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.
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- Cash Flow Statement
- Common-Size Balance Sheet: Assets
- Common-Size Balance Sheet: Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity
- Analysis of Long-term (Investment) Activity Ratios
- DuPont Analysis: Disaggregation of ROE, ROA, and Net Profit Margin
- Present Value of Free Cash Flow to Equity (FCFE)
- Selected Financial Data since 2005
- Net Profit Margin since 2005
- Price to Earnings (P/E) since 2005
- Analysis of Revenues
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Synopsys Inc., consolidated balance sheet: assets (quarterly data)
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Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2026-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2025-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-07-31), 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).
The company’s total assets exhibited a generally increasing trend over the observed period, though with significant fluctuations, particularly in the later years. From January 2020 through October 2021, asset growth was relatively consistent. However, a substantial increase is observed beginning in January 2024, accelerating through April 2025, and peaking in July 2025, followed by a dramatic decline through January 2026. This late-period volatility warrants further investigation.
- Cash, Cash Equivalents, and Short-Term Investments
- This component of current assets demonstrated considerable variability. Initially increasing from approximately $700 million in January 2020 to a peak of over $1.99 billion in July 2024, it experienced an extraordinary surge to nearly $14.12 billion in January 2025. This was followed by a substantial decrease to approximately $2.13 billion by January 2026. The fluctuations suggest active liquidity management or potentially significant, short-term investment activities. The large increase in January 2025 is particularly noteworthy.
- Accounts Receivable, Net
- Accounts receivable showed a more moderate pattern of change. It decreased from approximately $800 million in January 2020 to around $578 million in July 2021, then increased to over $1.03 billion by January 2022. Subsequent fluctuations occurred, peaking at $1.64 billion in January 2026. This suggests a correlation with sales activity and potentially changes in credit terms or collection efficiency.
- Inventories
- Inventory levels generally increased over the period, albeit with some quarterly variations. Starting at approximately $148 million in January 2020, inventories rose to around $393 million by January 2026. This increase could indicate growing sales or a build-up of stock in anticipation of future demand. The trend is relatively consistent, suggesting stable inventory management practices.
- Prepaid and Other Current Assets
- This category exhibited a consistent upward trend, increasing from approximately $304 million in January 2020 to over $1.2 billion by January 2026. This growth may reflect increased investments in operational expenses or other prepaid items. The steady increase suggests a deliberate strategy in managing these types of assets.
- Current Assets Held for Sale
- This item was largely absent until April 2024, when it reached over $1 billion, then decreased to $74 million by January 2026. The appearance of this line item suggests a potential divestiture or restructuring activity, with a significant impact on the asset base in the short term.
- Long-Term Assets
- Long-term assets, encompassing property and equipment, operating lease right-of-use assets, goodwill, intangible assets, deferred income taxes, and other long-term assets, constituted the majority of the company’s total assets. These assets demonstrated a generally increasing trend, mirroring the overall asset growth. Goodwill and intangible assets represent a substantial portion of these long-term holdings, and their values remained relatively stable until the significant overall asset changes in 2025. Property and equipment, and operating lease right-of-use assets showed moderate, consistent growth.
The substantial asset fluctuations observed in the period beginning January 2024, particularly the dramatic increase in cash and cash equivalents followed by a sharp decline, require further investigation to understand the underlying drivers and their implications for the company’s financial position and performance. The emergence of "Current assets held for sale" also suggests potential strategic shifts.