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Steel Dynamics Inc. (NASDAQ:STLD)

This company has been moved to the archive! The financial data has not been updated since October 26, 2022.

Balance Sheet: Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity
Quarterly Data

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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.

Steel Dynamics Inc., consolidated balance sheet: liabilities and stockholders’ equity (quarterly data)

US$ in thousands

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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 Dec 31, 2017 Sep 30, 2017 Jun 30, 2017 Mar 31, 2017
Accounts payable, unrelated parties 1,153,299 1,365,608 1,202,033 1,266,833 1,208,499 1,167,102 1,113,250 760,536 702,991 696,845 602,875 509,687 518,909 516,109 582,284 536,743 595,286 657,496 544,419 473,765 512,290 467,611 514,788
Accounts payable, related parties 11,848 15,206 11,525 13,722 11,938 16,502 21,422 8,919 12,690 5,087 9,285 3,657 9,720 9,047 9,183 14,011 15,742 18,305 18,199 15,683 16,393 16,392 16,170
Accounts payable 1,165,147 1,380,814 1,213,558 1,280,555 1,220,437 1,183,604 1,134,672 769,455 715,681 701,932 612,160 513,344 528,629 525,156 591,467 550,754 611,028 675,801 562,618 489,448 528,683 484,003 530,958
Income taxes payable 41,121 36,976 229,360 13,746 80,167 80,520 52,969 2,386 827 25,411 17,806 2,014 2,074 3,032 26,896 7,468 10,872 38,273 14,564 3,696 5,596 5,589 80,741
Accrued payroll and benefits 545,311 428,758 275,621 539,812 406,538 276,232 182,044 201,778 177,935 148,055 124,181 208,287 181,785 148,747 114,575 264,542 228,911 170,470 113,001 195,909 171,508 138,360 106,733
Accrued interest 33,535 17,531 33,539 17,533 33,540 17,535 33,856 19,656 27,649 11,859 39,749 18,292 47,945 25,509 47,955 25,526 47,967 25,542 47,936 25,533 49,380 29,632 50,650
Accrued expenses 323,331 300,663 270,178 278,549 258,551 200,849 176,422 178,618 171,307 154,243 167,718 175,405 162,692 151,161 141,239 146,613 136,111 130,234 112,975 125,138 128,701 118,337 109,400
Current maturities of long-term debt 22,951 37,130 68,390 97,174 55,056 93,505 81,226 86,894 82,229 73,926 70,106 89,356 82,150 72,131 80,958 24,234 14,776 18,266 9,646 28,795 182,661 19,971 2,965
Current liabilities 2,131,396 2,201,872 2,090,646 2,227,369 2,054,289 1,852,245 1,661,189 1,258,787 1,175,628 1,115,426 1,031,720 1,006,698 1,005,275 925,736 1,003,090 1,019,137 1,049,665 1,058,586 860,740 868,519 1,066,529 795,892 881,447
Long-term debt, excluding current maturities 3,012,120 3,011,116 3,010,109 3,008,702 3,019,175 3,016,486 3,016,200 3,015,782 2,636,615 2,636,722 2,646,012 2,644,988 2,355,243 2,355,917 2,354,427 2,352,489 2,351,979 2,352,127 2,353,703 2,353,145 2,351,483 2,354,337 2,353,744
Deferred income taxes 856,650 853,407 856,790 854,905 722,220 652,059 602,185 536,288 512,503 503,034 489,248 484,169 468,248 457,784 447,087 435,838 398,814 375,719 314,736 305,949 461,399 459,639 454,426
Other liabilities 112,327 95,929 120,918 120,087 117,367 136,189 113,125 106,479 94,011 73,237 72,004 75,055 70,126 70,196 63,171 8,870 11,833 18,330 20,257 21,811 20,305 20,781 19,711
Noncurrent liabilities 3,981,097 3,960,452 3,987,817 3,983,694 3,858,762 3,804,734 3,731,510 3,658,549 3,243,129 3,212,993 3,207,264 3,204,212 2,893,617 2,883,897 2,864,685 2,797,197 2,762,626 2,746,176 2,688,696 2,680,905 2,833,187 2,834,757 2,827,881
Total liabilities 6,112,493 6,162,324 6,078,463 6,211,063 5,913,051 5,656,979 5,392,699 4,917,336 4,418,757 4,328,419 4,238,984 4,210,910 3,898,892 3,809,633 3,867,775 3,816,334 3,812,291 3,804,762 3,549,436 3,549,424 3,899,716 3,630,649 3,709,328
Redeemable noncontrolling interests 172,403 168,303 227,914 211,414 186,814 176,414 163,614 158,614 155,414 152,414 151,014 143,614 143,614 139,930 139,930 111,240 111,240 111,240 111,240 111,240 111,240 111,240 111,240
Common stock voting, $.0025 par value 649 649 649 649 648 648 648 648 646 646 646 646 645 645 645 645 644 644 644 644 641 641 641
Treasury stock, at cost (4,046,555) (3,566,493) (3,050,497) (2,674,267) (2,344,477) (2,006,895) (1,614,866) (1,623,747) (1,623,805) (1,623,855) (1,624,808) (1,525,113) (1,469,078) (1,354,157) (1,261,837) (1,184,243) (854,052) (779,088) (730,700) (665,297) (650,210) (551,125) (475,072)
Additional paid-in capital 1,219,947 1,213,481 1,204,023 1,218,933 1,219,438 1,210,833 1,202,945 1,207,392 1,200,228 1,191,614 1,183,776 1,181,012 1,175,512 1,167,505 1,160,139 1,160,048 1,156,556 1,149,367 1,142,871 1,141,534 1,147,463 1,141,050 1,135,892
Retained earnings 10,799,863 9,945,710 8,800,883 7,761,417 6,721,734 5,783,184 5,134,398 4,758,969 4,624,019 4,576,629 4,553,882 4,419,296 4,349,523 4,250,419 4,109,034 3,958,320 3,730,662 3,376,163 3,057,904 2,874,693 2,606,831 2,490,373 2,373,718
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) (2,748) (4,999) 9,296 (2,091) 10,583 32,344 5,667 1,902 95 216 30 (7) 39 78 130 301 (42) (105) — — — — —
Total Steel Dynamics, Inc. equity 7,971,156 7,588,348 6,964,354 6,304,641 5,607,926 5,020,114 4,728,792 4,345,164 4,201,183 4,145,250 4,113,526 4,075,834 4,056,641 4,064,490 4,008,111 3,935,071 4,033,768 3,746,981 3,470,719 3,351,574 3,104,725 3,080,939 3,035,179
Noncontrolling interests (208,354) (207,761) (214,094) (195,884) (171,806) (166,176) (157,209) (155,552) (157,798) (157,742) (158,601) (154,593) (155,900) (156,139) (158,583) (159,082) (158,931) (158,462) (158,582) (156,506) (154,944) (152,698) (151,712)
Total equity 7,762,802 7,380,587 6,750,260 6,108,757 5,436,120 4,853,938 4,571,583 4,189,612 4,043,385 3,987,508 3,954,925 3,921,241 3,900,741 3,908,351 3,849,528 3,775,989 3,874,837 3,588,519 3,312,137 3,195,068 2,949,781 2,928,241 2,883,467
Total liabilities and equity 14,047,698 13,711,214 13,056,637 12,531,234 11,535,985 10,687,331 10,127,896 9,265,562 8,617,556 8,468,341 8,344,923 8,275,765 7,943,247 7,857,914 7,857,233 7,703,563 7,798,368 7,504,521 6,972,813 6,855,732 6,960,737 6,670,130 6,704,035

Based on: 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), 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).


The balance sheet exhibits a significant expansion in total assets and liabilities over the analyzed period, with total liabilities and equity growing from approximately 6.7 billion US dollars in March 2017 to over 14 billion US dollars by September 2022. This growth is characterized by a substantial increase in both the company's operational obligations and its equity base, though the growth in equity has outpaced the growth in liabilities, indicating a strengthening of the overall solvency position.

Current Liabilities and Operational Obligations
Current liabilities increased from 881 million US dollars in March 2017 to 2.13 billion US dollars in September 2022. A primary driver of this increase is accounts payable, which more than doubled from roughly 531 million US dollars to 1.16 billion US dollars over the period. Notably, a sharp escalation in accounts payable occurred between March 2021 and December 2021. Accrued payroll and benefits also showed a strong upward trajectory, rising from 106 million US dollars in early 2017 to 545 million US dollars by late 2022. Income taxes payable exhibited high volatility, with a significant peak of 229 million US dollars in March 2022.
Long-Term Debt and Noncurrent Liabilities
Noncurrent liabilities grew from 2.83 billion US dollars in March 2017 to 3.98 billion US dollars in September 2022. Long-term debt remained relatively stable at approximately 2.35 billion US dollars until 2020, at which point it shifted to a higher plateau of approximately 3 billion US dollars. Deferred income taxes also contributed significantly to the increase in noncurrent liabilities, rising from 454 million US dollars to 856 million US dollars, reflecting cumulative tax timing differences over the six-year period.
Equity Growth and Capital Allocation
Total equity increased from 2.88 billion US dollars in March 2017 to 7.76 billion US dollars in September 2022. This growth was predominantly driven by a massive accumulation of retained earnings, which surged from 2.37 billion US dollars to 10.8 billion US dollars. Simultaneously, the company engaged in an aggressive share repurchase program, as evidenced by the treasury stock account moving from negative 475 million US dollars to negative 4.05 billion US dollars. This indicates that a substantial portion of the generated profits was returned to shareholders through buybacks, even as the total equity base grew.

The financial trajectory reveals a shift toward a more equity-heavy capital structure. While total liabilities grew by approximately 65% between March 2017 and September 2022, total equity increased by approximately 169%. The ability to absorb a multi-billion dollar treasury stock program while still nearly tripling total equity highlights strong internal profit generation and an improved financial cushion against long-term debt obligations.

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