Balance Sheet: Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity
Quarterly Data
The balance sheet provides creditors, investors, and analysts with information on company resources (assets) and its sources of capital (its equity and liabilities). It normally also provides information about the future earnings capacity of a company assets as well as an indication of cash flows that may come from receivables and inventories.
Liabilities represents obligations of a company arising from past events, the settlement of which is expected to result in an outflow of economic benefits from the entity.
HCA Healthcare Inc., consolidated balance sheet: liabilities and stockholders’ equity (quarterly data)
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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 balance sheet reflects a period of expanding total obligations and a volatile recovery in the equity position. Total liabilities grew from $39.15 billion in March 2017 to $51.79 billion by March 2022, representing a significant increase in the company's overall leverage. This expansion was driven by both long-term debt accumulation and a rise in current operational liabilities.
- Current Liabilities and Short-term Volatility
- Current liabilities exhibited substantial fluctuations, increasing from $5.46 billion in March 2017 to $10.52 billion in March 2022. A pronounced spike is observed during the second and third quarters of 2020, with liabilities peaking at $14.38 billion in September 2020. This increase is directly attributable to the recognition of government stimulus refund liabilities, which peaked at $6.12 billion in June 2020 before being fully resolved.
- Long-term Debt Profile
- Long-term debt due after one year demonstrated a consistent upward trend, rising from $31.30 billion in March 2017 to $36.21 billion in March 2022. This suggests a strategic reliance on long-term borrowing to fund assets or operations. The noncurrent liabilities total followed a similar trajectory, growing from $33.69 billion to $41.28 billion over the same period.
- Equity and Retained Earnings Transition
- The company's equity position transitioned from a deep deficit to a temporary surplus and back toward a marginal positive balance. Total stockholders' equity started at a deficit of $5.36 billion in March 2017, improved to a peak surplus of $2.89 billion in December 2020, and subsequently declined to $414 million by March 2022. This instability is reflected in the retained earnings, which moved from a deficit of $6.70 billion in March 2017 to a positive $777 million in December 2020, before returning to a deficit of $1.59 billion by March 2022.
- Operational Liability Trends
- Core operational liabilities showed steady growth. Accounts payable increased from $2.23 billion in March 2017 to $4.01 billion in March 2022. Similarly, accrued salaries rose from $1.15 billion to $1.87 billion, and other accrued expenses grew from $1.87 billion to $3.16 billion, indicating an expansion in the scale of operations and associated workforce costs.
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