Common-Size Balance Sheet: Assets
Quarterly Data
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-06-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2024-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-06-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-06-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-06-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-06-30).
The asset structure exhibits a significant transition from a dominance of non-current assets toward an increased weighting of current assets, followed by a sharp structural shift in late 2023. For the first several years of the period, the balance sheet was characterized by a high concentration of intangible assets and goodwill, which gradually declined as the company shifted toward a more liquid asset base.
- Liquidity and Current Asset Trends
- Current assets as a percentage of total assets showed a consistent upward trajectory, rising from 32.38% in June 2019 to a peak of 58.30% in September 2023. This growth was primarily driven by increases in accounts receivable and inventory. Accounts receivable grew steadily from 5.19% to 12.92% by June 2024, suggesting an expansion in sales volume or a shift in credit terms. Inventory also increased from approximately 11.70% to a high of 19.71% in September 2023, indicating higher stock levels relative to the total asset base to support growth.
- Cash and cash equivalents exhibited high volatility. After a period of decline reaching a low of 6.70% in December 2021, cash levels surged to a peak of 22.46% in September 2023 before dropping sharply to 9.05% by June 2024, suggesting a significant deployment of capital.
- Fixed and Non-Current Asset Evolution
- Property and equipment, net, demonstrated a continuous decline as a percentage of total assets, falling from 3.78% in June 2019 to 1.17% in June 2024. This indicates a business model that relies minimally on heavy physical infrastructure relative to its overall growth.
- Intangible assets and goodwill initially followed a downward trend. Goodwill decreased from 36.07% in June 2019 to a low of 22.98% in September 2023, while intangible assets fell from 21.87% to 9.91% over the same period. This suggests that as the company grew, the relative weight of these historical acquisition-related assets diminished.
- Structural Shift in Late 2023
- A primary inflection point occurred between September 2023 and December 2023. Non-current assets jumped from 41.70% to 58.95%, while current assets dropped from 58.30% to 41.05%. This shift is directly attributable to a sudden increase in intangible assets, which rose from 9.91% to 20.81%, and goodwill, which rose from 22.98% to 30.69% in a single quarter. Such a pattern is typical of a significant acquisition, where cash is deployed to acquire entities, resulting in the creation of new goodwill and intangible assets on the balance sheet.
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