Common-Size Balance Sheet: Assets
Quarterly Data
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2016-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2016-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2016-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2016-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2015-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2015-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2015-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2015-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2014-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2014-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2014-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2014-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2013-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2013-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2013-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2013-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2012-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2012-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2012-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2012-03-31).
The asset structure of the organization underwent a profound transformation between March 2012 and March 2017, characterized by a significant shift from liquid and tangible assets toward long-term intangible assets. A pivotal structural realignment occurred in the second quarter of 2015, fundamentally altering the composition of the balance sheet.
- Liquidity and Current Asset Trends
- Current assets exhibited a long-term downward trajectory, decreasing from 28.39% of total assets in March 2012 to 9.82% by March 2017. This decline is primarily driven by a reduction in cash and cash equivalents, which fluctuated between 6% and 16% for the first three years before trending lower, reaching a minimum of 3.66% in June 2016. Inventories also saw a sharp contraction, dropping from an average of approximately 6-8% prior to March 2015 to a stable range of 2.9% to 3.2% in the subsequent two years.
- Intangible Asset Realignment
- The most significant change is observed in the composition of noncurrent assets. Trademarks and other intangible assets remained relatively stable at approximately 15% of total assets until March 2015, at which point they surged to 51.87% and eventually peaked at 57.63% in December 2016. This increase coincided with a substantial decrease in goodwill, which fell from a range of 48% to 52% in the early period to approximately 30% following the June 2015 shift. This pattern suggests a reallocation of asset valuation or a major corporate event that shifted the weight of intangible value from unidentifiable goodwill to specific identifiable trademarks.
- Fixed and Other Noncurrent Assets
- Property, plant, and equipment (PP&E) experienced a marked decrease in relative weight, falling from an average of 6-8% of total assets before March 2015 to approximately 2.3-2.6% thereafter. Similarly, deferred income taxes, net, saw a reduction from a peak of 6.10% in June 2012 to below 2% by 2016. These trends indicate that tangible fixed assets became a much smaller component of the total asset base as the company's valuation became increasingly dominated by intangible assets.
- Overall Asset Composition Shift
- The proportion of noncurrent assets rose from 71.61% in March 2012 to 90.18% by March 2017. The overall trend reveals a transition toward an asset-light operational model in terms of physical infrastructure and liquidity, with the balance sheet becoming heavily concentrated in intellectual property and trademarks.
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