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- Statement of Comprehensive Income
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- Analysis of Profitability Ratios
- Analysis of Liquidity Ratios
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- Analysis of Geographic Areas
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- Operating Profit Margin since 2012
- Total Asset Turnover since 2012
- Price to Book Value (P/BV) since 2012
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Palo Alto Networks Inc., common-size consolidated balance sheet: assets (quarterly data)
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2026-01-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-10-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2025-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-04-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-01-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-10-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2024-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-04-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-01-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-10-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-04-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-01-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-10-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-04-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-01-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-10-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-04-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-01-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-10-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-04-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-01-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-10-31).
The composition of assets at the company has undergone notable shifts over the observed period, spanning from October 2019 to July 2025. Current assets initially represented a substantial portion of the total, fluctuating between approximately 45% and 56% before declining to a range of 30% to 34% in the later periods. Conversely, long-term assets have increased in relative importance, rising from around 44% to 47% in the earlier years to consistently exceed 65% towards the end of the observation window.
Within current assets, cash and cash equivalents demonstrated significant volatility. It began at 18.52% in October 2019, peaked at 32.63% in July 2020, and then generally trended downwards, reaching a low of 7.66% in April 2024 before a slight recovery. Short-term investments exhibited an inverse relationship, decreasing from 23.41% to a low of 5.22% before a minor increase. Accounts receivable also showed variability, with a notable increase to 17.48% in July 2022, followed by a decline to 5.56% in October 2024.
- Long-Term Asset Composition
- Goodwill constituted a significant and initially stable portion of long-term assets, hovering around 20-27% for much of the period. However, it experienced a substantial increase towards the end, reaching 27.75% in October 2025. Long-term investments also showed a marked increase, rising from approximately 6-10% to over 20% in several periods, peaking at 25.42% in July 2025. Intangible assets remained relatively stable, fluctuating between 2% and 6% of total assets. Deferred tax assets increased significantly towards the end of the period, reaching over 12% in January 2025.
Several line items appeared only after April 2021. Short-term financing receivables, net, remained relatively small, peaking at 5.91% in July 2022. Short-term deferred contract costs remained consistently around 2-3% of total assets. Long-term financing receivables, net, and long-term deferred contract costs followed similar patterns, increasing from negligible amounts to around 3-6% of total assets. These suggest a shift in the company’s financing and contract management strategies.
The proportion of property and equipment, net, and operating lease right-of-use assets remained relatively stable throughout the period, generally contributing between 2-5% each to the total asset base. Other assets showed a slight decreasing trend, falling from over 6% to around 1-2% of total assets.
Overall, the asset structure demonstrates a strategic shift from liquid, short-term assets towards longer-term investments and intangible assets, particularly goodwill. This suggests a potential focus on long-term growth and acquisitions, alongside a changing approach to financing and contract management.