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: 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).
Total assets exhibited a consistent upward trajectory over the analyzed period, growing from 22,944 million US dollars in March 2018 to 38,936 million US dollars by March 2023. This overall expansion was characterized by a moderate growth phase between 2018 and 2019, followed by a significant acceleration in asset accumulation starting in 2020, primarily driven by increases in noncurrent assets.
- Liquidity and Current Asset Trends
- Cash and cash equivalents demonstrated notable volatility, particularly during the 2020 calendar year. A significant peak occurred between March and June 2020, where balances rose to over 11,000 million US dollars, before stabilizing in the 6,000 to 7,000 million US dollars range in subsequent years. Accounts receivable showed a steady and linear increase, rising from 2,122 million US dollars in March 2018 to 3,511 million US dollars by March 2023, indicating a growth in credit extended to customers. Restricted security deposits held for customers also followed a consistent growth pattern, increasing from 965 million US dollars to 1,608 million US dollars over the period.
- Strategic Asset Expansion and M&A Indicators
- A substantial shift in the asset structure occurred in early 2021. Goodwill increased sharply from 4,960 million US dollars in December 2020 to 7,051 million US dollars in March 2021, remaining elevated thereafter. Simultaneously, other intangible assets experienced a similar surge, jumping from 1,753 million US dollars in December 2020 to 3,321 million US dollars in March 2021. These concurrent increases suggest significant acquisition activity during the first quarter of 2021.
- Long-term Operational Assets
- Noncurrent assets grew from 8,237 million US dollars in March 2018 to 22,516 million US dollars in March 2023. Beyond the impact of goodwill and intangibles, property, equipment, and right-of-use assets more than doubled, moving from 839 million US dollars to 2,006 million US dollars. Other assets also saw a marked increase, growing from 2,826 million US dollars to 7,641 million US dollars, reflecting a broadening of the long-term asset base. Deferred income taxes showed a late-period acceleration, rising from 350 million US dollars in March 2018 to 1,267 million US dollars by March 2023.
- Asset Composition Shift
- The proportion of total assets held in noncurrent categories increased relative to current assets. While current assets rose from 14,707 million US dollars to 16,420 million US dollars over the five-year span, noncurrent assets grew at a much faster rate, shifting the balance sheet composition toward long-term strategic holdings and intangible value.
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