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.
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-04-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2024-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-04-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-04-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-04-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-04-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-04-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-04-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-01-31).
The analyzed financial data reveals notable trends across various asset categories over the observed periods.
- Cash and Cash Equivalents
- The cash and cash equivalents balance exhibited significant growth overall, starting at approximately 592 million USD in early 2019 and reaching over 14 billion USD by early 2025. The increase was particularly sharp from early 2024 onwards, indicating substantial liquidity accumulation or cash inflows during that recent period.
- Short-term Investments
- Short-term investments appeared only from early 2021 onward, maintaining a relatively stable range between approximately 145 million USD and 157 million USD. Their consistent level suggests a steady position in liquid investment instruments complementing cash holdings.
- Combined Cash, Cash Equivalents, and Short-term Investments
- When combined, these liquid assets showed steady growth from early 2019 through 2023, followed by an extraordinary increase in 2024 and early 2025, driven mainly by the substantial rise in cash and equivalents. This pattern underscores an emphasis on liquidity and near-cash assets in recent periods.
- Accounts Receivable, Net
- Accounts receivable displayed fluctuations with no clear long-term directional trend. Initial levels around 762 million USD in early 2019 dropped sharply by mid-2019, then experienced periods of recovery and decline. The values ranged broadly between approximately 457 million USD and 1.03 billion USD, with peaks often aligning with fiscal quarters at the beginning of each year, suggesting seasonality or billing cycle effects.
- Inventories
- Inventory levels showed a general upward trajectory over the entire duration, increasing from roughly 138 million USD to over 415 million USD. Notable acceleration occurred from early 2021 through 2024, possibly indicating increased stockpiling or growth in operations requiring more raw materials or finished goods on hand.
- Prepaid and Other Current Assets
- Prepaid and other current assets steadily increased from approximately 305 million USD to over 1.2 billion USD, reflecting ongoing expansion in prepaid expenses or other short-term asset categories contributing to current asset growth.
- Current Assets Held for Sale
- Values for current assets held for sale appear only in the latest few quarters, ranging just over 1 billion USD. This reveals a recent decision to divest or dispose of specific asset groups categorized separately from operational assets.
- Total Current Assets
- Overall, current assets rose from about 1.8 billion USD in early 2019 to nearly 17 billion USD by early 2025, with a marked increase coinciding with the surge in cash equivalents and current assets held for sale in the latest quarters.
- Property and Equipment, Net
- Property and equipment balances grew moderately, from roughly 318 million USD to approximately 572 million USD, experiencing gradual increases but relatively stable values in recent years. This suggests measured capital investment in fixed assets.
- Operating Lease Right-of-Use Assets
- These assets were first reported from early 2020 and remained within a range from about 460 million USD to 586 million USD, indicating consistent lease obligations associated with property or equipment usage.
- Goodwill
- Goodwill showed an upward trend from around 3.15 billion USD to over 4 billion USD by early 2023, followed by a decrease to approximately 3.43 billion USD in mid-2024 with a slight recovery thereafter. This fluctuation may reflect acquisition activity followed by impairment or revaluation adjustments.
- Intangible Assets, Net
- The intangible assets balance declined over the analyzed timeframe from approximately 332 million USD down to around 173 million USD, with some episodic increases but an overall downward trajectory, potentially reflecting amortization or impairment of intangible assets.
- Deferred Income Taxes
- Deferred income taxes increased steadily from roughly 338 million USD in early 2019 to over 1.5 billion USD by early 2025, indicating rising temporary differences or increased tax liabilities deferred over time.
- Other Long-Term Assets
- These assets mostly remained stable, fluctuating around the 400 to 600 million USD range, showing no significant growth trend, which suggests limited changes in other investments or non-current receivables.
- Total Long-Term Assets
- The total long-term assets increased from approximately 4.55 billion USD in early 2019 to nearly 6.9 billion USD in early 2025, driven by rises in goodwill, deferred taxes, and property-related assets but moderated by reductions in intangible assets.
- Total Assets
- Total assets experienced steady growth from around 6.34 billion USD to over 23.75 billion USD throughout the period. The strongest acceleration is observed in the final two years, particularly due to surges in current assets, reflecting enhanced liquidity, and recently recorded assets held for sale.