Common-Size Balance Sheet: Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity
Quarterly Data
Etsy 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 exhibits a profound shift from an equity-heavy position toward a high-leverage profile characterized by a significant increase in long-term obligations and a subsequent deficit in stockholders' equity.
- Liability Trends and Composition
- Total liabilities grew steadily from approximately 44% of total assets and equity in early 2017 to 124.74% by September 30, 2022. This expansion was primarily driven by non-current liabilities, which surged from 29.12% in March 2017 to 104.45% by the end of the observed period. The most significant driver within this category was long-term debt, net, which emerged as a dominant component starting in 2018 at approximately 30% and climbed aggressively to 92.99% by September 30, 2022.
- Current liabilities remained relatively stable for several years, fluctuating between 10% and 18%, before increasing to 20.29% in the final quarter. Accrued expenses showed a general upward trend, peaking at 10.20% in September 2022, while accounts payable and deferred revenue declined as a percentage of the total balance sheet over the long term.
- Stockholders' Equity Dynamics
- Stockholders' equity experienced a consistent downward trajectory, falling from a high of 65.54% in December 2017 to a deficit of -24.74% by September 30, 2022. This erosion was mirrored by a decline in additional paid-in capital, which dropped from 84.34% in March 2017 to 31.58% in September 2022.
- Retained earnings showed an initial recovery trend, moving from a deficit of -31.69% in March 2017 toward positive territory, peaking at 2.95% in June 2022. However, a sharp reversal occurred in the final quarter, with retained earnings plunging to an accumulated deficit of -41.11% by September 30, 2022.
- Accumulated other comprehensive income followed a negative trend, starting at 2.92% in March 2017 and deteriorating to -15.22% by the end of the period.
The data indicates a strategic or financial transition where the organization moved from a position of solvency and equity funding to one of high leverage. The concurrent surge in long-term debt and the collapse into a stockholders' equity deficit suggest a fundamental change in the financing strategy or significant capital outflows funded by debt.
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