Common-Size Balance Sheet: Assets
Quarterly Data
Based on: 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), 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 of the balance sheet exhibits a significant structural shift toward noncurrent assets, particularly between 2017 and 2020, followed by a period of slight diversification and recovery in liquidity through mid-2022. The primary driver of the total asset base is Property, Plant, and Equipment, which consistently represents the majority of the company's resources.
- Liquidity and Current Asset Trends
- Cash and cash equivalents displayed substantial volatility, starting at 10.15% in March 2017 and dropping to a low of 2.56% by December 2017. While levels fluctuated between 3% and 7% for several years, another trough of 2.81% was observed in June 2020 before recovering to 6.35% by June 2022. Simultaneously, net receivables showed a consistent upward trajectory, increasing from 3.06% in March 2017 to 8.27% by June 2022, suggesting a growing proportion of assets tied up in credit sales. Total current assets reached a minimum of 7.57% in June 2020, but returned to 15.36% by June 2022, indicating a recent move to strengthen the short-term asset position.
- Fixed Asset Concentration
- Property, plant, and equipment (PP&E) saw a marked increase in its share of total assets, rising from 67.38% in March 2017 to a peak of 88.46% in June 2020. This expansion reflects a period of intensified capital investment or a decrease in other asset categories. Toward the end of the analyzed period, this concentration moderated, declining to 78.51% by June 2022. This shift indicates a transition from an aggressive capital expansion phase to a more balanced asset distribution.
- Noncurrent Asset Dynamics
- Total noncurrent assets followed a similar trend to PP&E, increasing from 84.75% in March 2017 to a peak of 92.43% in June 2020, before settling at 84.64% by June 2022. Equity method investments remained relatively stable but showed a gradual long-term decline from 3.69% to 2.89%. Additionally, the emergence of deferred tax assets in early 2022 (peaking at 3.08%) represents a new component of the noncurrent asset mix toward the end of the period.
- Asset Disposal and Other Items
- Assets held for sale appeared periodically, with a notable concentration of noncurrent assets held for sale in March 2017 (10.36%) and during 2019 (approximately 3.1%). These spikes suggest intermittent strategic divestments of business segments or assets. Goodwill remained a negligible and stable component of the total asset base, consistently hovering around 0.45% to 0.52% until its disappearance from the record after December 2019.
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