Common-Size Balance Sheet: Assets
Quarterly Data
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).
The asset composition of the balance sheet reflects significant shifts in liquidity and capital allocation between March 2018 and June 2023. The overall structure shows a transition from a higher concentration of current assets toward a more diversified noncurrent asset base, punctuated by a sharp liquidity increase during the 2020 period and a structural change in the asset profile starting in 2021.
- Liquidity and Working Capital
- Cash and cash equivalents exhibited substantial volatility, starting at 13.68% in early 2018, declining to a low of 4.36% by September 2019, and peaking at 18.33% in June 2020. This peak suggests a strategic move to bolster liquidity during the global economic instability of 2020. Subsequent quarters show a stabilization of cash holdings between 14% and 18%.
- Inventories experienced a notable contraction, moving from a range of 18% to 19% in 2018 and early 2019 down to approximately 11% to 13% between 2020 and 2021. By June 2023, inventories stabilized at 12.51%, indicating a leaner approach to inventory management compared to the 2018 baseline.
- Total current assets showed a general downward trend from an initial 48.17% in March 2018 to a low of 28.93% in March 2021, before recovering to 38.58% by June 2023.
- Fixed Asset Management
- Property, plant and equipment, net, remained a primary component of the asset base, generally fluctuating between 37% and 51%. A period of relative decline occurred between March 2021 (51.49%) and June 2022 (37.48%), followed by a steady increase back to 46.46% by June 2023. This pattern suggests a cycle of depreciation followed by renewed capital investment.
- Accumulated depreciation and depletion as a percentage of total assets decreased significantly from over 109% in 2018 to 64.15% in June 2023, which corresponds with the changes in the gross value of fixed assets and the net book value trends.
- Intangibles and Long-term Assets
- A structural shift is observed in the first quarter of 2021 with the introduction of goodwill, which rose from 0.03% in March 2021 to 6.19% in June 2021, eventually settling around 4.53% by June 2023. This indicates an acquisition or a significant business combination during that period.
- Investments and long-term receivables saw a spike to 12.63% in December 2019 before reverting to a lower range of 3.5% to 4.3% from 2021 through 2023, suggesting a temporary reallocation of funds or a specific long-term financial arrangement that was subsequently resolved.
- Overall Asset Distribution
- The balance between current and noncurrent assets shifted over the analyzed period. Noncurrent assets grew from 51.83% in March 2018 to a peak of 71.07% in March 2021. By June 2023, the distribution settled at 61.42% for noncurrent assets and 38.58% for current assets, reflecting a more permanent increase in the proportion of long-term investments and fixed assets relative to the 2018 starting position.
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