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)
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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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