Common-Size Balance Sheet: Assets
Quarterly Data
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2016-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2016-06-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2016-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2015-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2015-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2015-06-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2015-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2014-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2014-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2014-06-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2014-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2013-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2013-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2013-06-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2013-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2012-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2012-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2012-06-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2012-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2011-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2011-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2011-06-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2011-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2010-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2010-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2010-06-30).
The asset structure exhibits a transition from a heavily current-asset-weighted profile toward a more balanced distribution with an increased proportion of noncurrent assets. Current assets, which represented 75.88% of total assets in June 2010, generally trended downward to 70.89% by September 2016, reflecting a shift in the composition of the balance sheet.
- Working Capital and Liquidity Trends
- Cash and cash equivalents demonstrated notable volatility throughout the period, starting at 11.92% and reaching a low of 6.18% in December 2015 before recovering to 9.37% by September 2016. Receivables remained relatively stable, consistently fluctuating within a narrow band between 27% and 32%. A significant downward trend is observed in inventories, which declined from 34.41% of total assets in June 2010 to 26.19% in September 2016, indicating a reduction in the relative weight of inventory within the asset mix.
- Noncurrent Asset Expansion and Inorganic Growth
- Noncurrent assets increased from 24.12% in June 2010 to 29.11% in September 2016, peaking at 37.07% in March 2014. This increase was primarily driven by growth in Goodwill and Intangible assets. Goodwill rose from 12.85% to a peak of 19.68% in June 2014, and Intangible assets grew from 1.91% to a peak of 9.70% in March 2014. The synchronization of these peaks suggests a period of aggressive inorganic growth via acquisitions between 2012 and 2014.
- Fixed Assets and Other Noncurrent Items
- Property, plant, and equipment remained a small and stable portion of the total asset base, moving slightly from 3.15% to 3.94% over the analyzed timeframe. Other noncurrent assets showed a gradual decrease from 5.37% to 3.30%. Notably, the appearance of current assets held for sale at 3.03% in September 2016 indicates the commencement of divestiture activities toward the end of the observed period.
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