Common-Size Balance Sheet: Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity
Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2018-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2017-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2016-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2015-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2014-12-31).
- Short-term Borrowings and Current Portion of Long-term Debt
 - The proportion of short-term borrowings and current portion of long-term debt relative to total liabilities and stockholders’ equity declined from 3.49% in 2014 to 1.41% in 2018, with intermittent missing data in 2015 and 2017. This suggests a reduction in reliance on short-term debt components over the period.
 - Accounts Payable
 - Accounts payable as a percentage of total liabilities and stockholders’ equity displayed minor fluctuations, decreasing from 1.14% in 2014 to 0.88% in 2016, then increasing modestly to 1.18% by 2018. This indicates relatively stable payables management with a slight upward trend towards the end of the period.
 - Rebates, Distributor Chargebacks, and Distributor Services
 - This category saw a consistent increase, rising from 1.34% in 2014 to 3.12% in 2018, nearly tripling over five years. This growth highlights an increasing impact of rebates and distributor-related charges on the company's liabilities.
 - Compensation
 - Compensation liabilities decreased steadily from 1.83% in 2014 to 1.10% in 2018, indicating a downward trend in accrued compensation-related obligations.
 - Clinical Trial Costs and Grants
 - The percentage increased initially from 1.09% in 2014, reaching a peak of 2.06% in 2017, but declined to 1.34% in 2018. This suggests a temporary intensification in clinical trial expenditures followed by a partial reduction.
 - Litigation-related Loss Contingency
 - Data is only reported for 2016, where it accounted for 0.71% of the total, indicating a specific legal contingency impact that year with no further information available.
 - Interest
 - Interest liabilities experienced a moderate increase from 0.34% in 2014 to 0.67% in 2018, reflecting slightly higher interest-related obligations relative to total financing.
 - Sales, Use, Value Added, and Other Taxes
 - These taxes decreased from 0.38% in 2014 to 0.19% in 2018, showing improved tax-related liability management or changes in tax obligations during the period.
 - Milestones Payable and Success Payment Liability
 - Milestones payable appeared in 2017 at 0.21%, and success payment liability appeared in 2018 at 0.20%, indicating emerging liabilities related to milestone and success-based agreements in the later years.
 - Short-term Contingent Consideration and Success Payments
 - This liability fluctuated, starting at 0.20% in 2014, peaking at 0.40% in 2015, and settling back to 0.17% in 2018. The inconsistency suggests variable contingent payment expectations.
 - Royalties, License Fees, and Collaboration Agreements
 - Reported only in 2017 and 2018, increasing from 0.17% to 0.32%. This reflects an increasing importance of these liabilities during the final two years.
 - Deferred Tax Liability
 - Notable deferred tax liabilities were recorded only in 2014 at 0.76%, with no reported values afterward, indicating a discontinuation or reclassification of this item.
 - Other Current Liabilities
 - Generally stable between 1.2% and 1.36%, with slight cyclical variations over the period.
 - Accrued Expenses and Other Current Liabilities
 - This category showed an increasing trend from 7.31% in 2014 to 8.42% in 2018, suggesting gradually rising accrued obligations over the period.
 - Income Taxes Payable (Current and Non-current)
 - Current income taxes payable increased notably from 0.07% in 2014 to a peak of 0.28% in 2017 before slightly decreasing to 0.22% in 2018. Non-current income taxes payable rose significantly in 2017 to 8.26% from 1.2% in 2015, before declining to 6.17% in 2018. This indicates volatility and increased tax liabilities, particularly in non-current categories.
 - Deferred Income Tax Liabilities
 - This liability decreased sharply from 3.20% in 2014 to 1.40% in 2015, was unreported in 2016, then surged to 7.76% by 2018, indicating fluctuations and eventual significant growth in deferred income tax obligations.
 - Other Non-current Tax Liabilities
 - Reported only in 2015 and 2016, these liabilities remained high at approximately 9% before disappearing from reported data, implying a shift or resolution in this area.
 - Contingent Consideration
 - There was a significant decline from 7.18% in 2014 to 0.29% in 2018, indicating that contingent consideration liabilities were considerably reduced over the years.
 - Deferred Compensation and Long-term Incentives
 - This liability remained relatively stable, ranging from 0.63% to 0.87%, without any clear trend.
 - Contingent Value Rights
 - The proportion steadily decreased from 0.79% in 2014 to 0.05% in 2018, suggesting diminishing obligations related to contingent value rights.
 - Derivative Contracts
 - Data was absent for the initial years; in 2017, derivative contracts accounted for 0.44%, dropping to 0.06% in 2018, indicating limited but declining exposure.
 - Other Non-current Liabilities
 - Displayed a substantial decrease from 9.12% in 2014 to 1.34% in 2018, indicating a significant reduction in this category of liabilities.
 - Long-term Debt, Net of Discount, Excluding Current Portion
 - This category consistently increased from 36.13% in 2014 to 55.72% in 2018, showing growing reliance on long-term debt financing.
 - Non-current Liabilities
 - Non-current liabilities increased significantly from 50.19% in 2014 to 71.20% in 2018, reflecting an overall growth in long-term obligations.
 - Total Liabilities
 - Total liabilities rose steadily from 62.37% in 2014 to 82.64% in 2018, indicating increasing leverage and debt accumulation relative to total capital.
 - Common Stock and Additional Paid-in Capital
 - The common stock share of total liabilities and equity remained negligible and stable around 0.03%-0.05%. Additional paid-in capital declined from 56.67% in 2014 to 42.22% in 2018, showing reductions in contributed capital relative to total liabilities and equity.
 - Treasury Stock
 - Common stock held in treasury increased negatively from -61.7% in 2014 to -74.23% in 2018, indicating growing treasury stock holdings that reduce overall equity.
 - Retained Earnings
 - Retained earnings increased from 37.33% in 2014 to 49.49% in 2018, reflecting an accumulation of earnings over time.
 - Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
 - This category decreased from 5.28% in 2014 to a negative value of -0.14% in 2018, indicating a decline and eventual loss in comprehensive income components.
 - Stockholders’ Equity
 - Stockholders’ equity as a percentage of total liabilities and equity declined considerably from 37.63% in 2014 to 17.36% in 2018, showing a reduced equity base relative to the overall capital structure.
 - Total Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity
 - Remained constant at 100% as expected, serving as the basis for percentage calculations of all other items.