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.
Albemarle Corp., consolidated balance sheet: liabilities and stockholders’ equity (quarterly data)
US$ in thousands
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).
The balance sheet reflects a period of significant expansion in both total liabilities and total shareholders' equity between March 31, 2018, and March 31, 2023. Total liabilities grew from approximately 3.61 billion USD to 8.11 billion USD, while total equity increased from 3.94 billion USD to 9.46 billion USD. This simultaneous growth indicates a substantial increase in the overall scale of the company's capital structure.
- Liability Structure and Trends
- A marked increase in current liabilities is observed, rising from 868.86 million USD in early 2018 to 3.51 billion USD by March 2023. This trend is driven primarily by a surge in accounts payable, which escalated from 481.73 million USD in March 2018 to 2.77 billion USD in March 2023, with the most aggressive growth occurring between September 2021 and March 2023.
- Long-term debt, excluding the current portion, exhibited volatility. It remained relatively stable around 1.4 billion USD through 2018, jumped to 2.86 billion USD in December 2019, declined to approximately 2.0 billion USD during 2021, and subsequently rose again to 3.23 billion USD by March 2023. This pattern suggests strategic cycles of borrowing and repayment or refinancing.
- Noncurrent liabilities followed a similar upward trajectory, increasing from 2.74 billion USD in 2018 to 4.60 billion USD in 2023, contributing significantly to the overall increase in total leverage.
- Equity and Capitalization
- Total shareholders' equity demonstrated strong growth, increasing from 3.80 billion USD to 9.21 billion USD over the analyzed period. A primary driver of this increase was retained earnings, which grew from 2.12 billion USD in March 2018 to 6.79 billion USD in March 2023, signaling consistent profitability and the reinvestment of earnings into the business.
- A significant capital event is evident in the first quarter of 2021, where additional paid-in capital increased from 1.44 billion USD in December 2020 to 2.89 billion USD in March 2021. This indicates a substantial infusion of equity capital through the issuance of shares.
- Accumulated other comprehensive loss showed fluctuations, peaking at a loss of 717.31 million USD in September 2022 before recovering to 513.34 million USD by March 2023.
- Financial Position Synthesis
- The growth in total liabilities and equity has resulted in a expanded balance sheet, with total liabilities and equity rising from 7.56 billion USD to 17.56 billion USD. Despite the increase in total debt, the rapid growth in equity—particularly through retained earnings and the 2021 capital raise—has helped maintain a balanced capital structure.
- The sharp increase in accounts payable toward the end of the period suggests a significant increase in operational volume or a shift in supplier credit terms, which has increased the reliance on short-term operational financing.
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