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.
Apache Corp., consolidated balance sheet: liabilities and stockholders’ equity (quarterly data)
US$ in millions
Based on: 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), 10-K (reporting date: 2014-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2014-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2014-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2014-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2013-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2013-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2013-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2013-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2012-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2012-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2012-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2012-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2011-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2011-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2011-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2011-03-31).
The financial position of the entity exhibited a period of expansion followed by a severe contraction in equity and a subsequent reduction in total liabilities between March 2011 and June 2016. Total liabilities initially trended upward, peaking at 30,629 million USD in June 2013, before experiencing a substantial decline to 15,650 million USD by June 2016. This reduction was primarily driven by the volatility in noncurrent liabilities and a significant decrease in income tax obligations.
- Equity Erosion and Retained Earnings
- Total equity demonstrated a peak of 35,393 million USD in December 2013, followed by a precipitous decline to a low of 4,228 million USD in December 2015. The primary driver of this erosion was the collapse of retained earnings, which transitioned from a surplus of 22,032 million USD in December 2013 to an accumulated deficit of 7,153 million USD by December 2015. A partial recovery was observed in early 2016, with total equity rising to 8,696 million USD by June 2016.
- Long-term Debt and Liability Trends
- Long-term debt, excluding current maturities, increased from 8,130 million USD in March 2011 to a peak of 12,297 million USD in June 2013. Following this peak, the debt level generally stabilized and then decreased to 8,719 million USD by June 2016. Simultaneously, deferred credits and other noncurrent liabilities saw a sharp reduction from a peak of 12,906 million USD in December 2014 to 3,996 million USD in December 2015, indicating a significant restructuring or settlement of long-term obligations.
- Current Liabilities and Liquidity Obligations
- Current liabilities exhibited significant volatility, peaking at 5,562 million USD in March 2013. While levels remained elevated through 2014, a sharp contraction occurred in 2015 and 2016, ending at 1,570 million USD. Accounts payable followed a similar trajectory, rising from 906 million USD in March 2011 to a high of 1,616 million USD in December 2013, before declining to 544 million USD by June 2016, suggesting a reduction in short-term operational scaling or a change in payment terms.
- Tax Obligations and Asset Retirement
- Noncurrent income taxes grew steadily from 4,265 million USD in March 2011 to 9,499 million USD in December 2014. However, a drastic reduction occurred in 2015, with obligations falling to 1,072 million USD by December 2015. Asset retirement obligations showed a general upward trend from 2,482 million USD in March 2011, peaking at 4,197 million USD in June 2013, before stabilizing between 2,300 and 2,700 million USD in the final quarters of the analyzed period.
- Capital Structure and Treasury Activity
- Paid-in capital increased moderately from 8,928 million USD in March 2011 to 12,487 million USD in June 2016. Concurrently, there was a marked increase in treasury stock acquisitions, with the cost rising from 33 million USD in March 2011 to 2,888 million USD by June 2016, indicating an aggressive share buyback strategy despite the overall decline in shareholders' equity.
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