General Dynamics Corp. (GD)

Common-Size Balance Sheet: Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity

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General Dynamics Corp., common-size consolidated balance sheet: liabilities and stockholders’ equity

	Dec 31, 2018	Dec 31, 2017	Dec 31, 2016	Dec 31, 2015	Dec 31, 2014
Short-term debt and current portion of long-term debt	2.14%	0.01%	2.74%	1.57%	1.42%
Accounts payable	7.00%	9.15%	7.72%	6.14%	5.82%
Customer advances and deposits	16.01%	19.95%	15.02%	17.73%	20.75%
Salaries and wages	2.10%	2.24%	2.11%	2.03%	2.03%
Retirement benefits	0.60%	0.84%	0.92%	0.95%	0.87%
Workers’ compensation	0.54%	0.91%	1.03%	1.15%	1.19%
Fair value of cash flow hedges	0.31%	0.51%	1.58%	2.44%	0.83%
Deferred income taxes	0.00%	0.00%	3.83%	2.59%	2.06%
Other	3.76%	3.76%	4.12%	4.30%	3.93%
Other current liabilities	7.30%	8.27%	13.60%	13.46%	10.91%
Current liabilities	32.46%	37.38%	39.08%	38.89%	38.89%
Long-term debt, excluding current portion	25.20%	11.36%	9.09%	9.06%	9.65%
Retirement benefits	9.74%	12.58%	13.36%	13.29%	13.00%
Customer deposits on commercial contracts	1.60%	2.32%	1.27%	1.58%	1.75%
Deferred income taxes	1.27%	0.70%	0.22%	0.23%	0.23%
Other	3.89%	3.04%	3.59%	3.39%	3.03%
Other liabilities	16.50%	18.64%	18.44%	18.49%	18.00%
Noncurrent liabilities	41.70%	29.99%	27.53%	27.55%	27.65%
Total liabilities	74.16%	67.37%	66.61%	66.44%	66.54%
Common stock	1.06%	1.38%	1.47%	1.51%	1.36%
Surplus	6.49%	8.19%	8.58%	8.53%	7.21%
Retained earnings	64.58%	75.46%	76.74%	72.52%	59.76%
Treasury stock	-37.98%	-44.35%	-43.06%	-38.73%	-26.58%
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	-8.32%	-8.05%	-10.33%	-10.27%	-8.29%
Shareholders’ equity	25.84%	32.63%	33.39%	33.56%	33.46%
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity	100.00%	100.00%	100.00%	100.00%	100.00%

Based on: 10-K (filing date: 2019-02-13), 10-K (filing date: 2018-02-12), 10-K (filing date: 2017-02-06), 10-K (filing date: 2016-02-08), 10-K (filing date: 2015-02-09).

Balance sheet item	Description	The company
Current liabilities	Total obligations incurred as part of normal operations that are expected to be paid during the following twelve months or within one business cycle, if longer.	General Dynamics Corp.’s current liabilities as a percentage of total liabilities and shareholders’ equity declined from 2016 to 2017 and from 2017 to 2018.
Noncurrent liabilities	Amount of obligation due after one year or beyond the normal operating cycle, if longer.	General Dynamics Corp.’s noncurrent liabilities as a percentage of total liabilities and shareholders’ equity increased from 2016 to 2017 and from 2017 to 2018.
Total liabilities	Sum of the carrying amounts as of the balance sheet date of all liabilities that are recognized. Liabilities are probable future sacrifices of economic benefits arising from present obligations of an entity to transfer assets or provide services to other entities in the future.	General Dynamics Corp.’s total liabilities as a percentage of total liabilities and shareholders’ equity increased from 2016 to 2017 and from 2017 to 2018.
Shareholders’ equity	Total of all stockholders’ equity (deficit) items, net of receivables from officers, directors, owners, and affiliates of the entity which are attributable to the parent. The amount of the economic entity’s stockholders’ equity attributable to the parent excludes the amount of stockholders’ equity which is allocable to that ownership interest in subsidiary equity which is not attributable to the parent (noncontrolling interest, minority interest). This excludes temporary equity and is sometimes called permanent equity.	General Dynamics Corp.’s shareholders’ equity as a percentage of total liabilities and shareholders’ equity declined from 2016 to 2017 and from 2017 to 2018.