Balance Sheet: Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity
The balance sheet provides creditors, investors, and analysts with information on company resources (assets) and its sources of capital (its equity and liabilities). It normally also provides information about the future earnings capacity of a company assets as well as an indication of cash flows that may come from receivables and inventories.
Liabilities represents obligations of a company arising from past events, the settlement of which is expected to result in an outflow of economic benefits from the entity.
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- Income Statement
- Common-Size Income Statement
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- DuPont Analysis: Disaggregation of ROE, ROA, and Net Profit Margin
- Analysis of Reportable Segments
- Common Stock Valuation Ratios
- Return on Assets (ROA) since 2012
- Price to Sales (P/S) since 2012
- Analysis of Revenues
- Analysis of Debt
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Meta Platforms Inc., consolidated balance sheet: liabilities and stockholders’ equity
US$ in millions
Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2024-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31).
- Current Liabilities
- Current liabilities demonstrated a consistent growth trend from 14,981 million US dollars in 2020 to 33,596 million US dollars in 2024. Key components such as accounts payable saw a substantial increase, particularly between 2020 and 2024, rising from 1,331 million to 7,687 million US dollars. Accrued compensation and benefits also increased steadily but experienced a slight decline from 6,659 million in 2023 to 6,350 million in 2024. Legal-related accruals exhibited a rising pattern overall, peaking in 2023 before a moderate decrease in 2024. Operating lease liabilities, both current and non-current, followed upward trajectories throughout the period.
- Non-Current Liabilities
- Non-current liabilities displayed significant growth, rising from 16,045 million US dollars in 2020 to 59,821 million US dollars in 2024. Long-term debt was notably absent in the initial two years but showed a marked increase starting in 2022, reaching 28,826 million US dollars by 2024. Similarly, long-term income taxes steadily increased year over year. Finance lease liabilities, both current and non-current, grew modestly. Other liabilities fluctuated, with a decrease initially but a sharp rise in 2024.
- Total Liabilities
- Total liabilities approximately tripled during the five-year period, increasing from 31,026 million US dollars in 2020 to 93,417 million US dollars in 2024. This growth reflects expansions in both current and non-current liabilities, with a particularly steep rise in long-term debt and accrued expenses.
- Equity
- Stockholders’ equity showed growth from 128,290 million US dollars in 2020 to 182,637 million in 2024. Additional paid-in capital consistently increased by approximately 6,000 to 10,000 million US dollars annually, suggesting ongoing capital contributions or retained equity growth. Retained earnings slightly decreased in the early years, falling from 77,345 million in 2020 to 64,799 million in 2022, before rebounding significantly in 2023 and 2024 to 102,506 million US dollars. Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) remained negative from 2021 onward and deepened in deficit, indicating adverse impacts from foreign currency translations, unrealized losses, or similar items.
- Total Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity
- The overall balance sheet size expanded substantially from 159,316 million US dollars in 2020 to 276,054 million US dollars in 2024, driven by the marked increases in both liabilities and equity components. This expansion indicates significant company growth or scaling operations over the period.
- Summary
- The financial data reflects a company undergoing considerable expansion in both its liability structure and equity base. The increasing trend in liabilities, especially long-term debt, suggests greater leverage or investment activities. Concurrently, the rise in retained earnings and paid-in capital supports the equity growth, while the increasing negative accumulated other comprehensive loss points to challenges in non-operational areas such as comprehensive income components. Overall, these trends suggest strategic financial management aimed at growth, with increased obligations balanced by strengthened equity positions.