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.

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., consolidated balance sheet: assets (quarterly data)

US$ in millions

	Dec 31, 2023	Sep 30, 2023	Jul 1, 2023	Apr 1, 2023	Dec 31, 2022	Oct 1, 2022	Jul 2, 2022	Apr 2, 2022	Dec 31, 2021	Oct 2, 2021	Jul 3, 2021	Apr 3, 2021	Dec 31, 2020	Sep 26, 2020	Jun 27, 2020	Mar 28, 2020	Dec 31, 2019	Sep 28, 2019	Jun 29, 2019	Mar 30, 2019
Cash and cash equivalents	8,077)	6,151)	3,133)	3,482)	8,524)	2,919)	1,888)	2,752)	4,477)	12,027)	7,023)	5,583)	10,325)	7,540)	5,818)	2,981)	2,399)	1,273)	2,288)	1,106)
Accounts receivable, less allowances	8,221)	8,370)	8,019)	7,922)	8,115)	7,671)	7,745)	7,889)	7,977)	5,557)	5,476)	5,554)	5,741)	5,186)	4,478)	4,508)	4,349)	4,384)	4,129)	4,155)
Inventories	5,088)	5,404)	5,655)	5,664)	5,634)	5,722)	5,668)	5,483)	5,051)	4,906)	4,625)	4,342)	4,029)	3,829)	3,648)	3,454)	3,370)	3,308)	3,209)	3,124)
Contract assets, net	1,443)	1,465)	1,467)	1,375)	1,312)	1,248)	1,147)	1,064)	968)	808)	804)	783)	731)	697)	686)	658)	603)	—)	—)	—)
Other current assets	1,760)	1,702)	1,721)	1,766)	1,644)	1,739)	1,652)	1,588)	1,640)	1,426)	1,332)	1,423)	1,131)	982)	1,145)	1,137)	1,172)	1,549)	1,597)	1,554)
Current assets	24,589)	23,092)	19,995)	20,209)	25,229)	19,299)	18,100)	18,776)	20,113)	24,724)	19,260)	17,685)	21,957)	18,234)	15,775)	12,738)	11,893)	10,514)	11,223)	9,939)
Property, plant and equipment, net	9,448)	9,167)	9,292)	9,354)	9,280)	8,628)	8,529)	8,448)	8,333)	7,049)	6,560)	6,133)	5,912)	5,180)	4,887)	4,736)	4,749)	4,420)	4,394)	4,192)
Acquisition-related intangible assets, net	16,670)	17,091)	17,437)	17,972)	17,442)	17,813)	18,578)	19,378)	20,113)	11,927)	12,390)	12,831)	12,685)	12,870)	13,170)	13,543)	14,014)	14,311)	14,863)	14,489)
Other assets	3,999)	4,124)	4,108)	3,983)	4,007)	4,308)	4,306)	4,424)	4,640)	2,991)	2,584)	2,459)	2,457)	1,995)	2,061)	2,057)	2,011)	1,860)	1,733)	1,740)
Goodwill	44,020)	43,583)	43,273)	43,140)	41,196)	40,488)	41,066)	41,721)	41,924)	26,909)	26,904)	26,823)	26,041)	25,782)	25,700)	25,614)	25,714)	25,624)	25,757)	25,236)
Long-term assets	74,137)	73,965)	74,110)	74,449)	71,925)	71,237)	72,479)	73,971)	75,010)	48,876)	48,438)	48,246)	47,095)	45,827)	45,818)	45,950)	46,488)	46,215)	46,747)	45,657)
Total assets	98,726)	97,057)	94,105)	94,658)	97,154)	90,536)	90,579)	92,747)	95,123)	73,600)	67,698)	65,931)	69,052)	64,061)	61,593)	58,688)	58,381)	56,729)	57,970)	55,596)

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Balance sheet item	Description	The company
Current assets	Sum of the carrying amounts as of the balance sheet date of all assets that are expected to be realized in cash, sold, or consumed within one year (or the normal operating cycle, if longer). Assets are probable future economic benefits obtained or controlled by an entity as a result of past transactions or events.	Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. current assets increased from Q2 2023 to Q3 2023 and from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023.
Property, plant and equipment, net	Amount after accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization of physical assets used in the normal conduct of business to produce goods and services and not intended for resale. Examples include, but are not limited to, land, buildings, machinery and equipment, office equipment, and furniture and fixtures.	Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. property, plant and equipment, net decreased from Q2 2023 to Q3 2023 but then increased from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023 exceeding Q2 2023 level.
Long-term assets	Sum of the carrying amounts as of the balance sheet date of all assets that are expected to be realized in cash, sold or consumed after one year or beyond the normal operating cycle, if longer.	Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. long-term assets decreased from Q2 2023 to Q3 2023 but then increased from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023 exceeding Q2 2023 level.
Total assets	Sum of the carrying amounts as of the balance sheet date of all assets that are recognized. Assets are probable future economic benefits obtained or controlled by an entity as a result of past transactions or events.	Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. total assets increased from Q2 2023 to Q3 2023 and from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023.

Current Assets: Selected Items

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Balance sheet item	Description	The company
Cash and cash equivalents	Amount of currency on hand as well as demand deposits with banks or financial institutions. Includes other kinds of accounts that have the general characteristics of demand deposits. Also includes short-term, highly liquid investments that are both readily convertible to known amounts of cash and so near their maturity that they present insignificant risk of changes in value because of changes in interest rates. Excludes cash and cash equivalents within disposal group and discontinued operation.	Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. cash and cash equivalents increased from Q2 2023 to Q3 2023 and from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023.
Accounts receivable, less allowances	Amount due from customers or clients, within one year of the balance sheet date (or the normal operating cycle, whichever is longer), for goods or services (including trade receivables) that have been delivered or sold in the normal course of business, reduced to the estimated net realizable fair value by an allowance established by the entity of the amount it deems uncertain of collection.	Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. accounts receivable, less allowances increased from Q2 2023 to Q3 2023 but then slightly decreased from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023.
Inventories	Amount after valuation and LIFO reserves of inventory expected to be sold, or consumed within one year or operating cycle, if longer.	Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. inventories decreased from Q2 2023 to Q3 2023 and from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023.

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (NYSE:TMO)

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