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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.

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

US$ in millions

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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 Dec 31, 2016 Sep 30, 2016 Jun 30, 2016 Mar 31, 2016 Dec 31, 2015 Sep 30, 2015 Jun 30, 2015 Mar 31, 2015 Dec 31, 2014 Sep 30, 2014 Jun 30, 2014 Mar 31, 2014
Short-term debt 518 2,063 1,550 1,546 1,546 3 20 781 749 2,215 2,210 1,451 1,449 — 6 — 625 865 868 850 250 1,203 4
Accounts payable 296 303 251 286 225 253 252 330 260 284 296 283 278 304 275 349 175 368 393 401 339 312 277
Funds payable and amounts due to customers — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 11,352 10,891 10,545 9,962 10,037 9,648
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities 2,507 2,515 2,418 2,335 1,989 2,117 1,918 2,134 1,964 1,870 1,693 1,893 1,813 1,718 1,651 1,736 3,106 3,868 5,145 5,393 5,617 5,693 5,523
Deferred revenue 169 178 174 170 163 151 142 117 117 125 112 110 116 116 115 106 137 125 190 188 185 183 169
Income taxes payable 195 150 107 117 83 84 236 177 100 102 122 110 107 68 60 72 57 101 124 154 138 110 120
Current liabilities held for sale — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 336 381 — — — — —
Current liabilities 3,685 5,209 4,500 4,454 4,006 2,608 2,568 3,539 3,190 4,596 4,433 3,847 3,763 2,206 2,107 2,263 4,436 17,060 17,611 17,531 16,491 17,538 15,741
Operating lease liabilities 497 519 547 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Deferred tax liabilities 2,620 2,684 2,893 2,925 3,316 3,290 3,314 3,425 2,157 2,098 1,958 1,888 2,268 2,204 2,080 2,092 511 1,913 768 792 709 774 828
Long-term debt 7,235 7,243 7,700 7,685 7,661 9,201 9,208 9,234 9,249 9,251 6,756 7,509 7,582 9,054 9,030 6,779 6,814 6,757 6,795 6,777 7,346 4,118 4,124
Other liabilities 1,407 1,408 1,486 1,474 1,740 1,743 1,869 1,720 64 64 66 64 70 76 74 75 85 123 129 126 120 240 243
Non-current liabilities 11,759 11,854 12,626 12,084 12,717 14,234 14,391 14,379 11,470 11,413 8,780 9,461 9,920 11,334 11,184 8,946 7,410 8,793 7,692 7,695 8,175 5,132 5,195
Total liabilities 15,444 17,063 17,126 16,538 16,723 16,842 16,959 17,918 14,660 16,009 13,213 13,308 13,683 13,540 13,291 11,209 11,846 25,853 25,303 25,226 24,666 22,670 20,936
Common stock, $0.001 par value 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Additional paid-in capital 15,988 15,911 15,785 15,716 15,571 15,478 15,362 15,293 15,169 15,077 14,989 14,907 14,782 14,684 14,627 14,538 14,445 14,306 14,084 13,887 13,580 13,397 13,202
Treasury stock at cost (30,396) (29,396) (27,895) (26,394) (24,893) (23,892) (22,903) (21,892) (20,970) (20,063) (19,555) (19,205) (18,205) (17,704) (17,204) (16,203) (15,653) (15,054) (15,054) (14,054) (12,872) (12,864) (11,207)
Retained earnings 17,315 17,125 16,847 16,459 15,699 14,977 14,335 13,943 16,544 16,021 15,994 14,959 9,036 8,642 8,207 7,713 7,255 19,609 19,526 18,900 17,877 17,204 16,528
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) 361 464 464 498 550 581 800 717 538 437 165 (124) 1,204 829 685 526 443 942 980 1,171 1,223 1,231 1,084
Stockholders’ equity 3,270 4,106 5,203 6,281 6,929 7,146 7,596 8,063 11,283 11,474 11,595 10,539 6,819 6,453 6,317 6,576 6,492 19,805 19,538 19,906 19,810 18,970 19,609
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity 18,714 21,169 22,329 22,819 23,652 23,988 24,555 25,981 25,943 27,483 24,808 23,847 20,502 19,993 19,608 17,785 18,338 45,658 44,841 45,132 44,476 41,640 40,545

Based on: 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), 10-K (reporting date: 2014-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2014-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2014-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2014-03-31).


A comprehensive analysis of the liabilities and stockholders' equity reveals a significant structural transformation in the balance sheet, most notably occurring in the second half of 2015, followed by a sustained strategy of capital redistribution via share repurchases.

Current Liabilities and Structural Shifts
A dramatic reduction in current liabilities is observed starting in September 2015, where total current liabilities fell from approximately 17 billion USD to 4.4 billion USD. This contraction is primarily attributed to the removal of funds payable and amounts due to customers, which previously accounted for approximately 10 to 11 billion USD. Accrued expenses and other current liabilities also experienced a sharp decline during this period, dropping from 3.8 billion USD in June 2015 to 1.7 billion USD by December 2015, signaling a fundamental change in the company's operational liability structure.
Debt Obligations and Long-Term Liabilities
Long-term debt exhibited a general upward trend from 2014 through 2017, increasing from 4.1 billion USD in March 2014 to a peak of 9.2 billion USD by June 2017. While these levels stabilized and slightly declined to 7.2 billion USD by September 2019, non-current liabilities remained elevated compared to 2014 levels. Deferred tax liabilities also showed significant volatility, peaking at 3.4 billion USD in December 2017 before moderating to 2.6 billion USD by the end of the analyzed period.
Stockholders' Equity and Capital Allocation
There is a pronounced downward trend in total stockholders' equity, which declined from 19.6 billion USD in March 2014 to 3.27 billion USD in September 2019. This erosion of equity is not driven by losses—as retained earnings grew steadily from 7.2 billion USD in September 2015 to 17.3 billion USD in September 2019—but rather by an aggressive treasury stock program. Treasury stock at cost increased from negative 11.2 billion USD in March 2014 to negative 30.4 billion USD in September 2019, indicating massive share buybacks that offset the growth in retained earnings.
Overall Liability Trends
Total liabilities fluctuated significantly, starting at 20.9 billion USD in March 2014, peaking at 25.8 billion USD in June 2015, and subsequently stabilizing between 15 billion and 17 billion USD from 2016 through 2019. The combination of increasing long-term debt and decreasing stockholders' equity suggests a shift toward a more leveraged capital structure over the five-year period.

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