Common-Size Balance Sheet: Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity
Quarterly Data
CoStar Group Inc., common-size consolidated balance sheet: liabilities and stockholders’ equity (quarterly data)
Based on: 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).
A significant shift in the capital structure occurred in early 2020, characterized by a transition from a predominantly equity-funded balance sheet to one incorporating substantial long-term debt. This pivot fundamentally altered the composition of liabilities and stockholders' equity for the remainder of the analyzed period.
- Capitalization and Leverage Trends
- Total liabilities remained relatively low, ranging between 8.7% and 11.8% of the total balance sheet from March 2018 through December 2019. A sharp increase to 26.08% was recorded in March 2020, primarily driven by the introduction of long-term debt, which rose from 0% to 15.90%. Following this peak, a consistent deleveraging trend is observed, with long-term debt gradually declining to 11.39% by June 2023.
- Equity Position
- Stockholders' equity, which constituted over 90% of the total balance sheet for much of 2018, experienced a corresponding decline during the 2020 leverage event, dropping to a low of 73.92% in March 2020. Since that period, the equity position has steadily recovered and stabilized, trending upward to reach 81.70% by June 2023.
- Short-term Obligation Analysis
- Current liabilities have remained stable as a percentage of the total balance sheet, generally fluctuating between 3.6% and 5.6%. Within this category, deferred revenue exhibits low volatility, maintaining a range between 1.1% and 1.8%, which suggests a consistent relationship between advance payments and total assets. Accounts payable and accrued expenses show minimal relative impact, though accounts payable saw a notable marginal increase to 0.71% in June 2023.
- Lease and Long-term Liability Dynamics
- Following a reporting transition in 2019, lease liabilities became a prominent component of the long-term structure. These obligations peaked at 3.59% in March 2019 and have since followed a downward trajectory, decreasing to 0.83% by June 2023. This indicates a systematic reduction in the relative weight of lease obligations over the five-year period.
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