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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.

Best Buy Co. Inc., consolidated balance sheet: liabilities and stockholders’ equity (quarterly data)

US$ in millions

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Oct 29, 2022 Jul 30, 2022 Apr 30, 2022 Jan 29, 2022 Oct 30, 2021 Jul 31, 2021 May 1, 2021 Jan 30, 2021 Oct 31, 2020 Aug 1, 2020 May 2, 2020 Feb 1, 2020 Nov 2, 2019 Aug 3, 2019 May 4, 2019 Feb 2, 2019 Nov 3, 2018 Aug 4, 2018 May 5, 2018 Feb 3, 2018 Oct 28, 2017 Jul 29, 2017 Apr 29, 2017 Jan 28, 2017 Oct 29, 2016 Jul 30, 2016 Apr 30, 2016
Accounts payable 7,056 5,406 5,492 6,803 8,405 6,946 6,360 6,979 9,110 6,613 4,428 5,288 7,232 5,045 4,718 5,257 7,964 5,338 4,619 4,873 6,587 5,072 4,599 4,984 6,233 4,800 4,397
Unredeemed gift card liabilities 273 273 284 316 306 293 297 317 278 267 257 281 271 264 265 290 281 275 285 385 375 383 389 427 377 369 379
Deferred revenue 1,080 1,133 1,101 1,103 977 854 734 711 788 699 531 501 445 468 409 446 449 438 371 453 426 427 371 418 380 380 349
Accrued compensation and related expenses 363 374 336 845 703 605 493 725 446 253 213 410 351 343 275 482 349 318 296 561 331 309 274 358 308 272 277
Accrued liabilities 744 820 771 946 895 892 978 972 968 893 769 906 769 799 851 982 844 813 934 1,001 888 870 792 891 825 936 888
Short-term debt — — — — — 110 110 110 — — 1,250 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Current portion of operating lease liabilities 638 629 636 648 645 643 654 693 685 674 683 660 644 643 639 — — — — — — — — — — — —
Current portion of long-term debt 16 15 15 13 15 14 15 14 670 681 673 14 14 14 14 56 46 47 550 544 545 44 45 44 43 43 44
Current liabilities 10,170 8,650 8,635 10,674 11,946 10,357 9,641 10,521 12,945 10,080 8,804 8,060 9,726 7,576 7,171 7,513 9,933 7,229 7,055 7,817 9,152 7,105 6,470 7,122 8,166 6,800 6,334
Long-term operating lease liabilities, excluding current portion 2,216 2,221 2,121 2,061 2,102 2,090 1,983 2,012 2,117 2,206 2,076 2,138 2,200 2,230 2,173 — — — — — — — — — — — —
Long-term debt, excluding current portion 1,142 1,184 1,170 1,216 1,223 1,243 1,229 1,253 1,256 632 621 1,257 1,239 1,247 1,193 1,332 1,280 801 792 811 784 1,310 1,302 1,321 1,324 1,341 1,334
Long-term liabilities 500 472 558 533 553 554 694 694 798 716 694 657 636 640 659 750 775 777 815 809 697 682 684 704 791 794 807
Non-current liabilities 3,858 3,877 3,849 3,810 3,878 3,887 3,906 3,959 4,171 3,554 3,391 4,052 4,075 4,117 4,025 2,082 2,055 1,578 1,607 1,620 1,481 1,992 1,986 2,025 2,115 2,135 2,141
Total liabilities 14,028 12,527 12,484 14,484 15,824 14,244 13,547 14,480 17,116 13,634 12,195 12,112 13,801 11,693 11,196 9,595 11,988 8,807 8,662 9,437 10,633 9,097 8,456 9,147 10,281 8,935 8,475
Preferred stock, $1.00 par value; none issued and outstanding — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Common stock, $0.10 par value 22 22 22 23 24 25 25 26 26 26 26 26 26 26 27 27 27 27 28 28 30 30 31 31 31 32 32
Additional paid-in capital 61 20 — — — — 33 — 133 83 15 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Retained earnings 2,597 2,522 2,417 2,668 3,917 3,975 3,762 4,233 3,659 3,413 3,126 3,158 2,809 2,965 3,038 2,985 2,685 2,863 3,082 3,270 3,818 3,996 4,202 4,399 3,953 3,991 4,078
Accumulated other comprehensive income 313 328 328 329 337 335 338 328 268 256 243 295 290 294 289 294 300 296 310 314 304 321 266 279 277 296 316
Equity 2,993 2,892 2,767 3,020 4,278 4,335 4,158 4,587 4,086 3,778 3,410 3,479 3,125 3,285 3,354 3,306 3,012 3,186 3,420 3,612 4,152 4,347 4,499 4,709 4,261 4,319 4,426
Total liabilities and equity 17,021 15,419 15,251 17,504 20,102 18,579 17,705 19,067 21,202 17,412 15,605 15,591 16,926 14,978 14,550 12,901 15,000 11,993 12,082 13,049 14,785 13,444 12,955 13,856 14,542 13,254 12,901

Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-10-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-07-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-04-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-01-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-10-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-05-01), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-01-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-08-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-05-02), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-02-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-11-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-08-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-05-04), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-02-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-11-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-08-04), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-05-05), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-02-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-10-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-07-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-04-29), 10-K (reporting date: 2017-01-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2016-10-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2016-07-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2016-04-30).


The financial position of the company is characterized by significant seasonal fluctuations in current liabilities and a long-term trend of declining stockholders' equity. A primary driver of the balance sheet's volatility is the cyclical nature of accounts payable, which consistently peaks in the fourth quarter of each year to support holiday inventory builds before receding in the first half of the following year.

Current Liability Dynamics
Accounts payable exhibit a recurring seasonal pattern, with values typically rising from approximately $4.5 billion to $6 billion in the early quarters to peaks exceeding $7 billion or $9 billion by October or November. The highest observed peak occurred in October 2020, reaching $9.11 billion. Other current liabilities, such as deferred revenue, showed a steady increase from $349 million in April 2016 to $1.08 billion by October 2022, suggesting growth in prepaid services or extended warranty programs.
Long-Term Obligation Trends
A structural shift in the reporting of liabilities is evident starting in May 2019, marked by the introduction of operating lease liabilities. Long-term operating lease liabilities stabilized between $2.0 billion and $2.2 billion, while the current portion remained consistent between $629 million and $693 million. Long-term debt has remained relatively stable, generally fluctuating between $1.1 billion and $1.3 billion, with a brief dip below $800 million during late 2017 and early 2018.
Total Liability Trajectory
Total liabilities followed an upward trajectory for several years, rising from $8.47 billion in April 2016 to a peak of $17.11 billion in October 2020. This peak was driven by a combination of record-high accounts payable and the recognition of lease liabilities. Following this peak, total liabilities moderated to $14.02 billion by October 2022.
Stockholders' Equity Analysis
Equity has experienced a general long-term decline, decreasing from $4.42 billion in April 2016 to $2.99 billion in October 2022. This contraction is primarily reflected in retained earnings, which fell from $4.07 billion to $2.59 billion over the same period, despite periodic quarterly recoveries. The reduction in equity against a backdrop of higher total liabilities indicates an increase in the company's financial leverage over the analyzed timeframe.

The overall balance sheet structure indicates a strategy heavily reliant on trade credit for short-term financing, as evidenced by the dominance of accounts payable within the current liabilities. The persistent erosion of the equity base suggests that capital returns to shareholders or operational costs have outpaced retained earnings growth over the long term.

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