Common-Size Balance Sheet: Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity
Quarterly Data
Kraft Foods Group Inc., common-size consolidated balance sheet: liabilities and stockholders’ equity (quarterly data)
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2015-03-28), 10-K (reporting date: 2014-12-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2014-09-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2014-06-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2014-03-29), 10-K (reporting date: 2013-12-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2013-09-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2013-06-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2013-03-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2012-12-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2012-09-30), 10-12B/A (reporting date: 2012-06-30), 10-12B/A (reporting date: 2012-03-31).
A fundamental transformation in the capital structure is observed between March 2012 and March 2015, characterized by a shift from a predominantly equity-funded balance sheet to one heavily leveraged by debt. Total liabilities rose sharply from 21.81% of total liabilities and equity in the first quarter of 2012 to a peak of 84.69% by December 2012, subsequently stabilizing in the 75% to 81% range.
- Debt and Liability Composition
- Long-term debt, excluding the current portion, experienced a dramatic increase during 2012, rising from 0.12% in March to 42.94% by September. This remained the primary driver of the liability structure, though a slight reduction to approximately 37% was noted by March 2015. A significant change occurred in June 2014, where the current portion of long-term debt appeared at 6.01% and remained stable around 6%, contributing to an overall increase in current liabilities from approximately 15% to over 21% of the total balance sheet.
- Equity Dynamics and Corporate Restructuring
- Total equity declined precipitously from 78.19% in March 2012 to 15.31% by December 2012, coinciding with the complete removal of parent company investments, which dropped from 79.57% to zero in the same period. Following this contraction, equity showed a gradual recovery, reaching 19.53% by March 2015. This recovery was supported by an increase in additional paid-in capital, rising from 18.17% in December 2012 to 20.84% in March 2015, and a reversal of retained earnings from a deficit of -0.88% to a positive 4.96%.
- Long-term Obligations and Other Liabilities
- Accrued postretirement health care costs emerged as a significant noncurrent liability starting in December 2012, maintaining a consistent presence between 13% and 15% of the total balance sheet through March 2015. Accrued pension costs showed higher volatility, peaking at 8.53% in December 2012 before fluctuating and ending at 4.75% in March 2015. Other current liabilities, including accounts payable, remained relatively stable, with accounts payable consistently representing between 6% and 7% of the total structure.
- Treasury Stock and Comprehensive Losses
- A consistent trend of increasing treasury stock acquisitions is observed, with the contra-equity account moving from -0.01% in December 2012 to -3.53% by March 2015. Accumulated other comprehensive losses also trended slightly downward, expanding from -1.39% in March 2012 to -2.74% in March 2015.
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