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.
IQVIA Holdings Inc., consolidated balance sheet: liabilities and stockholders’ equity (quarterly data)
US$ in millions
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 financial structure exhibits a consistent expansion of total liabilities alongside a general contraction in total stockholders' equity over the analyzed period.
- Current Liabilities Trends
- A sustained increase is observed in current liabilities, which rose from 3,199 million in March 2018 to 6,589 million by September 2023. This growth is primarily driven by accounts payable and accrued expenses, which increased from 2,045 million to 3,133 million. Unearned income also demonstrated significant growth, nearly doubling from 934 million to 1,838 million, suggesting an increase in prepaid customer obligations. A notable shift occurred in the first quarter of 2023, where the current portion of long-term debt surged from 90 million in December 2021 to 1,343 million in March 2023, indicating a substantial shift in debt maturity profiles.
- Non-Current Liability Dynamics
- Long-term debt, excluding the current portion, remained relatively stable with a gradual upward trend, moving from 10,342 million in March 2018 to 12,322 million in September 2023. Total non-current liabilities increased from 11,583 million to 13,583 million over the period. In contrast, deferred income taxes showed a long-term downward trend, decreasing from 828 million to 365 million.
- Equity Composition and Share Repurchases
- Total stockholders' equity declined from 8,453 million in March 2018 to 5,805 million in September 2023. This decline is largely attributable to aggressive share repurchase activity, as treasury stock at cost grew from 3,460 million to 8,509 million. These buybacks offset the strong positive growth in retained earnings, which rose steadily from 605 million to 4,223 million, reflecting consistent accumulation of profits over the observed timeframe.
- Overall Leverage and Capital Structure
- The balance sheet reflects an increasing reliance on leverage. Total liabilities grew from 14,782 million to 20,172 million, while total equity decreased. The divergence between rising total liabilities and falling total equity indicates an increase in the debt-to-equity ratio, signaling a more leveraged financial position by the end of the period compared to the baseline in early 2018.
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