Common-Size Balance Sheet: Assets
Quarterly Data
Based on: 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), 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).
The asset composition reveals a heavily capital-intensive structure, with noncurrent assets consistently dominating the balance sheet, typically ranging between 68% and 76% of total assets. Current assets generally fluctuate between 24% and 32%, displaying a notable period of volatility during the 2020 calendar year.
- Liquidity and Current Asset Trends
- Cash and cash equivalents remained relatively low and stable, between 1.2% and 2.9%, from early 2017 through early 2020. A significant liquidity surge occurred in mid-2020, peaking at 12.91% in September 2020, before normalizing toward 4.54% by March 2022. Accounts receivable maintained a consistent presence, generally hovering between 15% and 17% of total assets, though a temporary decline to approximately 12.6% was observed during the second and third quarters of 2020. Inventories showed the highest stability of all current assets, remaining within a narrow band of 3.7% to 4.5% throughout the entire period.
- Fixed Asset Management
- Net property and equipment represents the largest single component of the asset base, consistently accounting for 44% to 51% of total assets. The gross cost of property and equipment frequently exceeds 100% of total assets, offset by substantial accumulated depreciation, which typically ranges from 50% to 62%. This pattern indicates a high level of capital investment and a significant aging of the fixed asset base. A slight downward trend in net property and equipment as a percentage of total assets is observed starting in late 2021, reaching 46.41% by March 2022.
- Intangible Assets and Right-of-Use Assets
- Goodwill and other intangible assets remained relatively stable, shifting from approximately 20% in 2017 to 18.24% by March 2022. A structural change in the balance sheet is evident starting in March 2019 with the introduction of right-of-use operating lease assets, which have since stabilized between 3.8% and 4.4% of total assets. This introduction coincided with a gradual decline in the "Other" noncurrent asset category, which dropped from nearly 3% in 2017 to 0.88% by the end of the analysis period.
- Investment and Affiliate Positions
- Investments of insurance subsidiaries and advances to affiliates represent minimal portions of the total asset base. Insurance subsidiary investments shifted slightly from 1.03% in early 2017 to 0.78% in March 2022. Advances to affiliates remained marginally stable, fluctuating between 0.52% and 0.90%.
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