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: 2023-06-30), 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), 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 16,432 million USD in March 2018 to a peak of 24,527 million USD in June 2022, before settling at 24,038 million USD by June 2023. This growth was primarily driven by a substantial expansion in noncurrent assets, particularly within the property, plant, and equipment category.
- Fixed Asset Expansion
- Gross property, plant, and equipment increased steadily from 15,838 million USD in March 2018 to 25,601 million USD in June 2023. While accumulated depreciation and amortization rose proportionally from 2,960 million USD to 5,372 million USD, net property, plant, and equipment grew significantly from 12,878 million USD to 20,229 million USD. This trend indicates a sustained period of capital investment and infrastructure growth.
- Current Asset Volatility
- Current assets demonstrated significant fluctuation, rising from 1,291 million USD in March 2018 to a peak of 3,026 million USD in June 2022. A primary driver of this movement was accounts receivable, which increased from 844 million USD in early 2018 to a peak of 1,779 million USD in June 2022, before contracting to 1,023 million USD by June 2023. Cash and cash equivalents remained highly unstable, peaking at 946 million USD in June 2020 and dropping as low as 15 million USD in March 2022, suggesting active treasury management or timing-related capital expenditures.
- Inventory and Storage Patterns
- Inventory levels, specifically NGLs and natural gas in storage, displayed cyclical patterns. Total inventory grew from 284 million USD in March 2018 to a high of 776 million USD in September 2021. By June 2023, inventory levels decreased to 460 million USD, reflecting the typical volatility associated with commodity storage and market demand.
- Intangible and Other Asset Trends
- Goodwill and net intangible assets followed a gradual downward trend, declining from 990 million USD in March 2018 to 748 million USD in June 2023. Investments in unconsolidated affiliates remained relatively stable, fluctuating around the 800 million USD mark for most of the period, with a final increase to 885 million USD by June 2023.
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