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 PLC, consolidated balance sheet: liabilities and stockholders’ equity (quarterly data)
US$ in thousands
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 significant contraction of the overall balance sheet is evident between March 2015 and March 2020. Total liabilities and equity decreased from 139.46 billion USD to 88.43 billion USD, representing a substantial reduction in the company's total capital structure over the five-year period.
- Liability Deleveraging and Debt Management
- A consistent downward trend in total liabilities is observed, falling from 68.05 billion USD in March 2015 to 30.40 billion USD by March 2020. This reduction is primarily driven by a systematic decrease in long-term debt, which declined from 42.70 billion USD to 17.60 billion USD. The current portion of long-term debt exhibited higher volatility, peaking at 5.53 billion USD in March 2017 before stabilizing at lower levels, suggesting periodic refinancing or accelerated repayment cycles.
- Deferred Tax Obligations
- Long-term deferred tax liabilities underwent a massive reduction, decreasing from 15.44 billion USD in March 2015 to 2.46 billion USD in March 2020. This sharp decline suggests a significant realization of temporary differences or changes in tax jurisdictions and rates that reduced the company's future tax burdens.
- Equity Composition and Trends
- Total equity experienced a period of growth, peaking at 89.73 billion USD in September 2016, followed by a steady decline to 58.02 billion USD by March 2020. This erosion of equity is largely attributed to the trend in retained earnings, which shifted from an initial deficit of 710.9 million USD to a peak of 18.41 billion USD in September 2016, before steadily decreasing to 882.5 million USD by the end of the observed period.
- Current Liability Volatility
- Current liabilities remained relatively stable compared to long-term obligations but showed a notable spike toward the end of 2019, reaching 11.07 billion USD in December 2019 before dropping sharply to 7.43 billion USD in March 2020. Accounts payable and accrued expenses remained the largest component of current liabilities, generally fluctuating between 4.3 billion USD and 6.3 billion USD.
- Capital Structure Shift
- The proportion of debt relative to equity shifted significantly. In March 2015, liabilities and equity were more evenly balanced. By March 2020, the total liability figure had dropped more aggressively than the total equity figure, indicating a shift toward a less leveraged capital structure and a reduced reliance on external borrowing.
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