Common-Size Balance Sheet: Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity
Quarterly Data
IQVIA Holdings Inc., 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).
An analysis of the common-size balance sheet reveals a progressive shift in the capital structure, characterized by a sustained increase in total liabilities and a corresponding decrease in total stockholders' equity over the observed period.
- Liability Trends and Leverage
- Total liabilities grew from 63.62% in March 2018 to 77.65% by September 2023. This trend is primarily driven by a consistent reliance on long-term debt, which remained a dominant component of the balance sheet, fluctuating between 44.51% and 51.67% for the majority of the period. While long-term debt levels stabilized in the final quarters, there was a notable increase in the overall proportion of debt relative to assets.
- Current Liability Dynamics
- Current liabilities exhibited a significant upward trend, rising from 13.77% in March 2018 to 25.36% in September 2023. A critical inflection point occurred in March 2023, where the current portion of long-term debt surged from 0.60% to 5.22%, indicating a shift in debt maturity profiles. Other contributing factors include a steady increase in accounts payable and accrued expenses, which rose from 8.80% to 12.06%, and a growth in unearned income from 4.02% to 7.08%, suggesting an increase in deferred revenue obligations.
- Equity Composition and Capital Management
- Total stockholders' equity declined from 36.38% in March 2018 to 22.35% in September 2023. This contraction is not a result of operating losses, as retained earnings demonstrated strong and consistent growth, increasing from 2.60% to 16.26%. The decline in total equity is primarily driven by aggressive treasury stock acquisitions, which increased from -14.89% to -32.76% of the total balance sheet. This pattern indicates a strategic prioritization of share buybacks, which has effectively offset the growth in retained earnings and contributed to the reduction of the equity cushion.
- Non-Current Obligations and Other Items
- Deferred income taxes showed a marked downward trend, decreasing from 3.56% in March 2018 to 1.41% by September 2023. Long-term operating lease liabilities remained relatively low, gradually declining from 1.74% in March 2019 to 0.84% by September 2023. Other non-current liabilities remained relatively stable, fluctuating within a narrow range between 1.78% and 2.73%.
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