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.
Allergan Inc., consolidated balance sheet: liabilities and stockholders’ equity (quarterly data)
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Based on: 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), 10-K (reporting date: 2013-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2013-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2013-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2013-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2012-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2012-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2012-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2012-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2011-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2011-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2011-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2011-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2010-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2010-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2010-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2010-03-31).
The total balance sheet size experienced steady expansion between March 2010 and December 2014, growing from 7.63 billion to 12.42 billion. This growth was driven by simultaneous increases in both total liabilities and total stockholders' equity, reflecting a broader expansion of the company's financial footprint over the five-year period.
- Liability Trends and Composition
- Total liabilities exhibited a general upward trajectory, rising from 2.66 billion in March 2010 to 4.65 billion by December 2014. Current liabilities showed significant volatility early in the period, peaking at 2.09 billion in September 2010 due to a one-time accrued legal settlement expense of 609.9 million. Following this period, current liabilities trended upward again, reaching 1.56 billion by September 2014. This growth in short-term obligations was supported by increases in other accrued expenses, which rose from 388.4 million in early 2010 to 905 million by late 2014.
- Long-Term Debt and Non-Current Obligations
- Non-current liabilities increased from 1.88 billion to 3.10 billion over the analyzed period. A notable shift occurred in long-term debt, which experienced two primary step-increases: first in September 2010, where it jumped to approximately 1.55 billion, and second in March 2013, where it rose to 2.11 billion. After March 2013, long-term debt remained relatively stable, fluctuating narrowly around the 2.09 billion mark through the end of 2014.
- Stockholders' Equity Growth
- Total equity grew from 4.97 billion in March 2010 to 7.76 billion in December 2014. The primary driver of this increase was retained earnings, which more than doubled from 2.50 billion to 5.89 billion. This suggests strong internal capital generation over the period. Additional paid-in capital also rose steadily from 2.74 billion to 3.35 billion.
- Capital Management and Share Repurchases
- A significant trend is observed in the treasury stock account, which grew from 170.4 million in March 2010 to 1.09 billion in December 2014. This substantial increase in the contra-equity account indicates an aggressive share repurchase strategy implemented by the company, which partially offset the growth in total equity provided by retained earnings.
Overall, the financial structure evolved from a position where equity significantly outweighed liabilities to one where both continued to scale. While liabilities increased by approximately 75%, total equity grew by roughly 56%, maintaining a stable solvent position characterized by strong retained earnings and active capital return to shareholders via treasury stock acquisitions.
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