Common-Size Balance Sheet: Assets
Quarterly Data
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-05-04), 10-K (reporting date: 2024-02-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-10-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-07-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-04-29), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-01-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-10-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-07-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-04-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-01-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-10-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-05-01), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-01-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-08-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-05-02), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-02-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-11-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-08-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-05-04), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-02-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-11-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-08-04), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-05-05).
The asset composition reflects a significant structural pivot toward liquidity over the analyzed period. Total current assets increased from 54.02% in May 2018 to 72.66% by May 2024, while total noncurrent assets concurrently declined from 45.98% to 27.34%. This shift indicates a strategic transition from a capital-intensive asset base to a highly liquid financial position.
- Liquidity and Cash Management
- Cash and cash equivalents experienced a substantial increase, rising from 5.62% in May 2018 to a peak of 48.52% in July 2021, before stabilizing at 38.65% in May 2024. This trend is supplemented by the introduction of marketable securities in October 2022, which peaked at 10.70% in July 2023 and stood at 3.21% as of May 2024, further enhancing the company's immediate solvency.
- Inventory and Working Capital
- Merchandise inventories exhibit marked seasonality, consistently peaking in November of each year. Despite this volatility, the relative weight of inventory has generally moderated from peaks of approximately 40% in 2018 and 2019 to a range between 23% and 32% in more recent periods. Receivables have remained relatively stable and low, generally fluctuating between 2% and 5% of total assets.
- Fixed and Intangible Asset Reduction
- A sharp contraction is observed in noncurrent assets. Goodwill, which represented 31.16% of total assets in May 2018, was systematically reduced and completely eliminated by August 2019. Similarly, net property and equipment showed a steady downward trend, decreasing from 7.74% in May 2018 to 3.19% by May 2024, suggesting a reduction in physical infrastructure or an acceleration of depreciation relative to asset growth.
- Lease and Other Noncurrent Assets
- Operating lease right-of-use assets became a significant component of the balance sheet starting in May 2019, consistently representing between 15% and 29% of total assets. Deferred income taxes, which were as high as 5.28% in August 2019, have declined significantly to under 1% for the majority of the period from 2021 onward.
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