Stock Analysis on Net

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.

AT&T Inc., consolidated balance sheet: liabilities and stockholders’ equity (quarterly data)

US$ in millions

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Dec 31, 2023 Sep 30, 2023 Jun 30, 2023 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
Debt maturing within one year 9,477 11,302 15,268 13,757 7,467 9,626 6,210 27,333 24,630 23,755 24,016 19,505 3,470 5,898 15,576 17,067 11,838 11,608 12,772 11,538
Note payable to DIRECTV 130 271 619 1,047 1,245 1,180
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities 35,852 34,659 33,038 38,389 42,644 36,642 36,659 46,845 50,661 47,926 49,429 48,245 50,051 44,064 44,429 42,940 47,168 46,696 44,144 43,436
Advanced billings and customer deposits 3,778 3,703 3,833 3,922 3,918 3,705 3,603 5,183 5,303 4,991 4,932 5,029 6,176 5,862 5,723 5,960 6,124 6,097 5,734 5,956
Dividends payable 2,020 2,020 2,020 2,082 2,014 2,013 2,013 2,086 3,749 3,749 3,749 3,829 3,741 3,741 3,741 3,737 3,781 3,725 3,726 3,722
Liabilities from discontinued operations 85
Current liabilities 51,127 51,684 54,159 58,150 56,173 52,257 49,189 82,494 85,588 81,601 82,126 76,608 63,438 59,565 69,469 69,704 68,911 68,126 66,376 64,652
Long-term debt, excluding maturing within one year 127,854 126,701 128,012 123,727 128,423 123,854 129,747 180,225 152,724 155,406 155,767 160,694 153,775 152,980 153,388 147,202 151,309 153,568 157,790 163,942
Deferred income taxes 58,666 58,671 57,972 57,294 57,032 56,055 55,301 65,963 65,226 63,405 61,732 61,886 60,472 60,448 58,387 58,491 59,502 57,786 58,713 59,207
Postemployment benefit obligation 8,734 6,494 6,696 7,060 7,260 6,152 9,775 11,294 12,649 14,158 14,876 14,723 18,276 17,928 18,167 18,324 18,788 22,853 21,210 19,664
Noncurrent operating lease liabilities 17,568 17,730 18,311 18,413 18,659 18,741 18,749 20,917 21,261 21,510 21,637 21,766 22,202 22,056 22,230 21,584 21,804 22,288 20,568 18,253
Other noncurrent liabilities 23,696 25,591 25,258 27,883 28,849 29,426 28,365 29,746 30,223 29,466 28,726 28,229 28,358 30,520 32,804 34,600 29,421 29,848 28,176 27,715
Noncurrent portion of note payable to DIRECTV 96 258
Deferred credits and other noncurrent liabilities 108,664 108,486 108,237 110,650 111,800 110,374 112,190 127,920 129,455 128,797 126,971 126,604 129,308 130,952 131,588 132,999 129,515 132,775 128,667 124,839
Noncurrent liabilities 236,518 235,187 236,249 234,377 240,223 234,228 241,937 308,145 282,179 284,203 282,738 287,298 283,083 283,932 284,976 280,201 280,824 286,343 286,457 288,781
Total liabilities 287,645 286,871 290,408 292,527 296,396 286,485 291,126 390,639 367,767 365,804 364,864 363,906 346,521 343,497 354,445 349,905 349,735 354,469 352,833 353,433
Redeemable noncontrolling interest 1,973 1,972 1,970
Preferred stock, $1 par value
Common stock, $1 par value 7,621 7,621 7,621 7,621 7,621 7,621 7,621 7,621 7,621 7,621 7,621 7,621 7,621 7,621 7,621 7,621 7,621 7,621 7,621 7,621
Additional paid-in capital 114,519 116,890 118,833 120,774 123,610 122,933 122,850 129,637 130,112 130,035 129,941 129,856 130,175 130,139 130,046 129,966 126,279 125,139 125,109 125,174
Retained earnings (deficit) (5,015) (7,203) (10,698) (15,187) (19,415) 6,127 2,128 45,041 42,350 41,091 38,947 41,154 37,457 55,094 56,045 58,534 57,936 59,347 59,389 59,424
Treasury stock, at cost (16,128) (16,150) (16,158) (16,166) (17,082) (17,148) (17,160) (16,553) (17,280) (17,319) (17,332) (17,342) (17,910) (17,950) (17,945) (17,957) (13,085) (11,195) (11,151) (11,452)
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) 2,300 2,545 2,305 2,354 2,766 2,873 2,307 3,290 3,529 2,343 3,119 4,199 4,330 649 129 (385) 5,470 2,137 3,289 4,345
Stockholders’ equity attributable to AT&T 103,297 103,703 101,903 99,396 97,500 122,406 117,746 169,036 166,332 163,771 162,296 165,488 161,673 175,553 175,896 177,779 184,221 183,049 184,257 185,112
Noncontrolling interest 14,145 14,152 14,172 8,950 8,957 17,572 17,561 17,520 17,523 17,532 17,550 17,591 17,567 19,503 17,557 17,670 17,713 11,278 9,824 9,839
Total stockholders’ equity 117,442 117,855 116,075 108,346 106,457 139,978 135,307 186,556 183,855 181,303 179,846 183,079 179,240 195,056 193,453 195,449 201,934 194,327 194,081 194,951
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity 407,060 406,698 408,453 400,873 402,853 426,463 426,433 577,195 551,622 547,107 544,710 546,985 525,761 538,553 547,898 545,354 551,669 548,796 546,914 548,384

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

Balance sheet item Description The company
Current liabilities Total obligations incurred as part of normal operations that are expected to be paid during the following twelve months or within one business cycle, if longer. AT&T Inc. current liabilities decreased from Q2 2023 to Q3 2023 and from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023.
Noncurrent liabilities Amount of obligation due after one year or beyond the normal operating cycle, if longer. AT&T Inc. noncurrent liabilities decreased from Q2 2023 to Q3 2023 but then increased from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023 exceeding Q2 2023 level.
Total liabilities Sum of the carrying amounts as of the balance sheet date of all liabilities that are recognized. Liabilities are probable future sacrifices of economic benefits arising from present obligations of an entity to transfer assets or provide services to other entities in the future. AT&T Inc. total liabilities decreased from Q2 2023 to Q3 2023 but then slightly increased from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023.
Stockholders’ equity attributable to AT&T Total of all stockholders’ equity (deficit) items, net of receivables from officers, directors, owners, and affiliates of the entity which are attributable to the parent. The amount of the economic entity stockholders’ equity attributable to the parent excludes the amount of stockholders’ equity which is allocable to that ownership interest in subsidiary equity which is not attributable to the parent (noncontrolling interest, minority interest). This excludes temporary equity and is sometimes called permanent equity. AT&T Inc. stockholders’ equity attributable to AT&T increased from Q2 2023 to Q3 2023 but then slightly decreased from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023.