Balance Sheet: Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity

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.

Liabilities represents obligations of a company arising from past events, the settlement of which is expected to result in an outflow of economic benefits from the entity.

Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc., consolidated balance sheet: liabilities and stockholders’ equity

US$ in millions

	Aug 31, 2019	Aug 31, 2018	Aug 31, 2017	Aug 31, 2016	Aug 31, 2015	Aug 31, 2014
Short-term debt	5,738)	1,966)	251)	323)	1,068)	774)
Trade accounts payable	14,341)	13,566)	12,494)	11,000)	10,088)	4,315)
Accrued expenses and other liabilities	5,474)	5,862)	5,473)	5,484)	5,225)	3,701)
Income taxes	216)	273)	329)	206)	176)	105)
Current liabilities	25,769)	21,667)	18,547)	17,013)	16,557)	8,895)
Long-term debt	11,098)	12,431)	12,684)	18,705)	13,315)	3,736)
Deferred income taxes	1,785)	1,815)	2,281)	2,644)	3,538)	1,048)
Other non-current liabilities	4,795)	5,522)	4,223)	4,045)	4,072)	2,942)
Non-current liabilities	17,678)	19,768)	19,188)	25,394)	20,925)	7,726)
Total liabilities	43,447)	41,435)	37,735)	42,407)	37,482)	16,621)
Preferred stock $.01 par value; none issued	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)
Common stock $.01 par value	12)	12)	12)	12)	12)	80)
Paid-in capital	10,639)	10,493)	10,339)	10,111)	9,953)	1,172)
Employee stock loan receivable	—)	—)	—)	(1)	(2)	(5)
Retained earnings	35,815)	33,551)	30,137)	27,684)	25,089)	22,229)
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	(3,897)	(3,002)	(3,051)	(2,992)	(214)	178)
Treasury stock, at cost	(19,057)	(15,047)	(9,971)	(4,934)	(3,977)	(3,197)
Total Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. shareholders’ equity	23,512)	26,007)	27,466)	29,880)	30,861)	20,457)
Noncontrolling interests	640)	682)	808)	401)	439)	104)
Total equity	24,152)	26,689)	28,274)	30,281)	31,300)	20,561)
Total liabilities and equity	67,599)	68,124)	66,009)	72,688)	68,782)	37,182)

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2019-08-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-08-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2017-08-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2016-08-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2015-08-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2014-08-31).

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Balance sheet item	Description	The company
Current liabilities	Total obligations incurred as part of normal operations that are expected to be paid during the following twelve months or within one business cycle, if longer.	Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc. current liabilities increased from 2017 to 2018 and from 2018 to 2019.
Non-current liabilities	Amount of obligation due after one year or beyond the normal operating cycle, if longer.	Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc. non-current liabilities increased from 2017 to 2018 but then decreased significantly from 2018 to 2019.
Total liabilities	Sum of the carrying amounts as of the balance sheet date of all liabilities that are recognized. Liabilities are probable future sacrifices of economic benefits arising from present obligations of an entity to transfer assets or provide services to other entities in the future.	Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc. total liabilities increased from 2017 to 2018 and from 2018 to 2019.
Total Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. shareholders’ equity	Total of all stockholders’ equity (deficit) items, net of receivables from officers, directors, owners, and affiliates of the entity which are attributable to the parent. The amount of the economic entity stockholders’ equity attributable to the parent excludes the amount of stockholders’ equity which is allocable to that ownership interest in subsidiary equity which is not attributable to the parent (noncontrolling interest, minority interest). This excludes temporary equity and is sometimes called permanent equity.	Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc. total Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. shareholders’ equity decreased from 2017 to 2018 and from 2018 to 2019.

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Balance Sheet: Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity