Common-Size Balance Sheet: Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity
Intuitive Surgical Inc., common-size consolidated balance sheet: liabilities and stockholders’ equity
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
- The percentage of current liabilities relative to total liabilities and stockholders’ equity showed an increasing trend from 8.64% in 2020 to a peak of 10.96% in 2022, followed by a slight decline to 9.31% by 2024. This indicates a moderate increase in short-term obligations over the period, with some reduction in the most recent year.
- Accounts payable
- Accounts payable rose steadily from 0.73% in 2020 to 1.22% in 2023, before decreasing to 1.03% in 2024. This rise suggests a growing use of trade credit funding over the early years with a slight moderation in the latest period.
- Accrued compensation and employee benefits
- This liability category grew from 2.10% in 2020 to a high of 3.10% in 2022, subsequently declining slightly and stabilizing around 2.86% in 2024. The trend reflects increasing employee-related obligations with minor fluctuations towards the end.
- Deferred revenue (current and long-term)
- Current deferred revenue decreased overall from 3.14% in 2020 to 2.50% in 2024, with intermittent fluctuations. Long-term deferred revenue remained relatively stable, fluctuating narrowly around 0.29-0.32% throughout the years. These patterns suggest a slight decline in revenue received in advance for the short term, while long-term deferrals remained consistent.
- Income and other taxes payable
- This item increased from 0.42% in 2020 to 0.82% in 2024, approximately doubling over the period. It indicates rising short-term tax liabilities relative to the company's capital structure.
- Accrued construction-related capital expenditures
- Introduced in 2021 at 0.17%, this liability grew to 0.93% in 2023 before dropping to 0.31% in 2024. This volatility suggests fluctuating commitments related to capital construction projects, peaking in 2023.
- Other accrued liabilities
- Two separate rows depict this item with varying data. One set shows a decline from 2.25% in 2020 to 1.79% in 2024, while the other increases from 2.67% in 2020 to 3.80% in 2023 and declines to 2.92% in 2024. Overall, this reflects a mixed pattern with initial growth followed by moderation in recent years.
- Long-term liabilities
- Long-term liabilities decreased from 3.98% in 2020 to 2.50% by 2023 and remained steady in 2024. This decline suggests a reduction in long-term obligations over the period.
- Income taxes, long-term
- Long-term income tax liabilities fell from 2.74% in 2020 to 1.28% in 2024, illustrating a consistent downward trend in deferred or payable taxes over the long term.
- Total liabilities
- Total liabilities as a percentage of total liabilities and stockholders’ equity rose initially from 12.62% in 2020 to 14.35% in 2022 but then steadily declined to 11.81% in 2024. This indicates a reduction of the overall leverage after peaking in 2022.
- Stockholders' equity
- Total stockholders’ equity exhibited minor fluctuations between 85.65% and 88.19% over the years, with a general increase from 87.38% in 2020 to 88.19% in 2024. The equity base remained the dominant component of the capital structure.
- Additional paid-in capital
- This component showed volatility, declining from 57.71% in 2020 to 52.85% in 2021, peaking again at 59.38% in 2022, and then decreasing steadily to 51.65% by 2024. The trend indicates fluctuations in paid-in capital contributions.
- Retained earnings
- Retained earnings decreased noticeably from 35.12% in 2021 to 26.98% in 2022 but rebounded to 36.30% by 2024. This U-shaped pattern highlights a significant drop followed by recovery, possibly reflecting variable profitability or dividend policies.
- Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)
- This item deteriorated from a positive 0.22% in 2020 to a negative range, reaching -1.25% in 2022 before slightly improving yet remaining negative around -0.27% in 2024. This decline suggests rising accumulated losses or adverse valuation adjustments.
- Noncontrolling interest in joint venture
- Noncontrolling interests increased gradually from 0.25% in 2020 to 0.58% in 2023, with a slight dip to 0.51% in 2024, indicating minor growth in minority interests over the period.
- Summary
- The overall capital structure remained heavily weighted toward equity, maintaining roughly 87-88% throughout the five years. Total liabilities fluctuated, peaking in 2022 before declining, with notable reduction in both long-term liabilities and long-term income tax liabilities. Current liabilities showed moderate growth and some decline toward the end. Retained earnings and additional paid-in capital experienced variability, with retained earnings showing a dip and recovery, and comprehensive losses accumulating negatively. The data indicates relatively stable equity dominance with moderate adjustments in liability components and some volatility in shareholders’ equity constituents.