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).
- Current liabilities
- Current liabilities as a percentage of total liabilities and equity show fluctuations over the analyzed periods. Starting from 3.83% in March 2017, there is a rising trend reaching a peak close to 8.83% in December 2021 before falling back to around 7.04% by September 2022. This indicates periodic variations in short-term obligations relative to the company's total financing.
- Accounts payable, trade
- This liability fluctuates modestly, generally remaining below 1%, with notable decreases in 2021 where it dropped to as low as 0.09%, followed by an increase to 0.58% by the third quarter of 2022. This may suggest changes in supplier payment practices or credit terms over time.
- Accrued capital expenditures
- The proportion of accrued capital expenditures peaked at 4.13% in the middle of 2018, followed by a general decline to levels near 1.56% by late 2022. The downward trend from mid-2018 to recent quarters could reflect reduced capital spending commitments or improved payment cycles.
- Other accrued liabilities
- Other accrued liabilities have shown a gradual increasing pattern from 1.27% in early 2017 to about 2.1% in late 2021, though with some fluctuations. This upward trend may reflect growing accrued expenses other than capital expenditures or accounts payable.
- Revenues and royalties payable
- There has been a steady rise in revenues and royalties payable from under 1% in 2017 to about 2.66% in the third quarter of 2022, with peaks in late 2021 near 2.48%. This suggests increasing liabilities related to revenue sharing or royalty expenses relative to total financing.
- Derivative instruments
- Derivative instruments as liabilities have fluctuated considerably. There is an initial absence of data, but where available, values spike in late 2017 and throughout 2021, reaching a maximum of about 3.46%. The later periods show declined but persistent exposure around 0.38% to 0.69%, indicating active use of derivatives with variable valuation effects.
- Income taxes payable
- Income taxes payable data appear sporadically from early 2022, with low percentages overall, fluctuating around 0.07% to 0.64%, suggesting relatively minimal short-term tax liabilities within the company’s financing structure.
- Long-term debt, excluding current maturities
- Long-term debt as a proportion of total liabilities and equity increased from 15.48% in early 2017 to a peak near 33.94% in the first quarter of 2021, followed by a marked decline to around 22.43% in late 2022. This pattern reflects a significant accumulation of long-term leverage up to early 2021, with subsequent deleveraging or refinancing activities lowering this burden.
- Asset retirement obligations
- Asset retirement obligations remain a relatively minor component, generally increasing from about 0.27% in early periods to 1.36% by the third quarter of 2022, indicating rising estimated costs related to asset decommissioning or environmental liabilities.
- Deferred income taxes
- There is a notable increase in deferred income taxes from negligible values in 2017 to a substantial 8.26% in late 2018, hovering near 7% to 8% subsequently, and gradually rising over 7% by late 2022. This rising trend suggests increasing deferred tax liabilities or timing differences impacting the company's tax obligations.
- Total liabilities
- Total liabilities steadily increased from 19.63% in early 2017 to a high of 47.03% in early 2021, before decreasing to roughly 38.94% by the third quarter of 2022. This pattern illustrates a rising debt and obligation load in the first part of the timeframe, followed by partial deleveraging or equity increases later.
- Total equity
- Total equity shows an inverse trend relative to total liabilities, decreasing from 80.37% in 2017 to a low near 52.97% in early 2021. Afterward, equity improved slightly to approximately 61.06% by late 2022, indicating a recovery phase or capital strengthening. This reflects shifts between financing sources, possibly influenced by market conditions and company strategies.
- Retained earnings (accumulated deficit)
- Retained earnings moved from negative territory at -6.01% in early 2017 to positive values around 5.97% in late 2019, then declined sharply into significant deficits reaching -21.93% in late 2020. Subsequently, retained earnings improved steadily back to positive values near 0.82% by the third quarter of 2022. This volatility suggests periods of profitability switched with losses, particularly during 2020.
- Additional paid-in capital
- This equity component declined consistently from 79.03% in early 2017 to approximately 52.45% in late 2019. It then rebounded strongly to 71.83% by the end of 2020 before declining again to around 57.23% in late 2022, indicating episodic equity issuances or adjustments impacting paid-in capital over time.