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.
Becton, Dickinson & Co., consolidated balance sheet: liabilities and stockholders’ equity (quarterly data)
US$ in millions
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2017-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2016-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2016-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2016-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2016-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2015-12-31).
The financial structure of the organization experienced a significant transformation between late 2015 and early 2022, characterized by a substantial expansion of both total liabilities and shareholders' equity. Total liabilities and shareholders' equity grew from 26,046 million US dollars in December 2015 to 54,787 million US dollars by March 2022, indicating a large-scale expansion of the balance sheet.
- Debt and Liability Trends
- A marked increase in long-term debt occurred in mid-2017, where obligations rose from 9,082 million US dollars in March 2017 to 18,563 million US dollars by June 2017, eventually peaking at 22,589 million US dollars in March 2018. Subsequent periods show a stabilization of long-term debt between 15,700 million and 18,894 million US dollars. Current debt obligations exhibit high volatility, reaching a peak of 4,357 million US dollars in March 2020 before dropping to 1 million US dollars in March 2021, suggesting strategic shifts in short-term financing and debt maturity management.
- Operational Liabilities
- Payables, accrued expenses, and other current liabilities demonstrate a consistent long-term upward trajectory, increasing from 2,578 million US dollars in December 2015 to 5,606 million US dollars by March 2022. This steady growth suggests an increase in the scale of operational activities and a corresponding rise in short-term obligations to suppliers and employees.
- Equity and Capital Structure
- Shareholders' equity grew significantly from 7,223 million US dollars in December 2015 to 24,525 million US dollars in March 2022. This growth was primarily driven by a sharp increase in capital in excess of par value, which rose from 4,557 million US dollars in December 2015 to 19,494 million US dollars by March 2022, particularly during a surge observed throughout 2017. Retained earnings showed a more gradual but steady increase, moving from 12,402 million US dollars in December 2015 to 14,416 million US dollars in March 2022.
- Other Comprehensive and Treasury Items
- Treasury stock values remained negative throughout the period, fluctuating between approximately 6,132 million and 8,457 million US dollars, reflecting ongoing share repurchase activity. Accumulated other comprehensive loss trended downward, becoming more negative over time, moving from 1,840 million US dollars in December 2015 to 1,910 million US dollars in March 2022, with a period of higher losses peaking around 2,548 million US dollars in September 2020.
The overall trajectory indicates a strategic shift toward a more capital-intensive balance sheet, utilizing a combination of increased long-term borrowing and equity expansion to fund growth or acquisitions, while maintaining a steady increase in operational current liabilities.
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