Stock Analysis on Net

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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.

Altria Group Inc., consolidated balance sheet: liabilities and stockholders’ equity (quarterly data)

US$ in millions

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Sep 30, 2024 Jun 30, 2024 Mar 31, 2024 Dec 31, 2023 Sep 30, 2023 Jun 30, 2023 Mar 31, 2023 Dec 31, 2022 Sep 30, 2022 Jun 30, 2022 Mar 31, 2022 Dec 31, 2021 Sep 30, 2021 Jun 30, 2021 Mar 31, 2021 Dec 31, 2020 Sep 30, 2020 Jun 30, 2020 Mar 31, 2020 Dec 31, 2019 Sep 30, 2019 Jun 30, 2019 Mar 31, 2019
Short-term borrowings 2,000 3,000
Current portion of long-term debt 1,585 1,553 1,121 1,121 1,121 1,339 1,556 1,443 2,634 2,517 1,105 1,105 1,500 1,500 1,500 1,500 1,000 1,000 2,144 2,144
Accounts payable 510 556 504 582 490 454 412 552 417 396 379 449 266 260 271 380 348 273 278 325 246 224 205
Marketing 817 763 720 716 663 691 587 599 691 708 658 664 680 684 546 523 521 488 467 393 554 576 490
Settlement charges 2,118 1,320 3,420 2,563 2,388 1,562 3,820 2,925 2,731 1,749 4,229 3,349 2,996 1,980 4,539 3,564 3,206 2,071 4,419 3,346 3,094 2,019 4,367
Other 1,227 1,900 1,901 1,902 1,277 1,459 1,303 1,299 1,122 1,194 1,508 1,365 1,109 1,266 1,550 1,494 1,113 3,503 1,425 1,545 1,195 1,491 1,412
Accrued liabilities 4,162 3,983 6,041 5,181 4,328 3,712 5,710 4,823 4,544 3,651 6,395 5,378 4,785 3,930 6,635 5,581 4,840 6,062 6,311 5,284 4,843 4,086 6,269
Deferred gain from the sale of IQOS System commercialization rights 2,700 2,700 2,700 2,700
Dividends payable 1,739 1,690 1,690 1,735 1,742 1,677 1,685 1,685 1,693 1,630 1,637 1,647 1,661 1,593 1,598 1,602 1,602 1,565 1,565 1,565 1,573 1,498 1,501
Liabilities held for sale 295
Current liabilities 7,996 7,782 10,935 11,319 10,381 11,664 9,146 8,616 8,097 8,311 10,928 8,579 8,112 5,783 10,004 9,063 8,290 9,400 11,154 8,174 7,662 7,952 10,119
Long-term debt, excluding current portion 23,570 23,470 25,042 25,112 23,977 24,074 24,048 25,124 24,848 25,046 25,405 26,939 27,022 28,241 28,180 27,971 27,755 27,542 26,971 27,042 26,903 27,096 27,024
Deferred income taxes 3,208 3,281 2,699 2,799 2,527 2,646 2,735 2,897 3,330 3,898 3,766 3,692 3,557 4,779 4,727 4,532 4,724 4,847 5,191 5,083 5,240 5,378 5,353
Accrued pension costs 125 127 128 130 127 128 128 133 196 197 199 200 280 413 481 551 404 377 427 473 352 439 497
Accrued postretirement health care costs 1,090 1,086 1,079 1,079 1,096 1,092 1,086 1,083 1,436 1,437 1,438 1,436 1,512 1,515 1,952 1,951 1,798 1,800 1,798 1,797 1,764 1,768 1,764
Deferred gain from the sale of IQOS System commercialization rights 2,700 2,700
Other liabilities 1,596 1,607 1,656 1,621 1,718 1,324 809 324 278 260 259 283 307 357 397 381 409 410 402 345 316 364 357
Non-current liabilities 29,589 29,571 30,604 30,741 29,445 29,264 31,506 32,261 30,088 30,838 31,067 32,550 32,678 35,305 35,737 35,386 35,090 34,976 34,789 34,740 34,575 35,045 34,995
Total liabilities 37,585 37,353 41,539 42,060 39,826 40,928 40,652 40,877 38,185 39,149 41,995 41,129 40,790 41,088 45,741 44,449 43,380 44,376 45,943 42,914 42,237 42,997 45,114
Redeemable noncontrolling interest 39 41 40 40 39 38 38 38 39 38 38
Common stock, par value $0.33 1/3 per share 935 935 935 935 935 935 935 935 935 935 935 935 935 935 935 935 935 935 935 935 935 935 935
Additional paid-in capital 5,890 5,876 5,521 5,906 5,895 5,880 5,866 5,887 5,873 5,861 5,848 5,857 5,846 5,840 5,905 5,910 5,973 5,964 5,959 5,970 5,960 5,953 5,943
Earnings reinvested in the business 34,206 33,651 31,535 31,094 30,767 30,340 29,898 29,792 28,785 30,252 30,988 30,664 30,685 35,065 34,507 34,679 34,356 36,908 36,528 36,539 39,910 44,081 43,582
Accumulated other comprehensive losses (2,617) (2,283) (2,266) (2,673) (2,471) (2,709) (2,779) (2,771) (2,383) (2,377) (2,962) (3,056) (3,430) (3,602) (3,774) (4,341) (3,781) (3,774) (2,533) (2,864) (2,402) (2,646) (2,717)
Cost of repurchased stock (41,882) (41,195) (40,839) (38,802) (38,533) (38,273) (37,796) (37,816) (37,442) (37,074) (36,569) (36,006) (35,303) (34,981) (34,660) (34,344) (34,344) (34,345) (34,346) (34,358) (33,858) (33,859) (33,664)
Stockholders’ equity (deficit) attributable to Altria (3,468) (3,016) (5,114) (3,540) (3,407) (3,827) (3,876) (3,973) (4,232) (2,403) (1,760) (1,606) (1,267) 3,257 2,913 2,839 3,139 5,688 6,543 6,222 10,545 14,464 14,079
Noncontrolling interests 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 2 2 82 86 93 98 94 97 92 2 2
Total stockholders’ equity (deficit) (3,418) (2,966) (5,064) (3,490) (3,357) (3,777) (3,826) (3,923) (4,232) (2,403) (1,760) (1,606) (1,265) 3,259 2,995 2,925 3,232 5,786 6,637 6,319 10,637 14,466 14,081
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity (deficit) 34,167 34,387 36,475 38,570 36,469 37,151 36,826 36,954 33,953 36,746 40,235 39,523 39,564 44,388 48,776 47,414 46,651 50,200 52,618 49,271 52,913 57,501 59,233

Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-06-30), 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).


The analysis of the quarterly financial data reveals several notable trends and shifts in the company's financial position over the reported periods.

Short-term borrowings and Current portion of long-term debt
Short-term borrowings appear intermittently, with a notable borrowing of $3 billion in March 2020 and a reduced figure of $2 billion in the latter quarters of 2023. The current portion of long-term debt exhibits variability but generally maintains between approximately $1 billion and $2.6 billion, with some fluctuations observed particularly in 2022 and 2023.
Accounts payable and Accrued liabilities
Accounts payable shows an overall increasing trend, rising from $205 million in Q1 2019 to above $500 million by late 2023 and early 2024, indicating possibly increased operational activity or delayed payments. Accrued liabilities display volatility with spikes in early years and a general decline during mid-2021, followed by moderate recovery, suggesting changes in accrued expenses or accrued obligations dynamics.
Marketing and Settlement charges
Marketing expenditures steadily increase over the period, growing from $490 million in Q1 2019 to over $800 million by Q3 2024, reflecting increased investment in promotional activities. Settlement charges fluctuate significantly, with recurring peaks and troughs indicating episodic or transaction-based expenses. The highest levels are recorded in early and late 2019 and 2021, with notable declines during mid-2022 and 2024.
Other and Other liabilities
The ‘Other’ category shows marked volatility, peaking significantly in Q2 2020 at $3.5 billion but otherwise showing irregular fluctuations. Other liabilities generally increase toward the end of the period, particularly a sharp rise in 2022 and 2023 to well above prior levels, which may point to increasing miscellaneous or contingent obligations.
Deferred gain from the sale of IQOS System commercialization rights
This item is recorded starting in late 2022 at $2.7 billion consistently, suggesting recognition of a significant deferred revenue or gain component from the IQOS rights commercialization.
Dividends payable
Dividends payable remain relatively stable throughout, hovering near $1.5 billion to $1.7 billion, indicating consistent dividend policies and sustained shareholder returns.
Current liabilities and Total liabilities
Current liabilities exhibit strong volatility. They decline sharply in mid-2021, followed by a rise peaking in early 2023 at over $11.6 billion before tapering off later. Total liabilities broadly mirror these movements but demonstrate a gradual downward trend after peaking around late 2019 and early 2020, suggesting active management or reduction of overall obligations in recent quarters.
Long-term debt (excluding current portion)
Long-term debt remains high and relatively stable, fluctuating between approximately $23 billion and $28 billion, with a slight decreasing trend from 2021 onwards, possibly reflecting debt retirement or refinancing activities.
Deferred income taxes and Accrued pension/postretirement costs
Deferred income taxes decline steadily over time from over $5.3 billion in 2019 to around $3.2 billion in 2024, signaling decreasing deferred tax liabilities or changes in tax position. Accrued pension and postretirement health care costs decrease significantly post-2020, with health care costs decreasing from nearly $1.95 billion to approximately $1.09 billion, indicating possible cost management or changes in actuarial assumptions.
Stockholders’ equity and related components
Stockholders' equity attributable to the company declines sharply from $14 billion in early 2019 to a deficit position in late 2021 through 2023, reaching approximately negative $5 billion at one point before some improvement. This reflects a deterioration in net equity possibly due to accumulated losses, share repurchases, or other equity-reducing transactions. Additional paid-in capital remains generally stable, while earnings reinvested in the business show a decreasing pattern from above $43 billion to roughly $34 billion. Accumulated other comprehensive losses fluctuate but trend towards reduced losses in the mid-period, then increase again in recent quarters.
Cost of repurchased stock
This item reflects continuous accumulation of stock repurchases, increasing in absolute value from approximately $33.7 billion to over $41.8 billion during the timeframe, indicating significant buyback activity influencing the equity position.
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity
The sum of total liabilities and stockholders’ equity declines steadily from nearly $59.2 billion in early 2019 to approximately $34.2 billion in late 2024, indicating a contraction in the overall balance sheet size, potentially driven by asset sales, debt repayments, or other restructuring events.

Overall, the financial data depicts a company managing significant debt obligations with fluctuating current liabilities and a shrinking equity base affected by ongoing share repurchases and variable earnings retention. Marketing spend steadily increases, reflecting a strategic focus on brand investment, while large settlement charges and other financial obligations exhibit considerable variability, implying episodic financial impacts. The recognition of deferred gains related to the IQOS System commercialization in later periods adds a substantial non-recurring financial element. A contraction in the total balance sheet size is evident from 2019 through 2024, possibly a result of deliberate financial restructuring measures.