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.
Align Technology Inc., consolidated balance sheet: liabilities and stockholders’ equity (quarterly data)
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Based on: 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), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-03-31).
The financial position shows a substantial expansion in both total liabilities and stockholders' equity over the period from March 2018 to September 2023. Total liabilities and stockholders' equity grew from approximately 1.78 billion USD to 6.32 billion USD, reflecting significant scaling of the balance sheet.
- Current Liabilities and Operational Obligations
- Current liabilities exhibited a consistent upward trajectory, increasing from 517.9 million USD in March 2018 to 2.12 billion USD by September 2023. The primary driver of this increase is deferred revenues, which rose from 296 million USD to 1.41 billion USD over the same period. This suggests a strong growth in advance payments or contractual obligations. Accrued liabilities also saw a marked increase, rising from 180 million USD to over 614 million USD, while accounts payable showed more volatility, peaking in June 2021 at 225 million USD before stabilizing around 100 million USD by late 2023.
- Noncurrent Liabilities and Long-term Obligations
- Noncurrent liabilities increased from 137.3 million USD in March 2018 to 393.7 million USD in September 2023. This growth is attributed to the rise in other long-term liabilities and the introduction and expansion of long-term operating lease liabilities, which reached approximately 98.5 million USD by the end of the period. The growth in noncurrent liabilities has been more moderate compared to the surge in current operational liabilities.
- Stockholders' Equity and Capital Structure
- Total stockholders' equity grew from 1.13 billion USD in March 2018 to 3.80 billion USD in September 2023. A significant inflection point is observed in retained earnings, which jumped from 439.9 million USD in December 2019 to 1.96 billion USD in March 2020, subsequently climbing to 2.61 billion USD by September 2023. Additional paid-in capital also trended upward, ending the period at 1.19 billion USD. The accumulated other comprehensive income experienced fluctuations, moving from a positive 1.48 million USD in early 2018 to a negative peak of 40.7 million USD in September 2022, before recovering to 2.05 million USD by September 2023.
- Overall Solvency and Leverage Patterns
- The balance sheet remains characterized by a high proportion of equity relative to total liabilities. While total liabilities increased nearly fourfold, stockholders' equity grew at a similar pace, maintaining a stable capital structure. The predominance of deferred revenue within the liability section indicates that a large portion of the company's obligations are performance-based rather than debt-based, suggesting a low reliance on traditional external borrowing for growth.
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