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Marathon Oil Corp. (NYSE:MRO)

This company has been moved to the archive! The financial data has not been updated since August 4, 2022.

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

Marathon Oil Corp., consolidated balance sheet: assets (quarterly data)

US$ in millions

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Jun 30, 2022 Mar 31, 2022 Dec 31, 2021 Sep 30, 2021 Jun 30, 2021 Mar 31, 2021 Dec 31, 2020 Sep 30, 2020 Jun 30, 2020 Mar 31, 2020 Dec 31, 2019 Sep 30, 2019 Jun 30, 2019 Mar 31, 2019 Dec 31, 2018 Sep 30, 2018 Jun 30, 2018 Mar 31, 2018 Dec 31, 2017 Sep 30, 2017 Jun 30, 2017 Mar 31, 2017
Cash and cash equivalents 1,162 681 580 485 970 1,125 742 1,119 522 817 858 1,165 961 1,019 1,462 1,564 1,667 1,613 563 1,795 2,614 2,490
Receivables, net 1,512 1,443 1,142 1,068 1,008 921 747 643 620 703 1,122 1,148 1,144 1,086 1,079 1,335 1,176 1,100 1,082 945 767 751
Notes receivable — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 748 745 742 —
Inventories 93 78 77 77 78 78 76 77 77 78 72 71 72 83 96 110 117 110 126 132 140 145
Other current assets 41 28 22 25 19 26 47 83 186 311 83 136 101 160 257 31 92 66 36 62 160 134
Current assets held for sale — — — — — — — — — — — — 410 428 27 25 35 13 11 11 1 223
Current assets 2,808 2,230 1,821 1,655 2,075 2,150 1,612 1,922 1,405 1,909 2,135 2,520 2,688 2,776 2,921 3,065 3,087 2,902 2,566 3,690 4,424 3,743
Equity method investments 528 522 450 489 458 460 447 467 476 628 663 667 684 719 745 757 788 806 847 836 821 906
Property, plant and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization 14,357 14,422 14,499 14,734 15,019 15,313 15,638 16,029 16,424 16,903 17,000 16,717 16,730 16,714 16,804 16,899 16,881 16,931 17,665 17,645 18,337 16,533
Deferred tax assets 325 554 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Goodwill — — — — — — — — — — 95 95 95 97 97 97 98 98 115 115 115 115
Other noncurrent assets 268 253 224 283 248 310 259 245 262 275 352 374 420 440 723 912 860 849 764 607 543 698
Noncurrent assets held for sale — — — — — — — — — — — — 665 664 31 48 157 48 55 54 1 2,542
Noncurrent assets 15,478 15,751 15,173 15,506 15,725 16,083 16,344 16,741 17,162 17,806 18,110 17,853 18,594 18,634 18,400 18,713 18,784 18,732 19,446 19,257 19,817 20,794
Total assets 18,286 17,981 16,994 17,161 17,800 18,233 17,956 18,663 18,567 19,715 20,245 20,373 21,282 21,410 21,321 21,778 21,871 21,634 22,012 22,947 24,241 24,537

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).


Total assets exhibited a persistent downward trajectory over the analyzed period, declining from 24,537 million USD in March 2017 to 18,286 million USD by June 2022. This contraction represents a reduction of approximately 25% in the overall asset base, characterized by a steady erosion of noncurrent assets and significant volatility within current asset accounts.

Current Asset Trends
Current assets fluctuated significantly, reaching a period low of 1,405 million USD in June 2020 before recovering to 2,808 million USD by June 2022. Cash and cash equivalents demonstrated high volatility, starting at 2,490 million USD in March 2017, dropping to a low of 522 million USD in June 2020, and ending at 1,162 million USD. Conversely, net receivables showed a general upward trend, increasing from 751 million USD in early 2017 to 1,512 million USD by mid-2022, suggesting a shift in the composition of short-term liquidity.
Fixed Asset Depletion
Property, plant, and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation, depletion, and amortization, remained the primary component of the balance sheet but experienced a consistent decline. Values decreased from a peak of 18,337 million USD in June 2017 to 14,357 million USD by June 2022. This steady reduction indicates that depreciation and depletion charges have outpaced new capital expenditures over the five-year span.
Investment and Other Asset Shifts
Equity method investments followed a gradual downward trend, falling from 906 million USD in March 2017 to 528 million USD in June 2022. Goodwill remained stable at 115 million USD until 2019, after which it was removed from the recorded assets. A notable emergence of deferred tax assets occurred in early 2022, peaking at 554 million USD in March 2022 before adjusting to 325 million USD by June 2022.
Operational Asset Stability
Inventories remained remarkably stable throughout the period, consistently oscillating between 72 million USD and 145 million USD, indicating a consistent operational approach to inventory management despite broader fluctuations in total asset value.

The data indicates a strategic or operational contraction of the balance sheet, driven largely by the reduction in net property, plant, and equipment and a decline in long-term equity investments. While the 2020 period marked a significant trough in liquidity, the subsequent increase in receivables and a partial recovery in cash reserves by June 2022 suggest a stabilization of the current asset position.

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