Common-Size Balance Sheet: Assets
Quarterly Data
Based on: 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).
The asset composition reveals a strategic shift from intangible-heavy assets toward tangible operational assets over the five-year period. A notable transition is observed where the relative weight of identifiable intangible assets and goodwill has decreased, while investments in property, plant, and equipment, as well as inventory levels, have expanded.
- Liquidity and Working Capital Trends
- Cash and cash equivalents experienced a significant surge starting in mid-2020, peaking at approximately 26.6% of total assets in September 2020 before gradually declining to 13.76% by March 2024. This suggests a period of aggressive liquidity accumulation followed by a reallocation of capital. Concurrently, inventories have shown a consistent upward trajectory, rising from 12.51% in March 2019 to 18.48% in March 2024, indicating an increase in the proportion of capital tied up in product stock.
- Fixed Asset Investment
- Property, plant, and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation, demonstrates a steady increase in its share of the balance sheet. This item rose from 15.46% in early 2019 to 22.66% by March 2024. This upward trend indicates a sustained commitment to expanding physical infrastructure and productive capacity.
- Intangible Asset Amortization and Dilution
- There is a pronounced decline in the relative proportion of identifiable intangible assets, which dropped from 18.28% in March 2019 to 9.03% in March 2024. This trend is characteristic of systematic amortization. Similarly, goodwill decreased from 23.17% to 19.23% over the same period; while less steep than the decline in identifiable intangibles, this suggests that the growth of tangible assets is diluting the relative weight of acquired premiums on the balance sheet.
- Current versus Noncurrent Asset Distribution
- The balance between current and noncurrent assets shifted dynamically. Current assets rose from roughly 40% in 2019 to a peak of over 50% in 2021, largely driven by the spike in cash reserves. However, by early 2024, current assets stabilized at 44.32%, while noncurrent assets settled at 55.68%, reflecting a more balanced distribution between short-term liquidity and long-term investment.
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