Common-Size Balance Sheet: Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity
Quarterly Data
Hess Corp., common-size consolidated balance sheet: liabilities and stockholders’ equity (quarterly data)
Based on: 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), 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).
The capital structure underwent a significant transformation between March 2018 and September 2023, characterized by a period of increased leverage that peaked in late 2020, followed by a gradual trend toward deleveraging and equity recovery.
- Liability Composition and Leverage
- Total liabilities exhibited a substantial upward trend from 45.92% in March 2018 to a peak of 66.34% in December 2020. This increase was primarily driven by long-term debt, excluding the current portion, which rose from 28.87% to 44.03% during the same window. Following the 2020 peak, a steady decline in long-term debt is observed, reaching 35.52% by September 2023, contributing to a reduction in total liabilities to 59.92%.
- Equity Dynamics and Retained Earnings
- Total equity demonstrated an inverse correlation with liabilities, declining from 54.08% in March 2018 to a low of 33.66% in December 2020. A critical driver of this decline was the sharp erosion of retained earnings, which plummeted from 23.41% in early 2018 to a minimum of 0.69% by December 2020. Since then, a recovery trend is evident, with retained earnings climbing back to 8.79% and total equity reaching 40.08% by September 2023.
- Current Liability Patterns
- Current liabilities remained a relatively small portion of the total balance sheet, fluctuating between 7.52% and 14.94%. A notable peak occurred between June and December 2021, driven largely by a temporary increase in the current portion of long-term debt, which spiked to 2.67% in June 2021 before returning to lower levels. Accrued liabilities remained a consistent component, generally oscillating between 5% and 8% of total liabilities and equity.
- Noncurrent Obligations and Other Liabilities
- Asset retirement obligations showed a gradual increase from 3.51% in March 2018 to a peak of 5.23% in March 2022, reflecting the long-term environmental and decommissioning liabilities inherent to the sector. Noncontrolling interests showed a general downward trend, decreasing from 6.03% in March 2018 to 2.88% by September 2023, indicating a shift in the proportional ownership of consolidated subsidiaries.
- Comprehensive Income and Capital Contributions
- Accumulated other comprehensive income remained predominantly negative for the majority of the analyzed period, though it showed volatility, peaking at 1.15% in March 2020 before returning to negative territory. Capital in excess of par value remained relatively stable, though it saw a moderate increase from approximately 25% to a peak of 30.57% in June 2021, suggesting periods of capital injection to offset the decline in retained earnings.
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