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.
Assets: Selected Items
Current Assets: Selected Items
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2016-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2016-06-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2016-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2015-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2015-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2015-06-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2015-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2014-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2014-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2014-06-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2014-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2013-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2013-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2013-06-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2013-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2012-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2012-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2012-06-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2012-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2011-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2011-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2011-06-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2011-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2010-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2010-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2010-06-30).
Total assets exhibited a sustained upward trajectory over the analyzed period, increasing from 27,399 million US dollars in June 2010 to 58,315 million US dollars by September 2016. A significant structural shift occurred between December 31, 2013, and March 31, 2014, where total assets grew abruptly from 36,479 million US dollars to 51,759 million US dollars, indicating a major expansion of the balance sheet during that quarter.
- Current Asset Trends
- Current assets rose from 20,791 million US dollars in June 2010 to 41,338 million US dollars in September 2016. This growth was primarily driven by a steady increase in receivables and inventories. Receivables, net, grew from 7,832 million US dollars to 18,308 million US dollars, with a notable step-up in March 2014. Inventories, net, followed a similar pattern, increasing from 9,429 million US dollars to 15,273 million US dollars. Cash and cash equivalents remained volatile, peaking at 5,635 million US dollars in June 2015 before stabilizing around 5,464 million US dollars by the end of the period.
- Noncurrent Asset Expansion
- Noncurrent assets experienced substantial growth, rising from 6,608 million US dollars in June 2010 to 16,977 million US dollars in September 2016. The most pronounced increase occurred in March 2014, when noncurrent assets jumped from 11,245 million US dollars to 19,186 million US dollars. This surge was largely attributable to a sharp increase in goodwill, which rose from 6,300 million US dollars to 9,927 million US dollars in that single quarter, and a spike in intangible assets, net, which grew from 2,066 million US dollars to 5,022 million US dollars.
- Fixed Assets and Other Noncurrent Items
- Property, plant and equipment, net, showed a gradual increase from 864 million US dollars in June 2010 to 2,300 million US dollars in September 2016, with a significant increase coinciding with the March 2014 expansion. Other noncurrent assets remained relatively stable for several years before increasing from approximately 1,520 million US dollars in late 2013 to peak at 3,041 million US dollars in March 2016.
- Asset Composition Analysis
- The balance sheet composition shifted toward a higher concentration of intangible assets and goodwill following the first quarter of 2014. While current assets continued to dominate the total asset base, the proportional increase in goodwill and intangible assets suggests a transition toward an asset base more heavily influenced by acquisitions or strategic investments rather than solely organic growth of liquid assets.
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