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.
Humana Inc., consolidated balance sheet: liabilities and stockholders’ equity (quarterly data)
US$ in millions
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 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).
The financial structure of the organization has undergone significant expansion and reconfiguration between March 2019 and September 2024, characterized by a substantial increase in total liabilities and a steady growth in total equity.
- Liabilities and Debt Obligations
- Total liabilities grew from 17.5 billion USD in March 2019 to 32.4 billion USD by September 2024. This increase was driven largely by the rise in current liabilities and long-term debt. Long-term debt exhibited a notable upward trajectory, increasing from 4.4 billion USD in early 2019 to 11.9 billion USD by the end of the period, with a significant jump occurring between June and September 2021.
- Benefits payable showed a consistent long-term increase, rising from 6.0 billion USD in March 2019 to 11.1 billion USD in September 2024, reflecting an expansion in the company's obligations to its members.
- A significant anomaly is observed in unearned revenues, which remained relatively stable between 200 million and 300 million USD for several years before spiking to 6.0 billion USD in September 2022 and peaking at 7.5 billion USD in September 2023, before returning to 195 million USD by September 2024.
- Stockholders' Equity and Capital Management
- Total equity increased from 10.8 billion USD in March 2019 to 17.6 billion USD in September 2024. This growth was primarily fueled by a strong and steady increase in retained earnings, which climbed from 15.6 billion USD to 29.1 billion USD over the analyzed period.
- The company aggressively engaged in share repurchases, as evidenced by the treasury stock account, which increased from negative 7.5 billion USD in March 2019 to negative 14.4 billion USD by September 2024. This activity served to offset a portion of the growth in total equity.
- Accumulated other comprehensive income transitioned from a generally positive or neutral position in the early years to a consistently negative position starting in March 2022, reaching a low of negative 1.5 billion USD in September 2023 before moderating to negative 653 million USD by September 2024.
- Overall Solvency and Leverage Trends
- The balance sheet reveals a strategic shift toward higher leverage to support operations or growth, with total liabilities and equity growing from 28.3 billion USD to 50.0 billion USD. While the growth in liabilities is substantial, the concurrent rise in retained earnings suggests the organization maintained profitability and internal capital generation throughout the period.
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