Common-Size Balance Sheet: Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity
Quarterly Data
GameStop Corp., common-size consolidated balance sheet: liabilities and stockholders’ equity (quarterly data)
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-05-04), 10-K (reporting date: 2024-02-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-10-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-07-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-04-29), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-01-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-10-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-07-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-04-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-01-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-10-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-05-01), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-01-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-08-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-05-02), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-02-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-11-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-08-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-05-04), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-02-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-11-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-08-04), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-05-05).
The capital structure exhibits a profound transformation from a debt-reliant model to one dominated by equity financing. Total liabilities peaked at 87.23% of the total balance sheet in October 2020 before trending downward to 49.47% by May 2024. Conversely, stockholders' equity, which reached a low of 12.77% in October 2020, recovered and stabilized at approximately 50.53% by the end of the observed period.
- Equity Financing and Capital Contributions
- A significant shift in the equity composition is evident starting in May 2021. Additional paid-in capital surged from 0.44% in January 2021 to 63.21% by May 2024. This indicates that the increase in total stockholders' equity was driven by aggressive capital raises rather than retained earnings.
- Debt Reduction and Deleveraging
- Long-term debt, excluding the current portion, has been systematically eliminated. From a high of 19.13% in August 2018, this figure declined to 0.58% by May 2024. The current portion of long-term debt followed a similar trajectory, dropping from a peak of 16.90% in May 2020 to 0.42% in May 2024, signaling a near-total removal of traditional long-term borrowing from the balance sheet.
- Retained Earnings and Operational Performance
- A consistent downward trend is observed in retained earnings. This item transitioned from a positive 50.62% in May 2018 to a deficit, first crossing into negative territory in April 2022 (-2.06%) and reaching -9.47% by May 2024. This progression reflects accumulated operational losses over the analyzed timeframe.
- Current Liability Volatility
- Current liabilities experienced extreme volatility, peaking at 61.55% in May 2020. While they have since declined to 32.79% by May 2024, accounts payable and accrued liabilities continue to fluctuate. Accounts payable, in particular, showed significant spikes, such as 31.20% in November 2018 and 26.74% in October 2022, suggesting periodic shifts in supplier payment cycles.
- Lease Obligations
- Operating lease liabilities became a permanent fixture of the balance sheet following May 2019. The combined current and non-current portions of these liabilities have remained relatively stable, generally representing between 20% and 28% of the total liabilities and stockholders' equity, establishing leases as a primary remaining long-term obligation.
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