Common-Size Balance Sheet: Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity
Quarterly Data
EOG Resources Inc., common-size consolidated balance sheet: liabilities and stockholders’ equity (quarterly data)
Based on: 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), 10-K (reporting date: 2017-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2016-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2016-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2016-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2016-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2015-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2015-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2015-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2015-03-31).
A comprehensive analysis of the common-size balance sheet from March 2015 through December 2019 reveals a strategic shift in the capital structure, characterized by a consistent reduction in total liabilities and a corresponding increase in stockholders' equity.
- Liability Structure and Leverage
- Total liabilities exhibited a gradual decline over the observed period, starting at 49.64% in March 2015 and reaching 41.71% by December 2019. This deleveraging trend is primarily driven by a significant reduction in noncurrent liabilities, which fell from a peak of 47.05% in September 2016 to 29.62% by the end of 2019.
- Long-term debt, excluding the current portion, showed a pronounced downward trend, decreasing from 18.43% in March 2015 to 11.21% in December 2019, after peaking at 27.31% in September 2016. Conversely, the current portion of long-term debt remained negligible until 2018, after which it rose to occupy between 2.57% and 3.93% of the total balance sheet, indicating a shift in the maturity profile of the company's debt.
- Current Obligations
- Current liabilities increased as a proportion of total liabilities and stockholders' equity, rising from 8.92% in March 2015 to 12.09% in December 2019. Accounts payable remained relatively stable but trended slightly upward from 6.29% to 6.54%. The introduction of current operating lease liabilities in March 2019, accounting for approximately 1% of the total balance sheet, contributed to the increase in short-term obligations.
- Equity Composition and Growth
- Stockholders' equity strengthened over the period, increasing from 50.36% in March 2015 to 58.29% in December 2019. A notable shift occurred in December 2016, where additional paid-in capital rose sharply from 11.71% to 18.40%, coinciding with a decrease in retained earnings.
- Retained earnings experienced significant volatility, declining from 41.80% in March 2015 to a low of 28.21% in June 2017, before entering a sustained recovery phase to reach 42.15% by December 2019. This recovery suggests an increase in accumulated earnings relative to the total balance sheet size toward the end of the period.
- Other Notable Trends
- Deferred income taxes within noncurrent liabilities represented a substantial portion of the balance sheet in 2015 at 19.53% but contracted to 13.59% by December 2019. Liabilities from price risk management activities remained minimal and intermittent, peaking at 0.61% in June 2018.
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