Common-Size Balance Sheet: Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity
Quarterly Data
Diamondback Energy 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 capital structure exhibited a significant shift over the analyzed period, moving from a heavily equity-financed position toward increased leverage, peaking in early 2021 before beginning a trend of deleveraging. Total liabilities increased from 19.63% of total liabilities and equity in March 2017 to a peak of 47.03% in March 2021, before moderating to 38.94% by September 2022.
- Debt and Long-Term Obligations
- Long-term debt, excluding current maturities, was the primary driver of liability growth, rising from 15.48% in March 2017 to a peak of 33.94% in March 2021. Following this peak, a consistent downward trend occurred, reducing the long-term debt proportion to 22.43% by September 2022. Deferred income taxes also showed a marked increase, jumping from negligible levels in early 2017 to peak at 8.57% in September 2019, remaining a significant component of long-term liabilities throughout the remainder of the period.
- Equity Composition and Retained Earnings
- Total equity experienced a general decline from 80.37% in March 2017 to a low of 52.97% in March 2021, subsequently recovering to 61.06% by September 2022. A notable volatility is observed in retained earnings, which transitioned from a deficit of -6.01% in March 2017 to positive territory in 2018 and 2019. However, a sharp decline occurred during 2020, reaching a deficit peak of -21.93% in December 2020. This was followed by a steady recovery, returning to a positive balance of 0.82% by September 2022.
- Current Liabilities and Operational Obligations
- Current liabilities remained a relatively small portion of the total balance sheet, though they trended upward from 3.83% in March 2017 to a peak of 8.83% in June 2020. Within this category, revenues and royalties payable showed a steady increase, rising from 0.77% in March 2017 to 2.66% in September 2022. Accrued capital expenditures peaked in mid-2018 at 4.13% before stabilizing between 1.0% and 1.6% from 2020 onward.
- Capital Contributions
- Additional paid-in capital started as the dominant component of the balance sheet at 79.03% in March 2017. It declined steadily until early 2020, followed by a sharp increase to 71.83% in December 2020, suggesting a significant equity issuance event. This figure then gradually declined to 57.23% by September 2022 as the company's overall asset base and liability structure evolved.
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