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Cintas Corp. (NASDAQ:CTAS)

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Balance Sheet: Assets
Quarterly Data

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Assets: Selected Items

Current Assets: Selected Items

Cintas Corp., consolidated balance sheet: assets (quarterly data)

US$ in thousands

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Nov 30, 2024 Aug 31, 2024 May 31, 2024 Feb 29, 2024 Nov 30, 2023 Aug 31, 2023 May 31, 2023 Feb 28, 2023 Nov 30, 2022 Aug 31, 2022 May 31, 2022 Feb 28, 2022 Nov 30, 2021 Aug 31, 2021 May 31, 2021 Feb 28, 2021 Nov 30, 2020 Aug 31, 2020 May 31, 2020 Feb 29, 2020 Nov 30, 2019 Aug 31, 2019 May 31, 2019 Feb 28, 2019 Nov 30, 2018 Aug 31, 2018
Cash and cash equivalents 122,395 101,373 342,015 128,483 85,556 88,126 124,149 88,563 89,799 74,558 90,471 84,136 113,170 79,749 493,640 553,611 703,175 421,542 145,402 234,441 226,535 102,131 96,645 80,859 88,479 118,356
Accounts receivable, net 1,370,493 1,293,791 1,244,182 1,262,077 1,273,974 1,197,342 1,152,993 1,133,096 1,135,833 1,082,783 1,006,220 1,004,632 975,442 927,360 901,710 929,492 910,266 866,414 870,369 942,853 949,122 917,535 910,120 878,037 904,062 838,192
Inventories, net 394,605 399,078 410,201 451,215 474,840 498,354 506,604 531,270 514,839 473,888 472,150 486,750 464,864 463,692 481,797 533,211 534,128 488,165 408,898 352,924 348,304 336,290 334,589 339,805 321,874 303,770
Uniforms and other rental items in service 1,094,039 1,061,065 1,040,144 1,025,597 1,035,717 1,021,515 1,011,918 999,029 986,505 953,717 916,706 881,734 876,065 846,656 810,104 777,364 772,937 756,364 770,411 818,486 817,859 796,187 784,133 773,534 758,246 724,708
Income taxes, current 10,920 — — — — — — 2,990 13,657 — 21,708 66,047 89,135 11,249 22,282 57,929 56,802 — — 23,485 24,878 — 7,475 42,552 36,595 6,878
Prepaid expenses and other current assets 177,939 188,085 148,665 163,624 166,652 182,191 142,795 155,208 152,537 162,844 124,728 163,442 136,798 148,960 133,776 126,949 125,465 133,692 114,619 125,517 123,589 137,675 103,318 108,969 106,614 112,474
Current assets 3,170,391 3,043,392 3,185,207 3,030,996 3,036,739 2,987,528 2,938,459 2,910,156 2,893,170 2,747,790 2,631,983 2,686,741 2,655,474 2,477,666 2,843,309 2,978,556 3,102,773 2,666,177 2,309,699 2,497,706 2,490,287 2,289,818 2,236,280 2,223,756 2,215,870 2,104,378
Property and equipment, net 1,590,688 1,554,640 1,534,168 1,505,810 1,463,826 1,439,266 1,396,476 1,358,181 1,340,658 1,329,131 1,323,673 1,312,176 1,299,375 1,301,233 1,318,438 1,329,930 1,344,333 1,378,385 1,403,065 1,434,866 1,425,584 1,422,351 1,430,685 1,424,063 1,410,530 1,394,634
Investments 340,134 325,651 302,212 294,261 270,006 266,930 247,191 241,796 243,574 239,335 242,873 259,930 289,123 295,268 274,616 264,581 252,454 240,431 214,847 212,798 218,873 208,987 192,346 191,818 183,548 180,262
Goodwill 3,323,043 3,223,528 3,212,424 3,212,432 3,120,506 3,104,955 3,056,201 3,043,578 3,037,506 3,037,278 3,042,976 3,032,738 2,931,307 2,924,993 2,913,069 2,895,251 2,889,754 2,886,048 2,870,020 2,873,996 2,852,801 2,849,613 2,842,441 2,847,783 2,845,244 2,850,082
Service contracts, net 323,504 311,199 321,902 335,863 329,511 340,266 346,574 357,146 367,612 379,379 391,638 402,366 391,609 403,982 408,445 418,318 430,923 441,641 451,529 464,852 469,933 482,977 494,595 508,402 521,505 535,865
Operating lease right-of-use assets, net 184,159 190,965 187,953 186,514 179,154 181,677 178,464 178,524 176,276 174,697 170,003 167,995 155,677 159,289 168,532 156,850 154,022 159,120 159,967 165,169 169,233 163,089 — — — —
Other assets, net 434,610 419,332 424,951 412,999 414,127 399,059 382,991 376,620 368,211 353,416 344,110 306,654 294,845 295,319 310,414 304,011 280,494 271,579 260,758 252,593 260,626 245,065 240,315 237,851 228,386 221,983
Noncurrent assets 6,196,138 6,025,315 5,983,610 5,947,879 5,777,130 5,732,153 5,607,897 5,555,845 5,533,837 5,513,236 5,515,273 5,481,859 5,361,936 5,380,084 5,393,514 5,368,941 5,351,980 5,377,204 5,360,186 5,404,274 5,397,050 5,372,082 5,200,382 5,209,917 5,189,213 5,182,826
Total assets 9,366,529 9,068,707 9,168,817 8,978,875 8,813,869 8,719,681 8,546,356 8,466,001 8,427,007 8,261,026 8,147,256 8,168,600 8,017,410 7,857,750 8,236,823 8,347,497 8,454,753 8,043,381 7,669,885 7,901,980 7,887,337 7,661,900 7,436,662 7,433,673 7,405,083 7,287,204

Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-11-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-08-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2024-05-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-02-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-11-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-08-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-05-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-02-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-11-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-08-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-05-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-02-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-11-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-08-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-05-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-02-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-11-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-08-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-05-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-02-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-11-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-08-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-05-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-02-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-11-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-08-31).


Total assets demonstrate a consistent long-term growth trajectory, increasing from 7.28 billion US dollars in August 2018 to 9.36 billion US dollars by November 2024. This expansion is driven by both a steady rise in current assets and a gradual increase in noncurrent asset holdings, reflecting an overall enlargement of the company's balance sheet over the six-year period.

Working Capital and Liquidity Trends
Accounts receivable, net, show a persistent upward trend, rising from 838 million US dollars in August 2018 to 1.37 billion US dollars in November 2024. This suggests an expansion in credit sales or a growing customer base. In contrast, cash and cash equivalents exhibit significant volatility; a notable peak occurred in November 2020 at 703 million US dollars, followed by a sharp contraction in August 2021 to 79 million US dollars, before stabilizing between 80 million and 340 million US dollars in recent periods.
Inventories, net, experienced a period of growth peaking at 534 million US dollars in November 2020, followed by a sustained decline to 394 million US dollars by November 2024. This pattern suggests a strategic optimization of inventory levels or a shift in supply chain efficiency following the disruptions of 2020.
Operating and Fixed Asset Analysis
Uniforms and other rental items in service, a core operating asset, have grown steadily from 724 million US dollars in August 2018 to 1.09 billion US dollars in November 2024. This continuous increase indicates an expansion of the rental fleet to support increased service capacity.
Property and equipment, net, remained relatively stable between 2018 and 2021, fluctuating around 1.3 to 1.4 billion US dollars, before entering a growth phase that led to a high of 1.59 billion US dollars in November 2024.
Intangible Assets and Long-Term Investments
Goodwill has increased gradually from 2.85 billion US dollars in 2018 to 3.32 billion US dollars in November 2024, pointing to a strategy of growth through acquisitions. Similarly, investments have trended upward from 180 million US dollars to 340 million US dollars over the analyzed timeframe.
Service contracts, net, exhibit a clear and consistent downward trend, decreasing from 535 million US dollars in August 2018 to 323 million US dollars in November 2024. This decline likely reflects the systematic amortization of existing contracts over time.

The overall asset composition reveals a shift toward increased operational capacity and higher receivables, while the reduction in service contract assets and the normalization of inventory levels suggest a transition toward a more streamlined operating model as the company scales.

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