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.

Activision Blizzard Inc., consolidated balance sheet: liabilities and stockholders’ equity

US$ in millions

	Dec 31, 2022	Dec 31, 2021	Dec 31, 2020	Dec 31, 2019	Dec 31, 2018
Accounts payable	324)	285)	295)	292)	253)
Deferred revenues	2,088)	1,118)	1,689)	1,375)	1,493)
Accrued expenses and other liabilities	1,143)	1,008)	1,116)	1,248)	896)
Current liabilities	3,555)	2,411)	3,100)	2,915)	2,642)
Long-term debt, net	3,611)	3,608)	3,605)	2,675)	2,671)
Deferred income taxes, net	158)	506)	418)	505)	18)
Other liabilities	816)	932)	949)	945)	1,147)
Non-current liabilities	4,585)	5,046)	4,972)	4,125)	3,836)
Total liabilities	8,140)	7,457)	8,072)	7,040)	6,478)
Common stock, $0.000001 par value	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)
Additional paid-in capital	12,260)	11,715)	11,531)	11,174)	10,963)
Treasury stock, at cost	(5,563)	(5,563)	(5,563)	(5,563)	(5,563)
Retained earnings	13,171)	12,025)	9,691)	7,813)	6,558)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(625)	(578)	(622)	(619)	(601)
Shareholders’ equity	19,243)	17,599)	15,037)	12,805)	11,357)
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity	27,383)	25,056)	23,109)	19,845)	17,835)

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-12-31).

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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.	Activision Blizzard Inc. current liabilities decreased from 2020 to 2021 but then increased from 2021 to 2022 exceeding 2020 level.
Non-current liabilities	Amount of obligation due after one year or beyond the normal operating cycle, if longer.	Activision Blizzard Inc. non-current liabilities increased from 2020 to 2021 but then decreased significantly from 2021 to 2022.
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.	Activision Blizzard Inc. total liabilities decreased from 2020 to 2021 but then increased from 2021 to 2022 exceeding 2020 level.
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.	Activision Blizzard Inc. shareholders’ equity increased from 2020 to 2021 and from 2021 to 2022.

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Balance Sheet: Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity