Common-Size Balance Sheet: Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity
Quarterly Data
Newmont Corp., common-size consolidated balance sheet: liabilities and stockholders’ equity (quarterly data)
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 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).
The capital structure reflects a relatively stable balance between liabilities and equity, with total liabilities generally oscillating between 40% and 49% of the total balance sheet. A gradual increase in the proportion of total liabilities is observed from 2019 through 2023, peaking at 49.43% in September 2023 before moderating to 47.46% by March 2024.
- Current Liability Trends
- Current liabilities have remained a small fraction of the total balance sheet, typically ranging from 5% to 8%. However, a notable increase is evident in the latter part of the period, with current liabilities reaching 10.81% in December 2023. This spike is partially attributed to a rise in current debt, which reached 3.46% in December 2023, and an increase in other current liabilities, which trended upward from approximately 2.5% in 2019 to 4.26% by December 2023. Additionally, the appearance of current liabilities held for sale at 4.25% in March 2024 indicates a strategic shift in asset management or divestiture activity.
- Non-Current Obligation Dynamics
- Non-current liabilities represent the largest portion of the company's obligations. Non-current debt has remained consistently significant, fluctuating between 12% and 16%. A prominent trend is observed in reclamation and remediation liabilities, which grew from 11.97% in March 2019 to a peak of 17.63% in September 2023, before sharply declining to 12.02% by March 2024. This volatility suggests periodic re-evaluations of environmental obligations or significant settlement events. Conversely, the silver streaming agreement shows a steady long-term decline, moving from 2.63% in June 2019 to 1.36% by March 2024, indicating the gradual amortization of this obligation.
- Equity Composition and Stability
- Total equity has shifted from a peak of 59.15% in June 2021 to 52.54% by March 2024. The internal composition of equity has undergone a significant transformation. Retained earnings exhibited a strong growth trend, peaking at 10.43% in June 2021, before experiencing a severe decline into negative territory, reaching -5.62% by March 2024. This suggests a transition from profit accumulation to potential losses or aggressive capital return programs. To offset this, additional paid-in capital increased sharply in late 2023, rising from 45.75% in September 2023 to 55.00% by March 2024, indicating a reliance on external equity financing or capital contributions to maintain the solvency ratio.
- Overall Solvency Profile
- The overall solvency profile remains robust, as total equity continues to exceed total liabilities throughout the analyzed period. The shift toward higher additional paid-in capital and the emergence of a retained earnings deficit suggest a change in how the balance sheet is funded, moving away from internally generated surpluses toward contributed capital, while long-term debt and environmental liabilities remain the primary drivers of the liability side.
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