March 2024. Other long-term assets have remained consistently between 6.6% and 8.6% of the total asset mix, contributing to a total long-term asset proportion that fluctuates around the 47% to 52% mark.
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