Common-Size Balance Sheet: Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity
Quarterly Data
Marathon Oil Corp., common-size consolidated balance sheet: liabilities and stockholders’ equity (quarterly data)
Based on: 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), 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).
The capital structure exhibits a consistent shift toward equity financing and a reduction in total liabilities over the analyzed period. Total liabilities decreased from 48.71% of the total balance sheet in March 2017 to 36.94% by June 2022, while stockholders' equity increased from 51.29% to 63.06% during the same timeframe.
- Noncurrent Liability Trends
- A general decline in noncurrent liabilities is observed, falling from 36.08% in March 2017 to 23.94% in June 2022. This was driven primarily by a reduction in long-term debt, which moved from 23.32% to 20.28%. A significant structural change occurred between September 2018 and March 2019, where asset retirement obligations dropped sharply from 5.71% to 0.90%, remaining low for the remainder of the period.
- Equity Composition and Shareholder Returns
- Stockholders' equity grew steadily, supported by a substantial increase in retained earnings, which rose from 31.27% in March 2017 to 51.59% by June 2022. Concurrently, there is evidence of an aggressive share repurchase strategy, as common stock held in treasury expanded from -13.51% to -33.46% of total liabilities and stockholders' equity.
- Current Liability Fluctuations
- Current liabilities remained volatile, ranging from a low of 5.74% in June 2020 to a peak of 13.00% in June 2022. Accounts payable showed a gradual upward trend, starting at 4.41% in March 2017 and reaching 8.33% by June 2022. Long-term debt due within one year was most prominent in early 2017 at 6.28% but remained minimal or absent for much of the subsequent years, before rising slightly to 1.49% in June 2022.
- Other Liability Components
- Deferred tax liabilities decreased significantly from 3.26% in March 2017 to 0.80% by June 2022. Other current liabilities and deferred credits remained relatively small and stable, typically fluctuating between 0.5% and 2.6% of the total balance sheet.
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