Common-Size Balance Sheet: Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity
Quarterly Data
Albemarle Corp., common-size consolidated balance sheet: liabilities and stockholders’ equity (quarterly data)
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).
- Accounts payable
- Accounts payable as a percentage of total liabilities and equity exhibited a general upward trend over the analyzed period. Starting at 6.38% in March 2018, it declined slightly until mid-2020 but then increased significantly, reaching 15.78% by March 2023, indicating rising short-term obligations to suppliers or vendors.
- Accrued expenses
- Accrued expenses remained relatively stable around 3.4% to 3.6% of total liabilities and equity through 2018 and early 2019, spiked sharply to 8.83% in September 2021, before declining again to 2.3% in March 2023. This volatility suggests fluctuations in accrued operational costs or contingent liabilities.
- Current portion of long-term debt
- This metric fluctuated substantially, with peaks exceeding 7% during late 2020, and lows near zero in early 2021 and early 2023. Such variability indicates adjustments in short-term debt repayments or refinancing activities.
- Dividends payable
- Dividends payable represented a small and steadily declining fraction of total liabilities and equity, decreasing from approximately 0.49% in early 2018 to 0.27% in early 2023, signaling a reduction in outstanding dividend obligations.
- Income taxes payable
- Income taxes payable showed irregular fluctuations but generally remained below 1.5%, ending higher at 1.61% in March 2023, which may reflect changing tax obligations or timing differences in tax payments.
- Current liabilities
- Current liabilities as a proportion of total liabilities and equity varied considerably, initially rising from approximately 11.5% to above 17% through late 2019 and 2020, dipping during mid-2021, and climbing back near 20% by early 2023, indicating shifting short-term funding needs or operational liabilities.
- Long-term debt, excluding current portion
- Long-term debt proportion demonstrated a declining trend from 19% in early 2018 to roughly 18.4% in early 2023, with an anomalous spike around late 2019 to early 2020 (exceeding 30%), suggesting a temporary increase in long-term borrowing possibly related to financing or restructuring events.
- Postretirement benefits
- Postretirement benefits steadily decreased from 0.69% in 2018 to 0.19% in 2023, reflecting a reduction in these liabilities relative to total capitalization.
- Pension benefits
- Pension benefits similarly declined from near 4% in early 2018 to under 1% by 2023, indicative of either payments reducing pension-related liabilities or changes in actuarial assumptions.
- Other noncurrent liabilities
- Other noncurrent liabilities showed a downward movement from roughly 7.8% in 2018 to 3.9% in 2023, indicating a sustained decrease in these longer-term obligations.
- Deferred income taxes
- Deferred income taxes declined gradually from nearly 5% to 2.77% over the period, reflecting possible tax structure or timing changes affecting these deferred obligations.
- Noncurrent liabilities
- Noncurrent liabilities experienced volatility with a notable peak of over 44% in late 2019, followed by a decline to 26.2% in early 2023, tracking a reduction in long-term obligations relative to total funding over time.
- Total liabilities
- Total liabilities fluctuated, peaking near 59% in 2019-2020, then declining to approximately 46% in early 2023, indicating an overall reduction in leverage or debt financing ratio.
- Common stock
- Common stock remained constant at approximately 0.01% of total liabilities and equity, implying no significant changes in par value stock capital.
- Additional paid-in capital
- Additional paid-in capital decreased sharply from 24.55% in early 2018 to below 17% in 2019, then briefly surged to over 28% in early 2021 before declining again to 16.69% by 2023, showing substantial fluctuations possibly tied to equity transactions or stock issuances.
- Accumulated other comprehensive loss
- Accumulated other comprehensive loss fluctuated between -2.3% and -5.35%, without clear directional trend, suggesting variable impacts from unrealized gains/losses or currency effects.
- Retained earnings
- Retained earnings trended steadily upward from 28% in 2018 to nearly 39% in early 2023, revealing improved profitability retention or accumulation over time.
- Total shareholders’ equity
- Total equity exhibited variability, declining from approximately 50-52% in early 2018-2019 to a low around 40% in 2019-2020, then rebounding strongly to above 52% by 2023, marking changes in capital structure and the relative financing mix.