Common-Size Balance Sheet: Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity
Quarterly Data
HCA Healthcare Inc., common-size consolidated balance sheet: liabilities and stockholders’ equity (quarterly data)
Based on: 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), 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).
The financial structure of the organization exhibits a gradual transition from a highly leveraged position characterized by a significant stockholders' equity deficit toward a more balanced capital composition, although recent data suggests a return to a deficit position. Total liabilities, which initially exceeded total assets at 115.85% in March 2017, trended downward over the five-year period, reaching 99.21% by March 2022.
- Long-term Debt Dynamics
- Long-term debt due after one year represented the most significant portion of the balance sheet. A consistent downward trend is observed, decreasing from 92.62% in March 2017 to 69.36% by March 2022. This reduction indicates a strategic shift in the funding mix or a systematic repayment of long-term obligations relative to the total balance sheet size.
- Current Liabilities and Working Capital
- Current liabilities showed moderate volatility, generally fluctuating between 15% and 20% for much of the period. However, a significant spike occurred during mid-2020, peaking at 28.19% in September 2020. Accounts payable remained relatively stable, fluctuating between 5.74% and 8.10%, with a gradual increase observed from 2019 through 2021.
- Equity and Retained Earnings Trajectory
- The organization began the period with a substantial stockholders' equity deficit of -15.85% in March 2017. A steady recovery trend followed, with the deficit narrowing throughout 2018 and 2019. Total stockholders' equity transitioned into positive territory in June 2020 (1.17%) and peaked in December 2020 at 6.09%. This improvement was closely mirrored by retained earnings, which moved from a deficit of -19.83% in March 2017 to a positive 1.64% in December 2020. However, a subsequent decline occurred, with total equity returning to a near-zero position of 0.79% by March 2022.
- Non-Recurring and Regulatory Liabilities
- The emergence of a government stimulus refund liability in mid-2020, peaking at 12.00% in September 2020, represents a temporary anomaly in the liability structure. This item contributed significantly to the short-term increase in current liabilities during that window before being fully resolved. Professional liability risks remained remarkably stable, maintaining a range between 2.81% and 3.40% across the entire period.
- Lease Obligations
- Right-of-use noncurrent operating lease obligations appeared in the data starting in March 2019, maintaining a consistent weight between 3.14% and 3.67% of total liabilities and equity, suggesting a standardized approach to leasing assets over the later years of the analysis.
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