Common-Size Balance Sheet: Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity
DuPont de Nemours Inc., common-size consolidated balance sheet: liabilities and stockholders’ equity
Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2017-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2016-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2015-12-31).
A significant shift in the capital structure is observed between 2015 and 2019, characterized by a transition from a liability-funded model to one dominated by equity. Total liabilities decreased from a peak of 65.75% of total liabilities and equity in 2016 to 40.12% by 2019. Conversely, total equity grew from 34.25% in 2016 to 59.88% in 2019, indicating a substantial deleveraging of the balance sheet over the five-year period.
- Analysis of Liabilities
- Total liabilities experienced a notable contraction, particularly within noncurrent obligations. Noncurrent liabilities fell from 49.90% in 2016 to 28.09% in 2019. A primary driver of this decline was the reduction in pension and other post-employment benefits, which dropped sharply from 14.31% in 2016 to 1.69% in 2019. Long-term debt showed volatility, peaking at 25.73% in 2016 before stabilizing near 19.62% by 2019.
- Current Liability Trends
- Current liabilities exhibited a consistent downward trend, declining from 16.49% in 2015 to 12.03% in 2019. This reduction was largely supported by a decrease in accounts payable, which fell from 8.62% in 2015 to 4.23% in 2019. Short-term borrowings remained relatively low for most of the period but saw a spike to 5.52% in 2019.
- Equity Composition and Structural Changes
- The internal composition of stockholders' equity underwent a fundamental transformation. Additional paid-in capital increased dramatically from 7.26% in 2015 to 73.20% in 2019, becoming the primary component of the equity base. This increase coincided with a steep decline in retained earnings, which moved from 41.79% in 2015 to an accumulated deficit of -12.10% in 2019.
- Comprehensive Loss and Treasury Stock
- Accumulated other comprehensive loss narrowed from -12.74% in 2015 to -2.04% in 2019, reflecting a reduction in the negative impact of comprehensive items. Treasury stock as a percentage of the total also decreased, moving from -9.05% in 2015 to a negligible or zero balance by 2019.
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