Common-Size Balance Sheet: Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity
Quarterly Data
Cummins Inc., common-size consolidated balance sheet: liabilities and stockholders’ equity (quarterly data)
Based on: 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: 2021-10-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-07-04), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-04-04), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-29), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-31).
The capital structure exhibits a clear shift toward higher leverage over the analyzed period, characterized by a steady increase in total liabilities and a corresponding decline in total equity. Total liabilities rose from 56.03% in March 2019 to 68.26% by March 2024, while total equity decreased from 43.97% to 31.74% over the same timeframe.
- Debt and Long-Term Obligations
- Long-term debt has seen a substantial relative increase, growing from 8.09% of the total balance sheet in early 2019 to 18.13% by March 2024. This indicates a strategic pivot toward long-term borrowing. Commercial paper usage has been volatile, with notable peaks reaching 9.98% in June 2020 and 8.50% in December 2022, suggesting periodic reliance on short-term funding markets for liquidity management.
- Current Liability Trends
- Current liabilities fluctuated between 26.47% and 40.32%. A significant increase is observed in other accrued expenses, which remained relatively stable around 5% for several years before surging to 11.73% in December 2023 and 11.62% in March 2024. Accounts payable have remained comparatively stable, generally fluctuating between 12% and 15%.
- Equity and Shareholder Value
- Total shareholders' equity declined from 39.40% in March 2019 to 28.49% in March 2024. This erosion is partly attributed to a decrease in retained earnings as a percentage of the total balance sheet, falling from a peak of 73.36% in March 2020 to 61.60% by March 2024. Treasury stock figures indicate aggressive share repurchase activity, with negative values peaking at -39.09% in July 2021, which significantly reduced the overall equity base.
- Other Balance Sheet Components
- Accumulated other comprehensive loss showed a general trend of improvement, moving from a peak loss of -11.21% in March 2020 to -7.11% in March 2024. Noncontrolling interests have gradually diminished as a percentage of the total balance sheet, moving from 4.57% in early 2019 to 3.25% by March 2024.
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