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.
Celgene Corp., consolidated balance sheet: liabilities and stockholders’ equity (quarterly data)
US$ in millions
Based on: 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), 10-K (reporting date: 2016-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2016-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2016-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2016-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2015-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2015-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2015-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2015-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2014-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2014-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2014-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2014-03-31).
The financial position is characterized by a substantial expansion of total liabilities and a volatile but ultimately upward trajectory in stockholders' equity between March 2014 and September 2019. Total liabilities grew from 8.22 billion USD to 29.28 billion USD, reflecting a significant increase in the company's leverage and long-term funding requirements over the observed period.
- Long-Term Debt and Non-Current Liabilities
- A primary driver of liability growth was the aggressive increase in long-term debt, which rose from 4.22 billion USD in March 2014 to a peak of approximately 20.27 billion USD in March 2018, before settling at 18.29 billion USD by September 2019. A notable step-increase occurred in September 2015, where long-term debt more than doubled from 6.26 billion USD in the preceding quarter to 14.30 billion USD. Non-current liabilities followed this trend, expanding from 5.80 billion USD to 24.27 billion USD over the total timeframe.
- Current Liability Trends
- Current liabilities exhibited a general upward trend, increasing from 2.43 billion USD in March 2014 to 5.01 billion USD by September 2019. This growth was largely underpinned by accrued expenses and other current liabilities, which climbed steadily from 1.36 billion USD to 2.96 billion USD. Short-term borrowings remained volatile, frequently fluctuating between 500 million USD and 1.5 billion USD, suggesting active short-term liquidity management.
- Stockholders' Equity and Share Repurchases
- Stockholders' equity experienced significant volatility, starting at 4.49 billion USD, dipping to a low of 3.43 billion USD in June 2018, and subsequently recovering to 12.09 billion USD by September 2019. This volatility is closely linked to an aggressive share repurchase program; common stock in treasury increased from 9.32 billion USD in March 2014 to 26.33 billion USD in September 2019. This massive outflow was partially offset by a strong and consistent growth in retained earnings, which rose from 4.75 billion USD to 22.37 billion USD.
- Tax Liability Shifts
- A significant shift in tax accounting is observable starting in late 2017. Income taxes payable surged from 84 million USD in March 2017 to a peak of 2.51 billion USD in March 2018. Additionally, deferred income tax liabilities emerged as a significant line item starting in December 2017, reaching 2.85 billion USD by September 2019, indicating changes in the company's tax obligations or accounting valuations.
Overall, the data indicates a strategy of high leverage and aggressive capital return to shareholders through buybacks, funded in part by substantial long-term debt issuance and strong internal earnings accumulation.
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