Balance Sheet: Assets
Quarterly Data
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Assets: Selected Items
Current Assets: Selected Items
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-06-30), 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).
Total assets experienced two primary phases of significant expansion. An initial surge occurred between March and June 2019, after which the balance remained relatively stable between $38 billion and $41 billion from 2020 through September 2023. A second substantial increase occurred in December 2023, with total assets rising to $55.5 billion, before stabilizing at $55.3 billion in March 2024.
- Liquidity and Current Asset Management
- Cash and cash equivalents exhibited significant volatility, peaking at $5.54 billion in December 2020 before entering a general downward trend to $2.34 billion by March 2024. A notable shift in current asset composition is evident in March 2024, where assets held for sale rose to $5.66 billion, representing a significant portion of the $11.81 billion in total current assets for that period.
- Inventory and Working Capital
- Inventories and stockpiles remained largely consistent throughout the analysis period, though a peak in inventories reached $1.66 billion in December 2023. Trade receivables showed a sharp increase in the final two quarters of the data, rising from $78 million in June 2023 to $782 million by March 2024.
- Fixed Assets and Infrastructure
- Property, plant, and mine development, net, exhibited long-term stability at approximately $24 billion from mid-2019 through September 2023. This stability was interrupted by a sharp increase to $37.56 billion in December 2023, followed by a slight adjustment to $33.56 billion in March 2024, suggesting a major capital event or acquisition.
- Intangibles and Long-Term Investments
- Goodwill and long-term investments mirrored the growth seen in fixed assets during late 2023. Goodwill rose to $3.00 billion in December 2023, and non-current investments increased to $4.14 billion in the same period, confirming an expansion of the company's asset base through strategic growth activities.
- Deferred Tax and Other Assets
- Deferred income tax assets showed a steady decline from a high of $549 million in December 2019 to a low of $138 million in September 2023, before rebounding to $268 million in December 2023. Derivative assets, which were absent for much of the reporting period, emerged in late 2023 across both current and non-current categories.
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