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.
Baxter International Inc., 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 structure of the entity underwent significant volatility between March 2011 and June 2016, characterized by a substantial expansion of liabilities peaking in mid-2015, followed by a rapid deleveraging process in 2016.
- Debt Obligations and Long-Term Liabilities
- A profound increase in leverage is observed starting in 2013. Long-term debt and lease obligations rose from approximately 4.3 billion USD in early 2011 to a peak of 12.05 billion USD by June 2015. This trajectory coincided with a spike in short-term debt, which reached 2.15 billion USD in December 2014. However, a sharp reversal occurred between June 2015 and June 2016, with long-term debt plummeting to 2.09 billion USD, indicating a massive reduction in long-term borrowing or a major structural reorganization of the balance sheet.
- Current Liabilities and Operational Obligations
- Current liabilities remained relatively stable between 3.8 billion USD and 4.9 billion USD from 2011 through 2013, before climbing to a peak of 6.31 billion USD in June 2015. Accounts payable and accrued liabilities, the largest component of current liabilities, trended upward to 4.87 billion USD in late 2013 before declining steadily to 2.54 billion USD by June 2016. The reduction in current liabilities in 2016 mirrors the broader trend of liability contraction seen in the long-term debt category.
- Equity Trends and Retained Earnings
- Total shareholders' equity exhibited a general upward trend, growing from 6.73 billion USD in March 2011 to 8.51 billion USD in June 2016. This growth was primarily driven by retained earnings, which increased from 8.32 billion USD to 14.04 billion USD over the period, despite a significant temporary dip to 9.58 billion USD in September 2015. Common stock and additional contributed capital remained largely static, suggesting that equity growth was internally generated rather than through new share issuances.
- Comprehensive Income and Noncontrolling Interests
- Accumulated other comprehensive income showed consistent instability, remaining negative for most of the period. Losses peaked at 4.71 billion USD in March 2015, though a brief recovery to a positive 224 million USD was noted in December 2015 before returning to a loss of 4.20 billion USD by June 2016. Noncontrolling interests decreased steadily from 237 million USD in 2011 to a negligible 1 million USD by June 2016.
Overall, the period concludes with a fundamentally different capital structure than it began. The entity transitioned from a moderate liability position to a period of extreme leverage in 2014-2015, and finally to a significantly leaner balance sheet by mid-2016, where total liabilities (7.47 billion USD) fell below total equity (8.51 billion USD).
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