Common-Size Balance Sheet: Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity
Quarterly Data
Biogen Inc., common-size consolidated balance sheet: liabilities and stockholders’ equity (quarterly data)
Based on: 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), 10-K (reporting date: 2017-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-03-31).
The overall capital structure reflects a moderate fluctuation in the balance between total liabilities and total equity over the analyzed period. Total liabilities increased from approximately 45.90% in March 2017 to a peak of 56.91% in September 2020, before trending downward to 48.63% by September 2022. Conversely, total equity followed an inverse trajectory, declining from 54.10% in March 2017 to a low of 43.09% in September 2020, followed by a recovery to 51.37% by the end of the period.
- Long-Term Liability Dynamics
- Long-term liabilities exhibited a significant upward trend between 2017 and 2020, rising from 31.78% to a peak of 42.24% in June 2020. This growth was primarily driven by non-current notes payable, which reached a high of 30.46% in March 2021. However, a subsequent reduction is observed, with long-term liabilities receding to 32.84% by September 2022, suggesting a period of debt repayment or a shift in financing strategy.
- Current Liability Trends
- Current liabilities remained relatively stable, generally oscillating between 12% and 18% of total liabilities and equity. A notable peak occurred in June 2022, where current liabilities reached 20.01%. Accrued expenses and other current liabilities remained the most significant component of this category, consistently representing between 8.8% and 13.3% of the total balance sheet.
- Deferred Tax Liability Volatility
- A distinct pattern is observed in deferred tax liabilities, which rose sharply from below 1% in 2017 to a peak of 10.42% in March 2020. Following this peak, there was a steady and consistent decline, ending at 1.32% in September 2022. This suggests a significant reversal of temporary differences or changes in tax positioning over the five-year span.
- Equity Composition and Retained Earnings
- Retained earnings serve as the primary driver of total equity. These earnings decreased from 69.74% in March 2017 to 55.99% in September 2020, aligning with the overall dip in equity. A recovery followed, with retained earnings climbing back to 64.04% by September 2022. This indicates a strong capacity for internal capital generation in the latter half of the period.
- Treasury Stock and Capital Returns
- Treasury stock maintained a consistent negative impact on total equity, typically ranging between -10.8% and -14.1%. This persistent negative value indicates an ongoing corporate strategy of share repurchases, which effectively reduces the total equity percentage relative to total liabilities.
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