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.
Northrop Grumman Corp., consolidated balance sheet: liabilities and stockholders’ equity (quarterly data)
US$ in millions
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).
The financial position of the organization exhibits a transition toward a more equity-heavy capital structure and a significant reduction in long-term obligations over the five-year period from March 2018 to March 2023. Total liabilities and shareholders' equity expanded from 34,795 million US dollars to 44,244 million US dollars, reflecting overall growth in the balance sheet size.
- Current Liabilities and Operational Obligations
- Current liabilities showed a general upward trajectory, rising from 6,415 million US dollars in March 2018 to 10,483 million US dollars by March 2023. A primary driver of this increase was the growth in advance payments and billings in excess of costs incurred, which climbed from 1,479 million US dollars to 3,211 million US dollars. This pattern suggests an increase in contract-based prepayments. Trade accounts payable and accrued employee compensation also trended upward, indicating higher operational scale and associated short-term obligations.
- Non-Current Liabilities and Long-Term Debt
- Non-current liabilities decreased from 20,700 million US dollars in March 2018 to 18,625 million US dollars in March 2023. The most notable change occurred within pension and other postretirement benefit plan liabilities, which fell sharply from 5,362 million US dollars to 1,173 million US dollars. Long-term debt remained relatively stable for much of the period, fluctuating between 12,700 million and 14,400 million US dollars, though it experienced a slight increase to 13,770 million US dollars in the final quarter analyzed.
- Shareholders' Equity and Retained Earnings
- Shareholders' equity nearly doubled over the analyzed timeframe, increasing from 7,680 million US dollars in March 2018 to 15,136 million US dollars in March 2023. This growth was supported by a recovery in retained earnings, which, after a significant drop in late 2018, rose to 15,135 million US dollars by March 2023. Additionally, accumulated other comprehensive loss improved drastically, moving from a deficit of 5,699 million US dollars in March 2018 to only 151 million US dollars by March 2023, coinciding with the reduction in pension liabilities.
- Overall Solvency and Leverage Trends
- A strategic shift in the balance sheet composition is evident. Total liabilities decreased from a peak of 34,141 million US dollars in March 2020 to 29,108 million US dollars by March 2023. Simultaneously, the growth in equity reduced the company's reliance on debt relative to its total assets. This divergence indicates a strengthening of the solvency profile and an increase in the internal funding of assets through retained earnings and comprehensive income gains.
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