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: 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), 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 analysis of the quarterly financial data reveals several notable trends and fluctuations across key asset categories over the observed periods.
- Cash and Short-Term Investments
- Cash balances show significant variability, with a low point of 177 million US$ in March 2025 following a general upward trend peaking at 1,777 million US$ in the same month, indicating a substantial increase at the end of the dataset. Short-term investments also exhibit volatility, initially increasing sharply to 945 million US$ by March 2021, followed by fluctuating amounts, and a steep decline to 162 million US$ by March 2025.
- Accounts Receivable and Inventory
- Accounts receivable demonstrate a consistent upward trend, rising from 2,951 million US$ in March 2020 to 5,094 million US$ by September 2024, with a slight decrease afterward to 4,619 million US$ in March 2025. Inventory levels similarly show growth, increasing steadily from 2,346 million US$ in March 2020 to 4,392 million US$ by March 2025, suggesting expanding operational activity or stockpiling.
- Current Assets
- Total current assets fluctuate but generally increase over time, from 8,670 million US$ in March 2020 to a peak of 12,652 million US$ in June 2024, followed by a moderate decline to 12,434 million US$ in March 2025. This trend reflects changes in components such as cash, receivables, and inventory.
- Property, Plant, and Equipment (PP&E)
- Gross property, plant, and equipment steadily increase from 7,296 million US$ in March 2020 to 9,158 million US$ by March 2025. Accumulated depreciation shows a growing absolute value over the same period, indicative of aging assets and consistent depreciation charges. Consequently, net PP&E rises from 2,939 million US$ to 3,765 million US$, reflecting continued investment in fixed assets and asset base expansion.
- Goodwill and Intangible Assets
- Goodwill increases from 12,397 million US$ in March 2020 to a peak of approximately 15,044 million US$ in September 2024, before decreasing slightly to 14,851 million US$ by March 2025. Other intangible assets follow a downward trajectory, declining from 4,319 million US$ in March 2020 to 4,586 million US$ in March 2025, which may reflect amortization or impairment effects.
- Operating Lease Assets and Deferred Income Taxes
- Operating lease assets grow steadily from 434 million US$ in March 2020 to 813 million US$ in March 2025, indicating increasing leasehold asset recognition. Deferred income taxes rise from 346 million US$ to 609 million US$, suggesting growing deferred tax liabilities or assets.
- Other Assets and Noncurrent Assets
- Other assets and other noncurrent assets remain relatively stable, with slight growth over time. Other assets vary between approximately 1,740 million US$ and 2,154 million US$, while other noncurrent assets fluctuate around 22,000 to 23,000 million US$, showing no significant volatility.
- Total Assets
- Total assets exhibit an overall increasing trend from 30,845 million US$ in March 2020 to a high of 39,381 million US$ in June 2024, with slight decreases thereafter, settling near 39,206 million US$ by March 2025. This growth is consistent with increases in current assets, net PP&E, and goodwill, pointing to a growing asset base over the period under review.