Common-Size Balance Sheet: Assets
Quarterly Data
Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2017-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2016-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2016-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2016-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2016-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2015-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2015-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2015-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2015-03-31).
The asset structure exhibits a consistent dominance of noncurrent assets, which represent the vast majority of the total asset base throughout the observed period. The balance sheet is characterized by high capital intensity, with net property, plant, and equipment serving as the primary driver of total asset value, while current assets maintain a secondary, fluctuating role in the overall composition.
- Current Asset Composition and Liquidity
- Current assets as a percentage of total assets fluctuated between a low of 8.98% in March 2016 and a high of 14.90% in December 2018. Cash and cash equivalents showed significant volatility, declining from 6.13% in March 2015 to 2.54% in March 2016, before recovering to 5.46% by December 2019. Accounts receivable, net, demonstrated a general upward trend for several years, rising from 3.65% in March 2015 to a peak of 6.40% in September 2018, suggesting an increase in the proportion of assets tied up in outstanding customer payments.
- Property, Plant, and Equipment (PPE) Trends
- Net PPE remained the most significant component of the balance sheet, although it experienced a gradual decline in its relative weight over the long term, moving from 85.67% in March 2015 to 81.79% by December 2019. Gross PPE values frequently exceeded 100% of total assets, peaking at 214.31% in June 2016, which underscores the substantial scale of capital investment relative to the net book value of the company's assets.
- Depreciation and Asset Aging
- Accumulated depreciation, depletion, and amortization represent a substantial offset to gross assets. These contra-asset values reached their most significant relative impact in September 2016 at -124.58% of total assets. By December 2019, this figure had moderated to -99.50%, indicating a shift in the age or valuation of the asset base relative to the total balance sheet size.
- Noncurrent Asset Stability
- Noncurrent assets remained remarkably stable, generally oscillating between 85% and 91% of total assets. While other assets showed a slight increase in relative importance—rising from 0.51% in early 2015 to 4.00% by late 2019—the overall asset profile remained heavily concentrated in long-term operational infrastructure.
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