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.
Marriott International Inc., consolidated balance sheet: liabilities and stockholders’ equity (quarterly data)
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Based on: 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), 10-K (reporting date: 2016-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2016-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2016-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2016-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2015-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2015-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2015-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2015-03-31).
The financial trajectory of the balance sheet is characterized by a significant expansion in total liabilities and a volatile trend in shareholders' equity over the period from March 2015 to March 2020. Total liabilities grew from 9.34 billion USD to 25.57 billion USD, with a notable structural shift occurring in the third quarter of 2016, where liabilities nearly doubled. This expansion was primarily driven by substantial increases in long-term debt and guest loyalty program obligations.
Shareholders' equity exhibited a cyclic pattern, starting in a deficit position, transitioning to a positive balance in late 2016, and subsequently declining toward a deficit again by March 2020. This movement is closely linked to an aggressive treasury stock buyback program, which increased the cost of treasury stock from 9.59 billion USD to 14.50 billion USD over the five-year window.
- Debt and Long-Term Obligations
- Long-term debt, excluding the current portion, saw a sharp increase in September 2016, jumping from approximately 4.06 billion USD to 8.51 billion USD. This upward trend continued gradually, peaking at 10.57 billion USD by March 2020. The current portion of long-term debt remained relatively stable for several years before experiencing heightened volatility between 2018 and 2020, reaching a peak of 1.66 billion USD in the final quarter analyzed.
- Guest Loyalty Program Liabilities
- A consistent increase is observed in the liabilities associated with the guest loyalty program. Combined current and non-current loyalty liabilities rose from approximately 2.38 billion USD in March 2015 to 5.84 billion USD by March 2020. The non-current portion of this liability grew more aggressively, more than doubling to reach 4.29 billion USD by the end of the period.
- Equity and Treasury Stock Dynamics
- The shareholders' equity deficit of 2.54 billion USD in March 2015 was reversed in September 2016, reaching a peak of 5.84 billion USD. However, a persistent downward trend followed, with equity falling to negative 20 million USD by March 2020. This erosion of equity occurred despite a steady increase in retained earnings, which grew from 4.40 billion USD to 9.50 billion USD. The primary driver of this equity decline was the increase in treasury stock, suggesting that capital returns to shareholders exceeded organic equity growth.
- Current Liabilities and Operating Obligations
- Current liabilities grew from 3.03 billion USD in March 2015 to 6.52 billion USD in March 2020. Significant contributors to this growth included accrued payroll and benefits, which rose from 759 million USD to 1.21 billion USD, and accrued expenses, which peaked at 1.38 billion USD in December 2019. Accounts payable remained relatively stable, fluctuating between 577 million USD and 927 million USD throughout the analyzed period.
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