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.
Kinder Morgan Inc., consolidated balance sheet: liabilities and stockholders’ equity (quarterly data)
US$ in millions
Based on: 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), 10-K (reporting date: 2017-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2016-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2016-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2016-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2016-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2015-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2015-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2015-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2015-03-31).
The balance sheet exhibits a consistent trend of deleveraging and a reduction in total asset size over the period from March 31, 2015, to March 31, 2020. Total liabilities decreased from 50,805 million USD to 39,273 million USD, representing a significant reduction in the company's overall debt burden.
- Long-Term Debt and Liability Trends
- A steady decline in long-term debt, excluding the current portion, is observed, falling from 41,824 million USD in early 2015 to 31,405 million USD by March 2020. This downward trajectory is the primary driver of the overall reduction in total liabilities. Long-term liabilities and deferred credits followed a similar pattern, decreasing from 44,021 million USD to 33,665 million USD over the five-year period.
- Current Liability Volatility
- Current liabilities demonstrate significant fluctuations, characterized by periodic spikes and drops. The current portion of debt shows high variability, peaking at 4,406 million USD in September 2019 and reaching a low of 821 million USD in December 2015. This pattern suggests a staggered maturity schedule for debt obligations. Accounts payable remained relatively stable until 2019, after which a decline toward 752 million USD by March 2020 was noted.
- Equity and Retained Earnings Analysis
- Total stockholders' equity remained relatively stable but trended slightly lower, moving from 35,359 million USD to 33,464 million USD. A critical observation is the widening retained deficit, which grew from -2,639 million USD in March 2015 to -8,568 million USD by March 2020. This indicates that cumulative losses or distributions have consistently exceeded retained earnings over the analyzed period.
- Capital Contributions and Noncontrolling Interests
- Additional paid-in capital increased from 37,839 million USD to a peak of 42,101 million USD in 2017, before stabilizing around 41,713 million USD. This suggests an earlier reliance on equity issuance to support the capital structure. Noncontrolling interests exhibited volatility, notably spiking in 2017 to over 1,000 million USD before returning to lower levels of 358 million USD by March 2020.
- Total Capitalization Summary
- The total sum of liabilities, redeemable noncontrolling interests, and stockholders' equity decreased from 86,164 million USD to 73,530 million USD. The simultaneous reduction in total liabilities and the stability of total equity indicate a strategic shift toward a lower-leverage capital structure.
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