Common-Size Balance Sheet: Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity
Quarterly Data
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co., common-size consolidated balance sheet: liabilities and stockholders’ equity (quarterly data)
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-04-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-04-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-04-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-04-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-04-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-04-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-04-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-01-31).
The capital structure exhibits a notable shift in the composition of liabilities and equity over the analyzed period, characterized by a transition from long-term debt toward increased short-term operational obligations and a gradual recovery of stockholders' equity.
- Current Liabilities and Operational Obligations
- Current liabilities have demonstrated a sustained upward trend, increasing from 31.39% in January 2018 to 39.77% by April 2024. This growth is primarily driven by a significant rise in accounts payable, which grew from 9.65% to 16.95% over the same period. Other current components, such as deferred revenue, remained relatively stable, fluctuating within a narrow range between 5.09% and 6.52%, indicating a consistent level of prepaid obligations relative to the total balance sheet.
- Long-Term Debt and Non-Current Liabilities
- A distinct cycle of expansion and contraction is observed in long-term debt. After starting at 16.29% in early 2018, long-term debt peaked at 23.58% in July 2020. Subsequently, a consistent deleveraging trend occurred, with long-term debt declining to 12.54% by April 2024. Consequently, total non-current liabilities declined from a peak of 36.10% in April 2021 to 23.83% by the end of the period, reflecting a strategic reduction in long-term borrowing.
- Total Liabilities Trend
- Total liabilities peaked in mid-2020 at 72.17% before trending downward and stabilizing. By April 2024, total liabilities stood at 63.60%, suggesting a moderated leverage profile compared to the 2020 peak, although the internal composition shifted toward more current obligations.
- Stockholders' Equity and Retained Earnings
- Total stockholders' equity experienced a period of compression, falling from 38.93% in January 2018 to a low of 27.83% in July 2020. However, a recovery phase followed, with equity rising to 36.40% by April 2024. This recovery is closely linked to the improvement in the accumulated deficit, which shifted from a peak deficit of -15.68% in July 2019 to -6.00% by April 2024, indicating a trend toward improved retained earnings or a reduction in cumulative losses.
- Paid-in Capital and Other Equity Components
- Additional paid-in capital remained the largest component of equity, though it saw a gradual decrease from 53.47% in early 2018 to 47.41% in April 2024. Accumulated other comprehensive loss also showed a moderate improvement, moving from a peak of -7.29% in late 2020 to -5.12% by April 2024.
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