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Valero Energy Corp. (NYSE:VLO)

This company has been moved to the archive! The financial data has not been updated since October 30, 2024.

Common-Size Balance Sheet: Assets
Quarterly Data

Valero Energy Corp., common-size consolidated balance sheet: assets (quarterly data)

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Sep 30, 2024 Jun 30, 2024 Mar 31, 2024 Dec 31, 2023 Sep 30, 2023 Jun 30, 2023 Mar 31, 2023 Dec 31, 2022 Sep 30, 2022 Jun 30, 2022 Mar 31, 2022 Dec 31, 2021 Sep 30, 2021 Jun 30, 2021 Mar 31, 2021 Dec 31, 2020 Sep 30, 2020 Jun 30, 2020 Mar 31, 2020 Dec 31, 2019 Sep 30, 2019 Jun 30, 2019 Mar 31, 2019
Cash and cash equivalents 8.59 8.25 7.86 8.60 9.23 8.37 9.17 7.97 6.69 8.38 4.37 7.12 6.40 6.44 4.20 6.40 7.82 4.72 3.17 4.80 4.17 3.91 5.33
Receivables, net 18.34 20.66 19.42 19.86 19.89 17.95 16.10 19.55 19.52 22.44 21.65 17.93 15.77 16.47 16.81 11.80 10.83 8.46 11.29 16.53 15.60 17.40 15.91
Inventories 11.67 12.62 12.64 12.03 11.89 11.47 12.39 11.07 11.17 11.11 11.88 10.82 11.39 11.01 10.97 11.66 10.36 11.04 7.70 13.02 12.45 12.07 12.58
Prepaid expenses and other 1.11 1.09 1.11 1.09 1.06 1.27 1.12 0.98 0.87 0.67 0.70 0.69 0.80 1.02 0.82 0.74 0.81 1.77 1.85 0.87 1.03 0.86 1.65
Current assets 39.71% 42.62% 41.03% 41.58% 42.07% 39.06% 38.78% 39.57% 38.25% 42.60% 38.60% 36.56% 34.36% 34.93% 32.81% 30.60% 29.81% 25.99% 24.01% 35.22% 33.25% 34.24% 35.47%
Property, plant, and equipment, at cost 86.82 81.86 83.01 81.94 81.06 84.27 84.46 82.94 83.67 77.09 81.93 84.77 88.20 86.29 88.35 90.72 90.58 94.37 95.90 82.23 84.99 82.87 81.37
Accumulated depreciation -37.67 -35.06 -34.95 -34.03 -33.17 -33.88 -33.32 -32.14 -32.24 -29.29 -30.81 -31.48 -32.54 -31.36 -31.69 -32.02 -31.18 -31.94 -31.97 -27.90 -28.60 -27.54 -26.84
Property, plant, and equipment, net 49.16% 46.80% 48.06% 47.91% 47.89% 50.39% 51.15% 50.80% 51.42% 47.80% 51.12% 53.29% 55.66% 54.93% 56.66% 58.70% 59.40% 62.43% 63.93% 54.33% 56.39% 55.33% 54.53%
Deferred charges and other assets, net 11.14 10.58 10.91 10.51 10.04 10.55 10.07 9.63 10.32 9.61 10.29 10.15 9.99 10.14 10.53 10.70 10.79 11.58 12.06 10.45 10.36 10.43 10.00
Noncurrent assets 60.29% 57.38% 58.97% 58.42% 57.93% 60.94% 61.22% 60.43% 61.75% 57.40% 61.40% 63.44% 65.64% 65.07% 67.19% 69.40% 70.19% 74.01% 75.99% 64.78% 66.75% 65.76% 64.53%
Total assets 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%

Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-03-31), 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).


An analysis of the asset composition reveals a strategic shift in the balance sheet structure from 2019 through 2024. The most prominent trend is the gradual transition from a heavy reliance on noncurrent assets toward a higher proportion of current assets, indicating an increase in overall liquidity and a change in the operational weight of fixed assets.

Current Asset Trends
Current assets as a percentage of total assets exhibited significant volatility, reaching a low of 24.01% in March 2020 before trending upward to stabilize between 39% and 42% by 2024. This increase was primarily driven by growth in cash and cash equivalents, which rose from 5.33% in early 2019 to 8.59% by September 2024. Receivables also showed a general upward trajectory, peaking at 22.44% in June 2022 and remaining elevated relative to 2019 levels. Inventories remained relatively stable, generally fluctuating between 10% and 13%, despite a temporary contraction during the first quarter of 2020.
Noncurrent Asset and PP&E Dynamics
Noncurrent assets experienced a long-term decline in their share of the total balance sheet, moving from approximately 64.5% in 2019 to roughly 60.3% by late 2024. Net Property, Plant, and Equipment (PP&E) followed a similar downward trend, falling from 54.53% in March 2019 to 49.16% in September 2024. This decline is attributed to a steady increase in accumulated depreciation, which grew from -26.84% to -37.67% of total assets over the period, suggesting that the aging of existing infrastructure is outpacing new capital expenditures in relative terms.
Liquidity and Operational Shifts
The data indicates a notable structural shock in March 2020, where current assets plummeted and the relative weight of PP&E peaked at 63.93%. Following this period, there was a concerted recovery and expansion of liquid assets. The consistent increase in the proportion of cash and receivables suggests a more liquid financial position in 2024 compared to 2019. Deferred charges and other assets remained remarkably stable throughout the entire period, consistently representing between 9.6% and 12.1% of total assets.

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