Stock Analysis on Net
Stock Analysis on Net

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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.

Paramount Global, consolidated balance sheet: liabilities and stockholders’ equity (quarterly data)

US$ in millions

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Mar 31, 2023 Dec 31, 2022 Sep 30, 2022 Jun 30, 2022 Mar 31, 2022 Dec 31, 2021 Sep 30, 2021 Jun 30, 2021 Mar 31, 2021 Dec 31, 2020 Sep 30, 2020 Jun 30, 2020 Mar 31, 2020 Dec 31, 2019 Sep 30, 2019 Jun 30, 2019 Mar 31, 2019 Dec 31, 2018 Sep 30, 2018 Jun 30, 2018 Mar 31, 2018
Accounts payable 1,235 1,403 943 853 977 800 827 602 612 571 436 422 673 667 308 214 273 201 229 138 230
Accrued expenses 1,760 2,071 2,071 2,108 1,960 2,323 1,878 1,828 1,663 1,714 1,765 1,553 1,401 1,760 374 330 496 346 324 354 198
Participants’ share and royalties payable 2,421 2,416 2,618 2,466 2,172 2,159 2,099 2,176 2,070 2,005 2,100 2,090 2,086 1,977 1,201 1,188 1,157 1,177 1,110 1,071 1,104
Accrued programming and production costs 2,425 2,063 1,837 1,607 1,687 1,342 1,397 1,168 1,392 1,141 1,125 1,189 1,493 1,500 635 590 804 704 406 369 631
Deferred revenues 1,092 973 796 885 1,055 1,091 1,074 1,104 1,010 978 710 695 691 739 — — — — — — —
Current debt 240 239 196 37 15 11 15 17 19 16 18 364 532 717 60 11 11 687 388 386 236
Other current liabilities 1,642 1,477 1,331 1,231 1,374 1,182 1,138 1,230 1,512 1,391 1,609 1,672 1,655 1,688 1,544 1,510 1,751 1,458 1,536 1,466 1,670
Current liabilities of discontinued operations 480 549 534 449 483 571 485 461 423 480 — — — — — — — — — — —
Current liabilities 11,295 11,191 10,326 9,636 9,723 9,479 8,913 8,586 8,701 8,296 7,763 7,985 8,531 9,048 4,122 3,843 4,492 4,573 3,993 3,784 4,069
Long-term debt, net of current portion 15,613 15,607 15,638 15,773 16,797 17,698 17,696 17,703 17,768 19,717 19,703 19,704 18,005 18,002 9,359 9,359 9,358 9,465 9,465 9,464 9,470
Participants’ share and royalties payable 1,665 1,744 1,436 1,413 1,310 1,244 1,228 1,326 1,351 1,317 1,396 1,485 1,556 1,546 — — — — — — —
Pension and postretirement benefit obligations 1,454 1,458 1,844 1,879 1,914 1,946 1,966 2,025 2,070 2,098 2,045 2,070 2,092 2,121 1,354 1,366 1,377 1,388 1,226 1,289 1,309
Deferred income tax liabilities, net 668 1,077 1,037 1,040 1,067 1,063 965 888 852 778 816 708 639 500 552 535 538 399 563 454 493
Noncurrent operating lease liabilities 1,398 1,428 1,468 1,514 1,579 1,598 1,525 1,472 1,517 1,583 1,769 1,816 1,841 1,909 948 858 866 — — — —
Program rights obligations 326 367 375 430 429 404 291 188 212 243 266 252 316 356 — — — — — — —
Other liabilities 1,603 1,715 1,727 1,683 1,753 1,898 1,948 1,960 2,058 2,158 2,226 2,344 2,274 2,494 3,089 3,121 3,095 3,230 3,307 3,227 3,267
Liabilities of discontinued operations 196 200 203 205 209 213 208 210 212 220 — — — — — — — — — — —
Noncurrent liabilities 22,923 23,596 23,728 23,937 25,058 26,064 25,827 25,772 26,040 28,114 28,221 28,379 26,723 26,928 15,302 15,239 15,234 14,482 14,561 14,434 14,539
Total liabilities 34,218 34,787 34,054 33,573 34,781 35,543 34,740 34,358 34,741 36,410 35,984 36,364 35,254 35,976 19,424 19,082 19,726 19,055 18,554 18,218 18,608
Redeemable noncontrolling interest — — 94 108 105 107 103 190 189 197 196 274 270 254 — — — — — — —
5.75% Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $.001 per share — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Class A Common Stock, par value $.001 per share — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Class B Common Stock, par value $.001 per share 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Additional paid-in capital 33,087 33,063 33,034 32,984 32,946 32,918 32,943 32,901 32,866 29,785 29,719 29,680 29,633 29,590 43,510 43,534 43,582 43,637 43,668 43,720 43,743
Treasury stock, at cost (22,958) (22,958) (22,958) (22,958) (22,958) (22,958) (22,958) (22,958) (22,958) (22,958) (22,958) (22,958) (22,958) (22,908) (22,858) (22,858) (22,858) (22,858) (22,759) (22,658) (22,458)
Retained earnings (accumulated deficit) 13,463 14,737 14,889 14,829 14,599 14,343 12,456 12,007 11,144 10,375 9,704 9,150 8,827 8,494 (14,683) (15,002) (15,442) (17,201) (17,762) (18,250) (18,650)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss (1,742) (1,807) (2,319) (2,080) (1,924) (1,902) (1,883) (1,853) (1,882) (1,832) (1,910) (1,999) (2,054) (1,970) (918) (922) (934) (775) (634) (646) (653)
Total Paramount stockholders’ equity 21,851 23,036 22,647 22,776 22,664 22,402 20,559 20,098 19,171 15,371 14,556 13,874 13,449 13,207 5,052 4,753 4,349 2,804 2,514 2,167 1,983
Noncontrolling interests 492 570 492 504 493 568 510 558 672 685 689 676 72 82 — — — — — — —
Total equity 22,343 23,606 23,139 23,280 23,157 22,970 21,069 20,656 19,843 16,056 15,245 14,550 13,521 13,289 5,052 4,753 4,349 2,804 2,514 2,167 1,983
Total liabilities and equity 56,561 58,393 57,287 56,961 58,043 58,620 55,912 55,204 54,773 52,663 51,425 51,188 49,045 49,519 24,476 23,835 24,075 21,859 21,068 20,385 20,591

Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-30), 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).


The balance sheet exhibits a significant expansion in scale and a fundamental restructuring of capital between March 2018 and March 2023. A critical inflection point occurred in the fourth quarter of 2019, where total liabilities and equity nearly doubled, reflecting a substantial increase in both debt obligations and stockholders' equity.

Current Liabilities Trends
Current liabilities increased from 4,069 million in March 2018 to 11,295 million by March 2023. This growth was driven primarily by substantial increases in accrued programming and production costs, which rose from 631 million to 2,425 million, and accounts payable, which grew from 230 million to 1,235 million. A sharp escalation in accrued expenses is observed starting in December 2019, moving from 374 million in September 2019 to 1,760 million by year-end, maintaining a high plateau above 1,700 million for most of the subsequent period.
Long-Term Debt and Noncurrent Obligations
Long-term debt experienced a dramatic increase in December 2019, jumping from 9,359 million in September 2019 to 18,002 million. This debt peaked at 19,704 million in June 2020 before entering a gradual downward trend to 15,613 million by March 2023. Noncurrent operating lease liabilities also saw a marked increase during the 2019 transition, rising from 948 million to 1,909 million, before moderately declining to 1,398 million by the end of the period.
Equity and Capital Structure Transformation
Total stockholders' equity underwent a massive transformation, increasing from 1,983 million in March 2018 to 21,851 million in March 2023. This shift is characterized by a transition from a position of significant accumulated deficits to a positive equity base. Additional paid-in capital saw a sharp reduction in December 2019, decreasing from approximately 43,510 million to 29,590 million, suggesting a major accounting reorganization or capital event during that quarter.
Retained Earnings and Deficit Recovery
A reversal of the accumulated deficit is observed, moving from negative 18,650 million in March 2018 to a positive 8,494 million by December 2019. Retained earnings continued to grow, peaking at 14,889 million in September 2022, before declining to 13,463 million in March 2023. This trend indicates a period of significant profitability or accounting adjustments that eliminated the prior deficit.
Overall Leverage and Financial Position
The total balance sheet size increased from 20,591 million in March 2018 to 56,561 million in March 2023. While total liabilities rose from 18,608 million to 34,218 million over the period, the growth in total equity from 1,983 million to 22,343 million indicates a shift toward a more equity-heavy capital structure relative to the 2018 baseline.

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