Common-Size Balance Sheet: Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity
Quarterly Data
Johnson Controls International plc, common-size consolidated balance sheet: liabilities and stockholders’ equity (quarterly data)
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-12-31).
The capital structure demonstrates a gradual shift toward higher leverage over the analyzed period. Total liabilities increased from 56.34% in December 2017 to 61.25% by March 2024, while total equity concurrently declined from 43.20% to 38.75%. This trend indicates a growing reliance on debt and other obligations relative to shareholder-funded capital.
- Current Liabilities and Liquidity
- Current liabilities have trended upward, rising from 22.60% to 31.29% of total liabilities and equity. A key contributor to this growth is deferred revenue, which expanded steadily from 2.75% to 5.36%, suggesting an increase in advance payments from customers. Accounts payable remained relatively stable but showed a slight upward trajectory, moving from 8.08% to 9.25%. Short-term debt is characterized by significant volatility, with frequent fluctuations between near-zero levels and peaks above 5%, indicating active short-term financing adjustments.
- Long-Term Obligation Patterns
- Long-term liabilities generally fluctuated between 28% and 34%. Long-term debt, excluding the current portion, showed a general decline from its initial 21.89% to 16.91% by the end of the period, despite intermittent spikes. Notably, pension and postretirement benefit obligations decreased substantially from 1.80% to 0.58%, reducing the long-term liability burden from these specific benefit commitments.
- Equity Composition and Retained Earnings
- Shareholders' equity attributable to the company declined from 41.26% to 36.03%. The most significant internal change is the sharp erosion of retained earnings, which dropped from 10.85% in December 2017 to 1.17% by March 2024. This decline in retained earnings was partially offset by an increase in capital in excess of par value, which rose from 33.01% to 40.06%, suggesting that the equity base is increasingly supported by contributed capital rather than accumulated profits.
- Treasury and Comprehensive Loss
- Ordinary shares held in treasury increased in magnitude from -1.78% to -2.91%, indicating continued share buyback activity. Accumulated other comprehensive loss remained a persistent negative factor, fluctuating between -0.51% and -2.53%, with a closing value of -2.31% in March 2024.
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