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 financial data exhibits various trends across multiple asset categories over the reported periods.
- Liquidity Position
- Cash and cash equivalents show fluctuations, initially declining from approximately 31.0 billion USD in mid-2020 down to around 20.5 billion USD by the end of 2021, followed by some recovery peaking near 26.4 billion USD by the third quarter of 2023, then moderately decreasing again to about 20.9 billion USD by the first quarter of 2025. Marketable securities similarly fluctuate, showing a decrease from about 26.1 billion USD in mid-2020 to lows near 13.5 billion USD in 2024, with minor upticks thereafter.
- Receivables
- Ford Credit finance receivables, net of allowances, present a generally rising trend throughout the data. Beginning from approximately 54.9 billion USD in early 2020, the figure dips in late 2020 but steadily increases thereafter to roughly 59.0 billion USD by late 2024 before a slight decrease around early 2025. Trade and other receivables demonstrate growth, increasing from 6.6 billion USD in early 2020 to around 18.7 billion USD by mid-2024, though with some oscillations.
- Inventory Levels
- Inventories show a moderate upward trend, increasing from about 11.3 billion USD in the first quarter of 2020 to a peak of approximately 18.3 billion USD in late 2023. A notable decline occurs towards early 2025, falling back to around 17.9 billion USD.
- Asset Composition
- Net investment in operating leases exhibits a steady decline, dropping from approximately 28.5 billion USD in early 2020 to near 21.3 billion USD at the close of 2021, followed by stabilization and slight increases thereafter, reaching about 23.8 billion USD by early 2025. Net property values remain relatively stable with gradual increases, starting near 35.3 billion USD, culminating around 42.5 billion USD in early 2025.
- Other Asset Categories
- Equity in net assets of affiliated companies decreases overall, from 2.3 billion USD in early 2020 to a low near 2.6 billion USD by late 2022, before recovering to approximately 8.0 billion USD by late 2024, then dropping back down to around 5.2 billion USD by early 2025. Deferred income taxes remain steady with minor fluctuations, consistently around 11 to 17 billion USD. Other assets exhibit moderate growth from approximately 11.7 billion USD to over 13.9 billion USD by early 2025 after a slight dip in 2022.
- Aggregate Asset Position
- Current assets show a moderate decline from around 124.3 billion USD in early 2020 to approximately 123.1 billion USD by early 2025, with fluctuations in between. Non-current assets generally increase over time, advancing from roughly 139.9 billion USD to about 161.5 billion USD during the same period. Total assets follow a comparable upward trend, moving from about 264.2 billion USD to roughly 284.5 billion USD by early 2025, notwithstanding some interim variations.
Overall, the data indicates a strengthening in long-term asset bases and receivables, with some volatility in liquidity components such as cash and marketable securities. Inventory buildup suggests a trend of increasing stock levels with some periods of drawdown. The evolution of deferred income taxes and equity investments also reflects dynamic adjustments in asset management strategies.