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.
PayPal Holdings Inc., consolidated balance sheet: liabilities and stockholders’ equity (quarterly data)
US$ in millions
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).
Total liabilities exhibited a consistent upward trajectory over the analyzed period, increasing from $27.68 billion in March 2018 to $57.33 billion by March 2023. This expansion was primarily driven by a significant rise in current liabilities, which grew from $25.71 billion to $43.91 billion. Concurrently, total equity demonstrated a general upward trend, rising from $14.64 billion in March 2018 to $19.86 billion in March 2023, although a peak of $22.09 billion was reached in September 2021.
- Operational Liabilities
- Funds payable and amounts due to customers constitute the largest portion of the total liability structure. This item increased from $20.66 billion in March 2018 to $39.03 billion in March 2023. The steady growth in this category reflects an expansion in the volume of funds held and processed on behalf of customers, aligning with operational scaling.
- Debt Profile and Long-Term Financing
- A strategic shift in borrowing is observable. Long-term debt, excluding the current portion, rose from $4.96 billion in September 2019 to $10.48 billion by March 2023. While short-term debt was a notable component in early 2018, peaking at $3.00 billion, it was phased out in later periods in favor of longer-term obligations, thereby extending the company's debt maturity profile.
- Shareholder Equity and Capital Allocation
- An aggressive approach to share repurchases is evident in the treasury stock account, which grew from a cost of $3.81 billion in March 2018 to $17.52 billion by March 2023. This substantial increase in treasury stock indicates a priority on returning capital to shareholders. This activity occurred alongside a consistent increase in retained earnings, which grew from $4.33 billion to $19.75 billion, signaling sustained profitability.
- Leverage and Solvency Trends
- The ratio of total liabilities to total equity increased over the period. In March 2018, total liabilities were approximately 1.89 times total equity. By March 2023, this ratio increased to approximately 2.88 times. The increase in leverage is attributable to the simultaneous growth in long-term debt and the reduction of equity through extensive share buybacks.
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