Common-Size Balance Sheet: Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity
Quarterly Data
Estée Lauder Cos. Inc., common-size consolidated balance sheet: liabilities and stockholders’ equity (quarterly data)
Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2023-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-09-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-09-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-09-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-09-30).
The company's capital structure exhibits a long-term trend toward increased leverage, with total liabilities rising from 61.05% in September 2017 to 72.59% by June 2023. Correspondingly, total equity decreased from 38.95% to 23.85% over the same period, reaching a minimum of 22.28% in June 2020. This shift indicates an increasing reliance on external financing and obligations relative to shareholders' equity.
- Liability Composition and Debt Trends
- Current liabilities have fluctuated between 24.11% and 35.00%, with a notable peak of 33.90% observed in March 2023. Long-term debt, excluding current maturities, has remained a primary component of the liability structure, generally oscillating between 22% and 28% before climbing to 30.40% in June 2023. Following the appearance of operating lease liabilities in late 2019, a downward trend is observed in long-term lease obligations, which fell from 15.13% in September 2019 to 7.25% by June 2023.
- Equity and Capital Returns
- The decline in total equity is characterized by a significant negative impact from treasury stock, which peaked at -71.78% in June 2019. This suggests an aggressive share repurchase strategy that consistently reduced the equity base. Additionally, retained earnings as a percentage of total capital decreased from 71.73% in September 2017 to 59.75% in June 2023, reflecting a reduction in the proportional accumulation of undistributed profits.
- Working Capital Obligations
- Short-term obligations are primarily driven by other accrued liabilities and accounts payable. Accrued liabilities have generally ranged between 13% and 22%, while accounts payable peaked at 11.33% in June 2019. Current debt remained relatively low for most of the period, typically staying below 3%, though an anomalous spike to 9.87% occurred in March 2023.
- Noncurrent Liability Shifts
- Noncurrent liabilities increased from 35.30% in September 2017 to a peak of 48.59% in June 2020, before settling at 45.94% in June 2023. This increase was largely driven by the recognition of lease liabilities and fluctuations in long-term debt levels, offsetting the gradual decline in other noncurrent liabilities.
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