Stock Analysis on Net

United Parcel Service Inc. (NYSE:UPS)

Balance Sheet: Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity
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.

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.

United Parcel Service Inc., consolidated balance sheet: liabilities and stockholders’ equity (quarterly data)

US$ in millions

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Dec 31, 2023 Sep 30, 2023 Jun 30, 2023 Mar 31, 2023 Dec 31, 2022 Sep 30, 2022 Jun 30, 2022 Mar 31, 2022 Dec 31, 2021 Sep 30, 2021 Jun 30, 2021 Mar 31, 2021 Dec 31, 2020 Sep 30, 2020 Jun 30, 2020 Mar 31, 2020 Dec 31, 2019 Sep 30, 2019 Jun 30, 2019 Mar 31, 2019
Current maturities of long-term debt, commercial paper and finance leases 3,348 2,243 1,412 2,332 2,341 2,581 2,579 2,141 2,131 1,268 1,564 1,811 2,623 2,382 3,749 4,405 3,420 2,161 2,952 2,789
Current maturities of operating leases 709 664 673 668 621 560 562 579 580 552 556 548 560 560 534 526 538 500 487 492
Accounts payable 6,340 5,972 6,085 6,302 7,512 6,731 7,168 7,036 7,523 6,445 6,563 6,305 6,455 5,609 5,271 4,779 5,555 4,218 4,291 3,907
Accrued wages and withholdings 3,224 3,341 2,962 3,012 4,049 3,643 3,376 3,418 3,819 3,805 3,737 3,701 3,569 3,140 2,922 2,606 2,552 2,483 2,743 2,913
Self-insurance reserves 1,320 1,065 1,101 1,069 1,069 1,081 1,079 1,025 1,048 1,093 1,110 1,103 1,085 1,128 1,080 980 914 756 790 783
Accrued group welfare and retirement plan contributions 1,479 1,306 1,200 1,196 1,076 1,006 945 922 1,038 957 884 934 927 857 794 790 793 705 735 665
Hedge margin liabilities 1,031 713
Liabilities to be disposed of 296 347
Other current liabilities 1,256 1,226 1,253 1,683 1,472 1,046 1,628 1,721 1,430 1,352 1,356 1,608 1,450 1,780 1,921 1,760 1,641 1,299 1,635 1,660
Current liabilities 17,676 15,817 14,686 16,262 18,140 17,679 17,337 16,842 17,569 15,472 15,770 16,306 17,016 15,456 16,271 15,846 15,413 12,835 13,633 13,209
Long-term debt and finance leases, excluding current maturities 18,916 18,882 19,351 19,856 17,321 17,769 17,997 19,740 19,784 20,838 21,027 21,916 22,031 23,336 23,199 24,196 21,818 21,740 20,427 20,377
Non-current operating leases 3,756 3,651 3,680 3,539 3,238 2,960 2,962 2,970 3,033 2,938 3,038 2,524 2,540 2,473 2,463 2,493 2,391 2,063 2,026 2,093
Pension and postretirement benefit obligations 6,159 4,670 4,635 4,602 4,807 6,747 8,343 8,203 8,047 7,672 7,675 9,594 15,817 9,630 10,554 10,477 10,601 6,443 7,524 8,270
Deferred income tax liabilities 3,772 4,601 4,421 4,345 4,302 3,761 3,577 3,356 3,125 2,775 2,584 1,997 488 2,145 1,918 1,787 1,632 1,886 1,947 1,758
Other non-current liabilities 3,264 3,480 3,537 3,532 3,513 3,640 3,563 3,568 3,578 3,987 3,953 3,816 3,847 3,760 3,276 2,783 2,719 2,741 2,807 2,869
Non-current liabilities 35,867 35,284 35,624 35,874 33,181 34,877 36,442 37,837 37,567 38,210 38,277 39,847 44,723 41,344 41,410 41,736 39,161 34,873 34,731 35,367
Total liabilities 53,543 51,101 50,310 52,136 51,321 52,556 53,779 54,679 55,136 53,682 54,047 56,153 61,739 56,800 57,681 57,582 54,574 47,708 48,364 48,576
Class A common stock 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Class B common stock 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
Additional paid-in capital 573 1,231 1,343 1,088 1,329 1,049 865 490 255 29 150 129 102 27
Retained earnings 21,055 20,699 21,584 21,510 21,326 20,177 18,958 17,433 16,179 13,973 12,531 10,748 6,896 11,115 10,032 9,137 9,105 10,037 9,109 8,249
Accumulated other comprehensive loss (3,758) (1,540) (1,574) (1,481) (1,549) (3,218) (3,251) (3,257) (3,278) (3,029) (3,064) (4,659) (7,113) (6,022) (5,933) (5,876) (5,997) (4,617) (4,815) (4,818)
Deferred compensation obligations 9 9 9 9 13 12 12 12 16 16 16 15 20 20 20 19 26 25 25 25
Treasury stock (9) (9) (9) (9) (13) (12) (12) (12) (16) (16) (16) (15) (20) (20) (20) (19) (26) (25) (25) (25)
Equity for controlling interests 17,306 19,168 20,019 20,038 19,786 16,968 16,289 15,416 14,253 12,041 10,805 7,147 657 5,592 4,363 3,299 3,267 5,558 4,405 3,467
Noncontrolling interests 8 12 18 15 17 20 21 18 16 16 17 12 12 14 13 14 16 16 18 18
Total shareowners’ equity 17,314 19,180 20,037 20,053 19,803 16,988 16,310 15,434 14,269 12,057 10,822 7,159 669 5,606 4,376 3,313 3,283 5,574 4,423 3,485
Total liabilities and shareowners’ equity 70,857 70,281 70,347 72,189 71,124 69,544 70,089 70,113 69,405 65,739 64,869 63,312 62,408 62,406 62,057 60,895 57,857 53,282 52,787 52,061

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-31).

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. United Parcel Service Inc. current liabilities increased from Q2 2023 to Q3 2023 and from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023.
Non-current liabilities Amount of obligation due after one year or beyond the normal operating cycle, if longer. United Parcel Service Inc. non-current liabilities decreased from Q2 2023 to Q3 2023 but then increased from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023 exceeding Q2 2023 level.
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. United Parcel Service Inc. total liabilities increased from Q2 2023 to Q3 2023 and from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023.
Equity for controlling interests 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. United Parcel Service Inc. equity for controlling interests decreased from Q2 2023 to Q3 2023 and from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023.