Common-Size Balance Sheet: Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity
Quarterly Data
Mosaic Co., 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).
A general shift in the capital structure is observed between March 2017 and June 2022, characterized by a gradual increase in the proportion of total liabilities and a corresponding decrease in total equity. Total liabilities rose from 43.49% to 50.35% of the total balance sheet, while total equity declined from 56.51% to 49.65% over the same period.
- Current Liabilities Analysis
- A marked increase in current liabilities is evident, rising from 9.55% in March 2017 to 23.48% by June 2022. This growth is primarily driven by accrued liabilities, which expanded from 4.27% to 11.36%, and accounts payable, which grew from 3.14% to 6.28%. Short-term debt exhibited significant volatility, peaking at 5.31% in March 2020 before returning to near-zero or low levels in subsequent quarters.
- Long-term Debt and Noncurrent Obligations
- Long-term debt, less current maturities, demonstrated a general downward trend, falling from 22.15% in March 2017 to 13.97% in June 2022. Total noncurrent liabilities followed a similar trajectory, decreasing from 33.94% in March 2017 to 26.87% by June 2022. This suggests a strategic reduction in long-term borrowing as a percentage of the total capital base over the analyzed period.
- Equity and Retained Earnings
- The equity structure is heavily influenced by retained earnings, which saw a decline from 63.53% in March 2017 to a low of 51.22% in March 2020, before recovering to 56.85% by June 2022. Accumulated other comprehensive loss deepened during the early 2020 period, reaching -11.51% in March 2020, before moderating to -7.87% by June 2022.
The transition in the balance sheet composition indicates a migration of financial obligation from long-term debt toward shorter-term operational liabilities. Although total equity remains a primary funding source, the increasing weight of current liabilities reflects a growing reliance on operational accruals and short-term obligations relative to total assets.
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