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.
Assets: Selected Items
Current Assets: Selected Items
Based on: 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), 10-K (reporting date: 2016-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2016-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2016-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2016-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2015-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2015-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2015-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2015-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2014-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2014-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2014-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2014-03-31).
Total assets exhibited a cyclical pattern, declining from 27,827 million USD in March 2014 to a trough of 22,757 million USD by December 2015, before entering a period of sustained growth to reach 31,171 million USD by June 2019. This trajectory reflects a fundamental shift in the balance sheet composition, transitioning from a higher concentration of current assets toward expanded noncurrent assets.
- Liquidity and Current Asset Trends
- Current assets showed an overall downward trend, decreasing from 14,993 million USD in early 2014 to 11,088 million USD by June 2019. This decline was primarily driven by a substantial reduction in highly liquid instruments. Cash and cash equivalents fell from a peak of 2,702 million USD in March 2014 to a low of 332 million USD in December 2018, while short-term investments diminished from 1,402 million USD to 52 million USD over the same period. Conversely, accounts receivable and inventories remained relatively resilient, with trade receivables growing from 3,893 million USD in 2014 to 3,576 million USD in 2019 after a mid-period dip, and inventories rising to 4,685 million USD by the end of the period.
- Capital Investment and Fixed Assets
- There was a consistent and aggressive expansion of productive capacity. Property, plant, and equipment (PP&E) at cost rose steadily from 11,453 million USD in March 2014 to 19,989 million USD in June 2019. Although accumulated depreciation increased from 2,897 million USD to 6,704 million USD, the net PP&E value grew from 8,556 million USD to 13,285 million USD, indicating significant capital expenditure over the five-year duration.
- Intangible Assets and Strategic Acquisitions
- A sharp structural change in noncurrent assets occurred in the third quarter of 2018. Goodwill increased abruptly from 562 million USD in June 2018 to 1,819 million USD in September 2018. Simultaneously, net intangible assets rose from 528 million USD to 982 million USD. This synchronized spike suggests the completion of a major acquisition during this timeframe, which permanently elevated the base of noncurrent assets.
- Asset Composition Shift
- The balance sheet evolved from a liquid-heavy posture to one dominated by long-term infrastructure and intangible value. Noncurrent assets increased from 12,834 million USD in March 2014 to 20,083 million USD in June 2019. By the end of the analyzed period, the proportion of total assets held in noncurrent forms had grown significantly, reflecting a strategic pivot toward long-term asset accumulation and capacity expansion.
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