Common-Size Balance Sheet: Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity
Quarterly Data
Devon Energy Corp., common-size consolidated balance sheet: liabilities and stockholders’ equity (quarterly data)
Based on: 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: 2021-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-03-31).
The capital structure of the entity underwent a significant cycle of leverage expansion and subsequent contraction between 2018 and 2023. A period of increasing financial risk peaked in late 2020, followed by a consistent trend of deleveraging and equity strengthening through the end of the analyzed period.
- Total Liabilities and Leverage
- Total liabilities as a percentage of total liabilities and equity rose from 53.18% in March 2018 to a peak of 69.54% in December 2020. This peak indicates a substantial increase in the reliance on external financing. Subsequently, a steady decline is observed, with total liabilities falling to 51.41% by September 30, 2023, returning the balance sheet to a risk profile similar to that seen in 2018.
- Debt Composition and Long-Term Obligations
- Long-term debt was the primary driver of the liability fluctuations. It increased from 32.84% in early 2018 to 43.36% by December 2020. From 2021 onward, a consistent downward trend is evident, with long-term debt reducing to 23.41% by September 30, 2023. This suggests a strategic effort to pay down long-term borrowings. In contrast, short-term debt remained a negligible component of the total structure, typically fluctuating between 0% and 2%.
- Current Liabilities and Operational Obligations
- Current liabilities exhibited volatility, notably peaking in June 2018 at 28.73% and June 2019 at 20.82%, primarily driven by liabilities associated with discontinued operations. Outside of these spikes, current liabilities generally stabilized between 11% and 17%. Revenues and royalties payable showed a gradual increase from 4.33% in early 2018 to a peak of 9.09% in June 2022, before moderating to 5.92% by September 2023.
- Equity Evolution and Retained Earnings
- Total equity followed an inverse trajectory to total liabilities, dropping from 46.82% in March 2018 to a low of 30.46% in December 2020. A robust recovery followed, with total equity rising to 48.59% by September 2023. A critical component of this recovery was retained earnings, which collapsed from 18.65% in December 2018 to 2.10% in December 2020, only to climb steadily to 22.83% by September 2023, signaling a return to strong profitability and capital accumulation.
- Other Significant Balance Sheet Shifts
- Noncontrolling interests were a significant factor in early 2018, representing approximately 16% of the total structure, but decreased sharply to below 1% by late 2019 and remained at that level. Additionally, deferred income taxes, which were absent from the common-size reporting during 2020, emerged as an increasing liability from December 2021 (1.37%) through September 2023 (6.91%).
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