Common-Size Balance Sheet: Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity
Quarterly Data
Ford Motor Co., common-size consolidated balance sheet: liabilities and stockholders’ equity (quarterly data)
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2024-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-06-30), 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: 2021-09-30), 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).
- Payables
- Payables as a percentage of total liabilities and equity show an overall increasing trend from 6.98% in March 2020 to fluctuating levels around 9-10% in subsequent years, peaking near 10.96% in September 2022 before slightly stabilizing in 2024.
- Other Liabilities and Deferred Revenue
- This category remains relatively stable, generally fluctuating between approximately 7.4% and 10%, showing minor increases toward the later periods, with values around 9.7-9.9% in 2024, indicating moderate but consistent presence in the company's liabilities.
- Company Excluding Ford Credit
- As a portion of total liabilities and equity, this metric displays volatility, initially around 0.6-0.8% in 2020, dipping to 0.15-0.29% by late 2022, and showing a rise to 1.51% by March 2025, suggesting fluctuating non-Ford Credit company liabilities within overall obligations.
- Ford Credit
- Ford Credit's share of total liabilities and equity declines slightly from 19.42% in early 2020 to a low around 17.2% in mid-2022, followed by a moderate recovery near 18% and ending at 17.63% in early 2025, indicating stable but slightly diminishing financing obligations through Ford Credit.
- Debt Payable Within One Year
- This short-term debt category remains consistently significant, within the range of approximately 18.5% to 20.5%, without a clear directional trend. Peaks occur sporadically, including near 20.55% in mid-2020 and about 19.27% in late 2024, showing continued reliance on near-term debt financing.
- Current Liabilities
- Current liabilities maintain a steady proportion around 34-38%, with a gradual increase in the last few years reaching up to 38.21% in March 2025, highlighting sustained operational liabilities within the current period obligations.
- Long-Term Debt Payable After One Year
- Long-term debt ratios decrease from above 43% in early 2020 to approximately 34% by late 2021 but gradually increase to around 36% by 2024, indicating a reduction and then stabilization in long-term debt financing obligations over the period.
- Deferred Income Taxes
- Deferred income taxes remain a minor yet slightly increasing component, rising from about 0.17% in 2020 to approximately 0.5% by early 2025, indicating a modest growth in this liability over time.
- Total Liabilities
- Total liabilities relative to total liabilities and equity decline from about 88.7% in early 2020 to near 81% at the end of 2021, then rise to stabilize around 84% in 2024-2025, reflecting an initial deleveraging followed by a degree of increased leverage.
- Equity Attributable to Ford Motor Company
- Equity shows a notable increase from 11.22% in March 2020 to a peak of 18.88% in December 2021, after which it declines steadily to approximately 15.69% by March 2025. This pattern suggests a capital strengthening phase followed by some reduction, possibly from distributions or other adjustments.
- Retained Earnings
- Retained earnings grow from 6.64% in early 2020 to a significant 13.92% in late 2021, then mildly decline but remain relatively stable near 11.6% to 12% through 2024, indicating strong earnings retention improving shareholder equity over the initial years.
- Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss
- This item consistently reflects a loss position near -3.1% to -4.1%, with slight fluctuations, indicating ongoing recognized losses in other comprehensive income components over the period.
- Treasury Stock
- Treasury stock steadily increases in negative value from about -0.6% to nearly -1.0% by late 2024, evidencing ongoing share repurchase activity or stock retirement, which reduces total equity.
- Total Equity
- Total equity follows a pattern similar to equity attributable to the company, increasing from 11.24% in early 2020 to nearly 18.92% in December 2021, before declining to a range near 15.7% in 2024, suggesting that overall equity composition strengthened before experiencing moderate contraction.
- Summary
- Financial trends indicate an initial period in 2020–2021 of strengthening equity and reduced leverage, followed by stabilization in liabilities and a modest decrease in equity ratios through 2024. Payables and current liabilities have generally increased slightly, while long-term debt showed a decline and subsequent plateau. Retained earnings contributed positively to equity growth, whereas treasury stock and comprehensive losses exerted downward pressure. Ford Credit liabilities maintained a relatively stable share of total liabilities, reflecting steady financing practices. Overall, the data suggest careful management of debt and equity, with a shift from deleveraging in early periods to a more balanced leverage position later.