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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).


A comprehensive contraction of the total balance sheet is evident over the analyzed period, with total liabilities and stockholders' equity decreasing from 59,233 million US dollars in March 2019 to 34,167 million US dollars by September 2024. This reduction is primarily driven by a significant erosion of stockholders' equity and a steady decrease in non-current liabilities.

Equity Structure and Capital Allocation
A critical shift in the equity position is observed, transitioning from a positive total stockholders' equity of 14,081 million US dollars in March 2019 to a deficit of 3,418 million US dollars by September 2024. This deficit is largely attributable to a substantial increase in the cost of repurchased stock, which grew from 33,664 million US dollars to 41,882 million US dollars. While earnings reinvested in the business showed a recovery toward the end of the period, reaching 34,206 million US dollars in September 2024, this was insufficient to offset the impact of aggressive share repurchases.
Long-Term Debt and Non-Current Liabilities
A sustained downward trend is noted in non-current liabilities, which fell from 34,995 million US dollars in March 2019 to 29,589 million US dollars in September 2024. Long-term debt, excluding the current portion, decreased from 27,024 million US dollars to 23,570 million US dollars over the same timeframe. Additionally, deferred income taxes saw a marked decline from 5,353 million US dollars to 3,208 million US dollars, contributing to the overall reduction in long-term obligations.
Current Liability Volatility
Current liabilities exhibit significant periodic fluctuation, ranging from a high of 11,664 million US dollars in June 2023 to 7,782 million US dollars in March 2024. This volatility is heavily influenced by settlement charges, which fluctuate cyclically between approximately 1,300 million and 4,500 million US dollars. Accounts payable showed a steady long-term increase, rising from 205 million US dollars in March 2019 to 510 million US dollars in September 2024.
Employee Benefit Obligations
A consistent reduction in long-term benefit obligations is observed. Accrued pension costs declined from 497 million US dollars in March 2019 to 125 million US dollars in September 2024. Similarly, accrued postretirement health care costs decreased from 1,764 million US dollars to 1,090 million US dollars, reflecting a systematic reduction in these long-term liabilities.
Liquidity and Short-Term Debt
Short-term borrowing patterns are irregular, with sporadic appearances of balances such as 3,000 million US dollars in March 2020 and 2,000 million US dollars in June 2023. The current portion of long-term debt has remained volatile, peaking at 2,634 million US dollars in June 2022 before settling at 1,585 million US dollars by September 2024.

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