Balance Sheet: Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity
Quarterly Data
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.
Kraft Heinz Co., consolidated balance sheet: liabilities and stockholders’ equity (quarterly data)
US$ in millions
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-28), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-06-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-12-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-09-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2017-12-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-07-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-04-01), 10-K (reporting date: 2016-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2016-10-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2016-07-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2016-04-03), 10-K (reporting date: 2015-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2015-09-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2015-06-28), S-4/A (reporting date: 2015-03-29).
The financial structure underwent a massive transformation in the third quarter of 2015, characterized by a simultaneous and substantial increase in both total liabilities and total equity. Total liabilities expanded from approximately 20.8 billion USD in June 2015 to 54.4 billion USD by September 2015, while total equity rose from approximately 7.0 billion USD to 59.0 billion USD during the same period. Following this expansion, the balance sheet showed a gradual contraction in total size, moving from a peak of 123.3 billion USD in April 2016 to 98.3 billion USD by June 2020.
- Debt and Long-Term Obligations
- Long-term debt, excluding the current portion, experienced a sharp increase in September 2015, rising from 13.6 billion USD to 25.3 billion USD. This obligation remained high throughout the analyzed period, fluctuating between 28.1 billion USD and 31.5 billion USD. Deferred income taxes also spiked significantly in September 2015, reaching 19.7 billion USD from a previous 3.8 billion USD, before entering a steady long-term decline to 11.4 billion USD by June 2020.
- Current Liabilities and Working Capital
- Current liabilities exhibited significant volatility, peaking at 10.3 billion USD in December 2017 before stabilizing around 8.1 billion USD by mid-2020. Trade payables showed a consistent upward trend from 1.5 billion USD in early 2015 to a plateau of approximately 4.0 billion USD from 2018 through 2020. The current portion of long-term debt showed erratic patterns, with notable peaks in 2016 and 2017, suggesting periodic refinancing or scheduled maturities.
- Equity Composition and Retained Earnings
- Additional paid-in capital saw a massive surge in September 2015, increasing from 7.4 billion USD to 59.6 billion USD, which became the primary driver of total equity. However, retained earnings transitioned from a positive position to a significant deficit beginning in December 2018, where a loss of 4.8 billion USD was recorded. This deficit persisted through June 2020, ending at 4.3 billion USD, indicating substantial accumulated losses or dividend distributions exceeding earnings during that timeframe.
- Overall Solvency and Leverage Trends
- Total liabilities peaked in June 2016 at 63.6 billion USD and trended generally downward to 49.1 billion USD by June 2020. Simultaneously, total equity peaked in March 2018 at 66.5 billion USD before declining to 49.2 billion USD by June 2020. By the end of the period, the ratio between total liabilities and total equity reached a point of near parity, reflecting a shift in the company's capital structure compared to the period immediately following the 2015 expansion.
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