Common-Size Balance Sheet: Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity
Quarterly Data
Expedia Group Inc., common-size consolidated balance sheet: liabilities and stockholders’ equity (quarterly data)
Based on: 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).
An analysis of the common-size balance sheet reveals a significant shift in the capital structure from March 2017 to March 2022, characterized by a substantial increase in total liabilities and a corresponding decline in total stockholders' equity.
- Liability Structure and Leverage
- Total liabilities grew from 67.97% of the total balance sheet in March 2017 to 85.49% by March 2022. This trend accelerated sharply during 2020, reflecting an increased reliance on debt financing. Long-term debt, excluding current maturities, exhibited a marked increase, rising from a range of 17% to 20% between 2017 and 2019 to a peak of 43.96% in December 2020, before moderating to 31.41% by March 2022.
- The temporary utilization of a revolving credit facility is observed during 2020, peaking at 9.31% in March 2020 and declining thereafter, indicating a strategic move to secure immediate liquidity during a period of volatility.
- Operational Liabilities and Deferred Obligations
- Deferred merchant bookings constitute a volatile yet dominant portion of the liability profile. These obligations fluctuated between a low of 16.50% in September 2020 and a high of 37.45% in March 2022. The cyclical nature of these figures reflects the timing of customer bookings relative to travel dates.
- Current liabilities showed a significant dip during 2020, reaching a low of 28.64% in September 2020, before returning to 50.73% by March 2022. This fluctuation is primarily driven by the volatility in deferred merchant bookings and accounts payable.
- Stockholders' Equity and Retained Earnings
- Total stockholders' equity experienced a steady erosion, declining from 32.03% in March 2017 to 14.51% by March 2022. A critical driver of this decline was the transition of retained earnings from positive values—peaking at 4.10% in December 2019—to a persistent deficit starting in March 2020, which reached as low as -10.79% in March 2021.
- The impact of share repurchases is evident in the treasury stock account, which expanded from -25.78% in March 2017 to a peak of -54.02% in December 2020. While the magnitude of treasury stock as a percentage of the balance sheet decreased to -41.95% by March 2022, it remains a significant contra-equity component.
Overall, the data indicates a transition toward a more highly leveraged financial position. The combination of increasing long-term debt, the emergence of a retained earnings deficit, and the substantial reduction in total equity suggests a period of significant financial stress and a strategic restructuring of the balance sheet to maintain operations through 2020 and 2021.
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