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 composition of Hubbell Inc. shows a strategic shift toward increased liquidity and a gradual reduction in the proportion of long-term assets. Over the period from March 2018 to September 2023, total current assets grew from 34.59% to 40.19% of total assets, while long-term assets decreased from 65.41% to 59.81%.
- Liquidity and Working Capital
- A significant upward trend is observed in cash and cash equivalents, which increased from 4.35% in March 2018 to 9.93% by September 2023. This indicates a substantial strengthening of the company's immediate liquidity position. Short-term investments remained negligible and stable, fluctuating between 0.18% and 0.31%. Accounts receivable and inventories showed relative stability; receivables generally fluctuated between 12% and 16%, while inventories remained largely within the 11% to 14% range, suggesting consistent working capital management relative to the total asset base.
- Intangible Assets and Goodwill
- Goodwill represents a dominant portion of the balance sheet, consistently remaining between 34% and 38% of total assets. This indicates that a significant percentage of the company's asset value is derived from historical acquisitions. Conversely, other intangible assets, net, exhibit a persistent downward trend, declining from 17.88% in March 2018 to 11.18% in September 2023, which is characteristic of steady amortization over time.
- Fixed and Long-Term Assets
- Property, plant, and equipment (PP&E) remained remarkably stable, hovering around 9% to 10% of total assets throughout the analyzed period, suggesting that capital expenditures have largely kept pace with the growth of the overall balance sheet. Other long-term assets saw a moderate increase from 1.08% in early 2018 to peak around 3.5% in 2019 before stabilizing between 2.5% and 3% in the later years.
- Structural Asset Transition
- The overall trajectory reveals a transition from a balance sheet heavily weighted toward non-current assets—specifically intangibles and goodwill—toward a more liquid profile. The decrease in the share of long-term assets is primarily driven by the reduction in other intangible assets and a slight compression in the relative weight of goodwill, offset by the aggressive growth in the cash position.
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