Common-Size Balance Sheet: Assets
Quarterly Data
Based on: 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), 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).
The asset structure of the organization exhibits a long-term shift toward a higher concentration of non-current assets relative to total assets. Current assets, which represented 22.72% of the total balance in March 2018, experienced a general decline to 16.88% by September 2023, despite periodic recoveries. Conversely, non-current assets increased from 77.28% to 83.12% over the same period, reflecting a more capital-intensive asset base.
- Liquidity and Working Capital Trends
- Cash and cash equivalents demonstrate significant volatility, starting at 16.88% in March 2018, reaching a low of 6.77% in September 2020, and ending at 8.70% in September 2023. Accounts receivable have shown a gradual upward trend, increasing from 4.52% in early 2018 to 6.29% by the end of the period, suggesting a change in the timing of collections or an increase in credit sales relative to total assets. Inventories have remained relatively stable, typically fluctuating between 1.00% and 2.22%.
- Fixed Asset Composition
- Property, plant, and equipment (PP&E), net, remains the primary component of the balance sheet. While the gross cost of PP&E often exceeded 150% of total assets, the net value after accounting for accumulated depreciation, depletion, and amortization generally fluctuated between 69% and 77%. A slight contraction in the net PP&E ratio is observable from a peak of 77.19% in December 2019 to 70.78% in September 2023.
- Other Non-Current Asset Developments
- A notable structural change occurred in late 2021 with the introduction of post-retirement benefit assets, which appeared at 1.99% in December 2021 and stabilized around 2.88% by September 2023. Additionally, deferred income taxes have increased from a low of 0.05% in 2018 to 1.25% by September 2023, indicating an accumulation of future tax benefits. Goodwill has remained nearly constant, marginally decreasing from 1.63% to 1.55% over the analyzed timeframe.
- Right-of-Use Assets
- Operating lease right-of-use assets appeared in March 2019 at 3.28% and followed a general downward trend to 2.07% by September 2023. Finance lease right-of-use assets followed a similar trajectory, decreasing from 1.53% in March 2019 to 0.49% in September 2023.
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