Common-Size Balance Sheet: Assets
Quarterly Data
Based on: 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).
The asset structure of the organization is characterized by a heavy concentration in noncurrent assets, which consistently represent the vast majority of the total asset base. Over the analyzed period, noncurrent assets fluctuated between 83.05% and 93.59%, ending at 92.89% as of December 31, 2023. This indicates a capital-intensive operational model where the bulk of value is tied to long-term productive assets.
- Liquidity and Current Asset Trends
- Current assets exhibited significant volatility, peaking at 16.95% in early 2022 before declining to 7.11% by the end of 2023. A primary driver of this volatility was the cash and cash equivalents position, which reached a high of 10.45% in December 2021 but plummeted to 0.66% by December 2023. This suggests a strategic shift in cash utilization or a significant increase in capital expenditures during the latter part of the period. Accounts receivable remained relatively stable, generally oscillating between 3% and 6% of total assets.
- Oil and Gas Property Dynamics
- A substantial shift in the composition of oil and gas properties occurred in early 2021. Proved properties, which previously accounted for over 120% of total assets (gross), dropped to approximately 97.71% in March 2021, while unproved properties spiked from 3.06% to 20.42% during the same period. This pattern suggests a major acquisition of undeveloped acreage or a significant reclassification of assets. By December 31, 2023, proved properties had climbed back to 118.50%, while unproved properties settled at 15.80%.
- Depletion and Net Asset Value
- Accumulated depletion, depreciation, and amortization showed a notable correction in the first quarter of 2021, moving from -52.37% to -34.66%. This reduction in the contra-asset account, coinciding with the increase in unproved properties, further supports the conclusion that new, less-depleted assets were integrated into the balance sheet. Consequently, net oil and gas properties trended upward from 76.52% in March 2019 to 86.13% in December 2023.
- Fixed Asset Concentration
- The overall weight of net property and equipment increased over the long term, rising from 82.36% to 90.65%. This growth was primarily driven by the net increase in oil and gas properties, while other property and equipment, net, saw a general decline from 5.84% to 4.52%. Other noncurrent items, such as goodwill and operating lease right-of-use assets, remained marginal, with goodwill gradually decreasing from 1.44% to 0.66%.
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