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.
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co., consolidated balance sheet: liabilities and stockholders’ equity (quarterly data)
US$ in millions
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 balance sheet exhibits a strategic shift in the composition of liabilities and a notable recovery in stockholders' equity over the analyzed period. Total liabilities and stockholders' equity decreased from 61.6 billion USD in January 2018 to a low of approximately 50.7 billion USD in July 2019, before trending upward to 59.7 billion USD by April 2024. This fluctuation reflects a period of consolidation followed by a gradual expansion of the balance sheet.
- Current Liabilities Trends
- Current liabilities have demonstrated a general upward trajectory, rising from 19.3 billion USD in January 2018 to 23.7 billion USD in April 2024. This increase is primarily driven by accounts payable, which grew from 5.9 billion USD to 10.1 billion USD over the same period, suggesting an increased reliance on trade credit for operational funding. In contrast, notes payable and short-term borrowings showed significant volatility, peaking at 5.7 billion USD in July 2020 before stabilizing around 3.7 billion USD by April 2024.
- Long-Term Debt and Non-Current Liabilities
- A structural reduction in long-term debt is evident. After a peak of 13.7 billion USD in July 2020, long-term debt declined steadily to 7.49 billion USD by April 2024, representing a significant decrease from the January 2018 level of 10.0 billion USD. Total non-current liabilities followed a similar downward trend, decreasing from 18.2 billion USD in early 2018 to 14.2 billion USD by the end of the period, indicating a systematic reduction in long-term financial leverage.
- Stockholders' Equity Dynamics
- Total stockholders' equity experienced a period of contraction between 2018 and 2020, falling from nearly 24 billion USD to a low of 16.0 billion USD in October 2020. However, a consistent recovery trend is observed from 2021 onward, with equity rising to 21.7 billion USD by April 2024. This recovery is strongly correlated with the improvement in the accumulated deficit, which narrowed from a peak negative balance of 8.3 billion USD in April 2020 to 3.5 billion USD by April 2024, reflecting improved retained earnings.
- Overall Liability Structure
- The total liability profile has shifted toward short-term obligations. While total liabilities remained relatively stable in the long term—ending at 37.9 billion USD in April 2024 compared to 37.6 billion USD in January 2018—the proportion of current liabilities relative to non-current liabilities has increased. This transition indicates a movement away from long-term debt financing toward operational liabilities and short-term credit.
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