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.
Western Digital Corp., consolidated balance sheet: liabilities and stockholders’ equity (quarterly data)
US$ in millions
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-12-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-09-29), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-12-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-09-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-07-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-04-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-10-01), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-07-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-04-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-01-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-10-02), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-07-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-04-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-01-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-10-04), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-06-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-12-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-09-28), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-06-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-03-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-12-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-09-29).
The balance sheet exhibits a general trend of liability reduction and equity volatility from September 2017 through December 2023. Total liabilities decreased from a peak of 18,446 million US$ to a low of 12,664 million US$ in March 2023, before experiencing a moderate increase toward the end of the period. Shareholders' equity showed a cyclical pattern, declining during the 2019-2020 period before recovering and subsequently softening in 2023.
- Long-Term Debt and Leverage
- A sustained reduction in long-term debt is observed from September 2017, where it stood at 12,873 million US$, falling to a minimum of 5,822 million US$ by September 2023. However, a significant reversal occurred in December 2023, with long-term debt rising to 7,351 million US$. Additionally, the current portion of long-term debt remained relatively low for several years but spiked sharply in 2023, reaching 1,850 million US$ in September 2023, indicating a concentration of upcoming debt maturities.
- Current Liabilities and Operational Obligations
- Current liabilities remained relatively stable between 4,200 million US$ and 4,900 million US$ for most of the observed period. A peak of 5,792 million US$ was reached in September 2023, driven largely by the aforementioned increase in the current portion of long-term debt. Accounts payable showed a gradual downward trajectory, decreasing from 2,066 million US$ in 2017 to approximately 1,504 million US$ by December 2023. Accrued expenses fluctuated but ended the period lower than the initial 2017 levels.
- Equity Composition and Retained Earnings
- Shareholders' equity experienced a period of erosion between 2017 and early 2020, dipping to 9,243 million US$ in April 2020, before rebounding to 12,487 million US$ by March 2023. Retained earnings show a persistent long-term decline, falling from 9,229 million US$ in September 2017 to 6,601 million US$ in December 2023, suggesting sustained net losses or significant dividend distributions over the six-year span.
- Treasury Stock and Preferred Equity
- A notable trend is observed in treasury stock, which decreased from a cost of 1,510 million US$ in September 2017 to zero by December 2021, indicating a cessation of share buybacks or a reclassification of shares. Furthermore, convertible preferred stock was introduced to the balance sheet in March 2023 at 876 million US$ and remained constant through December 2023, introducing a new layer of hybrid financing to the capital structure.
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