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Northrop Grumman Corp. (NYSE:NOC)

This company has been moved to the archive! The financial data has not been updated since April 27, 2023.

Common-Size Balance Sheet: Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity
Quarterly Data

Northrop Grumman Corp., common-size consolidated balance sheet: liabilities and stockholders’ equity (quarterly data)

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Mar 31, 2023 Dec 31, 2022 Sep 30, 2022 Jun 30, 2022 Mar 31, 2022 Dec 31, 2021 Sep 30, 2021 Jun 30, 2021 Mar 31, 2021 Dec 31, 2020 Sep 30, 2020 Jun 30, 2020 Mar 31, 2020 Dec 31, 2019 Sep 30, 2019 Jun 30, 2019 Mar 31, 2019 Dec 31, 2018 Sep 30, 2018 Jun 30, 2018 Mar 31, 2018
Trade accounts payable 4.83 5.91 5.46 5.01 4.89 5.16 5.16 4.75 4.57 4.06 4.91 4.61 4.79 5.42 4.98 4.96 4.86 5.80 5.11 4.88 4.01
Accrued employee compensation 3.72 4.70 4.28 4.15 3.66 4.68 4.28 4.14 3.72 4.49 4.13 3.71 3.41 4.54 4.30 3.86 3.53 4.45 4.34 3.88 3.46
Advance payments and billings in excess of costs incurred 7.26 8.25 7.27 6.52 6.86 7.11 6.13 5.99 5.78 5.66 4.99 5.01 4.69 5.44 5.24 4.91 4.95 5.09 4.44 4.58 4.25
Current portion of long-term debt 2.45 2.45 2.50 0.03 0.02 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.10 1.67 4.03 4.15 4.14 2.70 0.11 1.38 1.32 1.37 1.36 1.99 2.49
Other current liabilities 5.44 5.17 5.78 5.70 5.69 5.42 5.25 5.49 6.02 5.08 4.52 4.89 6.52 4.86 6.11 5.50 7.53 5.26 5.94 5.63 4.22
Liabilities of disposal group held for sale 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.58 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Current liabilities 23.69% 26.48% 25.30% 21.42% 21.12% 22.38% 20.83% 20.39% 20.20% 21.54% 22.58% 22.37% 23.56% 22.96% 20.75% 20.60% 22.19% 21.97% 21.19% 20.96% 18.44%
Long-term debt, net of current portion 31.12 26.98 27.62 30.62 30.61 30.01 30.17 30.29 30.81 32.07 31.85 32.80 33.10 31.08 34.09 34.96 34.87 36.87 36.60 38.49 41.36
Pension and other postretirement benefit plan liabilities 2.65 2.72 5.63 6.42 7.11 7.68 13.38 14.10 15.01 14.61 14.27 15.14 15.69 16.99 13.39 13.98 14.20 15.28 14.22 15.40 15.41
Non-current operating lease liabilities 4.04 4.17 3.97 3.95 3.96 3.73 3.23 3.30 3.27 3.02 2.89 3.07 2.96 3.18 3.22 2.73 2.76 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Other non-current liabilities 4.28 4.66 4.85 5.03 5.49 5.84 5.44 5.42 5.30 4.97 5.04 4.28 3.72 4.33 4.55 4.45 3.98 4.13 4.00 3.15 2.72
Non-current liabilities 42.10% 38.52% 42.07% 46.02% 47.17% 47.26% 52.21% 53.10% 54.39% 54.67% 54.04% 55.29% 55.47% 55.58% 55.25% 56.12% 55.83% 56.28% 54.82% 57.03% 59.49%
Total liabilities 65.79% 65.01% 67.37% 67.43% 68.29% 69.64% 73.04% 73.49% 74.59% 76.21% 76.62% 77.66% 79.02% 78.54% 76.00% 76.72% 78.02% 78.26% 76.01% 77.99% 77.93%
Preferred stock, $1 par value; no shares issued and outstanding 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Common stock, $1 par value 0.34 0.35 0.36 0.37 0.37 0.37 0.38 0.38 0.39 0.38 0.37 0.38 0.39 0.41 0.42 0.43 0.43 0.45 0.46 0.47 0.50
Paid-in capital 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.02 0.13 0.06 0.02 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Retained earnings 34.21 34.99 32.66 32.58 31.69 30.33 26.92 26.44 25.32 23.57 23.22 22.20 20.86 21.29 23.79 23.04 21.71 21.43 38.12 36.57 37.95
Accumulated other comprehensive loss -0.34 -0.35 -0.39 -0.38 -0.35 -0.34 -0.33 -0.31 -0.32 -0.29 -0.27 -0.27 -0.27 -0.24 -0.21 -0.19 -0.15 -0.14 -14.59 -15.02 -16.38
Shareholders’ equity 34.21% 34.99% 32.63% 32.57% 31.71% 30.36% 26.96% 26.51% 25.41% 23.79% 23.38% 22.34% 20.98% 21.46% 24.00% 23.28% 21.98% 21.74% 23.99% 22.01% 22.07%
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%

Based on: 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), 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).

An analysis of the common-size balance sheet reveals a significant structural shift in the company's capital composition between March 2018 and March 2023. The most prominent trend is a steady deleveraging process, characterized by a decrease in total liabilities as a percentage of total liabilities and shareholders’ equity, falling from 77.93% in March 2018 to 65.79% by March 2023. Correspondingly, shareholders' equity has expanded, growing from 22.07% to 34.21% over the same period, indicating a strengthened equity base and a reduced reliance on external debt and obligations.

Long-Term Obligation Trends
A sustained reduction in long-term debt is observed, decreasing from 41.36% in March 2018 to 31.12% in March 2023. Even more pronounced is the decline in pension and other postretirement benefit plan liabilities. These liabilities remained relatively stable between 13% and 17% for the first several years of the period before experiencing a sharp contraction starting in late 2020, ultimately dropping to 2.65% by March 2023. This collapse in pension-related obligations is a primary driver of the overall reduction in non-current liabilities.
Current Liability Dynamics
Current liabilities have remained relatively stable, though they exhibited an upward trend in the latter part of the period, peaking at 26.48% in December 2022. Within this category, advance payments and billings in excess of costs incurred showed a consistent increase, rising from 4.25% in March 2018 to 7.26% in March 2023. This suggests a growing reliance on customer-funded prepayments to finance operations. Other current liabilities and trade accounts payable have fluctuated within narrow ranges, indicating consistent management of short-term operational obligations.
Equity Composition and Volatility
The components of shareholders' equity underwent substantial realignment. Accumulated other comprehensive loss saw a dramatic improvement, moving from -16.38% in March 2018 to -0.14% by December 2018, and remaining near zero for the remainder of the analyzed period. Retained earnings exhibited significant volatility, dropping from 37.95% in March 2018 to 21.43% in December 2018, before embarking on a steady recovery to reach 34.21% by March 2023. This recovery suggests a period of sustained profitability and retained capital accumulation following the initial volatility.
Non-Current Liability Shift
Non-current liabilities decreased from 59.49% in March 2018 to 42.10% in March 2023. While long-term debt and pension liabilities declined, non-current operating lease liabilities emerged as a consistent factor after early 2019, stabilizing around 4% of the total balance sheet. Other non-current liabilities remained relatively flat, fluctuating between 2.72% and 5.84%.

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