Common-Size Balance Sheet: Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity
Quarterly Data
Allergan PLC, common-size consolidated balance sheet: liabilities and stockholders’ equity (quarterly data)
Based on: 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), 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).
A long-term shift in the capital structure is evident, characterized by a consistent reduction in total liabilities and a corresponding increase in total equity. Total liabilities declined from 48.80% of total liabilities and equity in March 2015 to 34.38% by March 2020. Conversely, total equity grew from 51.20% to 65.62% over the same period, indicating a transition toward a more equity-heavy financing model and a reduction in overall leverage.
- Long-Term Debt and Liability Trends
- Long-term debt, excluding the current portion, showed a significant downward trend, decreasing from 30.62% in March 2015 to 19.90% in March 2020. This reduction is a primary driver of the overall decrease in total liabilities. Additionally, long-term deferred tax liabilities experienced a sharp decline, falling from 11.07% in early 2015 to 2.78% by March 2020, further contributing to the deleveraging of the balance sheet.
- Current Liability Dynamics
- Current liabilities remained relatively stable for the first several years but exhibited an upward trend toward the end of the period, peaking at 11.69% in December 2019 before settling at 8.41% in March 2020. This volatility was largely driven by fluctuations in the current portion of long-term debt and a steady increase in accounts payable and accrued expenses, which rose from 4.17% in March 2015 to 5.98% in March 2020.
- Equity Composition and Growth
- The growth in total equity was primarily propelled by a substantial increase in additional paid-in capital, which rose from 48.74% in March 2015 to 63.37% in March 2020. In contrast, retained earnings exhibited significant volatility; after peaking at 14.22% in December 2015, they entered a long-term downward trajectory, ending at 1.00% in March 2020. This suggests that while the company successfully raised external capital, internal equity accumulation through retained earnings diminished over time.
- Other Financial Obligations
- Other taxes payable showed a gradual but steady increase, rising from 0.71% in March 2015 to 1.91% in March 2020. Operating lease liabilities were introduced into the reporting in March 2019, maintaining a small but stable presence at approximately 0.12% to 0.14% for current portions and 0.42% to 0.50% for long-term portions.
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