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: 2018-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2017-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-06-30), 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).
The overall asset structure exhibits a period of relative stability with notable shifts in the composition of both current and noncurrent assets between March 2013 and March 2018. Total assets fluctuated within a range of approximately 62 billion to 69 billion US dollars, ending the period at 68.997 billion US dollars.
- Current Asset Dynamics
- Current assets demonstrate a general upward trend, growing from 12.624 billion US dollars in March 2013 to 15.138 billion US dollars by March 2018. This growth is primarily driven by a consistent increase in receivables, which rose from 7.095 billion US dollars to 10.279 billion US dollars over the analyzed period. In contrast, cash and equivalents showed significant volatility, peaking at 4.480 billion US dollars in June 2014 before declining and stabilizing between 1.4 billion and 2.6 billion US dollars in subsequent years.
- Noncurrent Asset Evolution
- A strategic shift is observable in the noncurrent asset portfolio. Noncurrent inventories and theatrical film and television production costs showed a steady increase, rising from 6.252 billion US dollars in March 2013 to 8.481 billion US dollars in March 2018. Simultaneously, there was a marked decline in property, plant, and equipment, net, which decreased from 3.769 billion US dollars to 2.753 billion US dollars. Investments in available-for-sale securities also trended upward, doubling from 1.920 billion US dollars to 3.980 billion US dollars over the five-year span.
- Intangible Assets and Goodwill
- Intangible assets subject to amortization experienced a continuous decline, falling from 2.033 billion US dollars in March 2013 to 543 million US dollars in March 2018, suggesting a steady amortization process without significant new additions. Intangible assets not subject to amortization remained nearly constant at approximately 7 billion US dollars. A significant adjustment occurred in goodwill during the second quarter of 2014, where values dropped from 30.568 billion US dollars to 27.599 billion US dollars, remaining relatively stable at that lower level thereafter.
The asset profile indicates a transition toward a more content-heavy and investment-oriented balance sheet, characterized by increasing production costs and financial securities, while reducing reliance on physical infrastructure and amortizable intangible assets.
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