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: 2016-09-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2016-06-11), 10-Q (reporting date: 2016-03-19), 10-K (reporting date: 2015-12-26), 10-Q (reporting date: 2015-09-05), 10-Q (reporting date: 2015-06-13), 10-Q (reporting date: 2015-03-21), 10-K (reporting date: 2014-12-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2014-09-06), 10-Q (reporting date: 2014-06-14), 10-Q (reporting date: 2014-03-22), 10-K (reporting date: 2013-12-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2013-09-07), 10-Q (reporting date: 2013-06-15), 10-Q (reporting date: 2013-03-23), 10-K (reporting date: 2012-12-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2012-09-08), 10-Q (reporting date: 2012-06-16), 10-Q (reporting date: 2012-03-24), 10-K (reporting date: 2011-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2011-09-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2011-06-11), 10-Q (reporting date: 2011-03-19).
The total asset base exhibited relative stability between 2011 and 2015, generally fluctuating between 8 billion and 9 billion US dollars, before experiencing a significant increase to 10.432 billion US dollars by September 3, 2016. This growth in the final period was primarily driven by a substantial surge in liquid assets.
- Liquidity and Current Asset Management
- Cash and cash equivalents displayed considerable volatility over the analyzed period. Starting at 1.529 billion US dollars in March 2011, balances trended downward to a minimum of 500 million US dollars in June 2013. Following this trough, cash levels stabilized between 500 million and 900 million US dollars until September 2016, where a sharp increase to 2.885 billion US dollars was recorded. Total current assets mirrored this pattern, ending the period at a peak of 4.003 billion US dollars.
- Fixed and Long-term Asset Trends
- Net property, plant, and equipment showed a steady upward trajectory from 3.852 billion US dollars in March 2011 to a peak of 4.498 billion US dollars in December 2014. Subsequently, a gradual decline occurred, with the value receding to 4.010 billion US dollars by September 2016. This suggests a period of capital expansion followed by a phase of asset depreciation or strategic divestment.
- Intangible Assets and Goodwill
- A notable shift occurred in March 2012, where goodwill rose from approximately 681 million US dollars to 962 million US dollars and intangible assets surged from 299 million US dollars to 811 million US dollars. Following these peaks, both metrics entered a general decline. Intangible assets, in particular, decreased steadily to 258 million US dollars by September 2016, likely reflecting scheduled amortization. Goodwill also contracted, ending the period at 635 million US dollars.
- Deferred Tax Assets and Other Noncurrent Items
- Noncurrent deferred income taxes demonstrated a consistent long-term growth trend, rising from 419 million US dollars in March 2011 to 900 million US dollars in September 2016. In contrast, investments in unconsolidated affiliates remained volatile and relatively small, fluctuating between a low of 29 million US dollars and a high of 167 million US dollars throughout the period.
Overall, the asset structure shifted from a focus on fixed asset growth between 2011 and 2014 toward a significantly more liquid position by the third quarter of 2016. The reduction in intangible assets combined with the increase in cash and deferred tax assets indicates a transition in the balance sheet composition over the five-year duration.
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