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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

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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 2,136 2,587 2,335 2,098 2,050 2,197 2,184 2,001 1,895 1,806 2,197 2,006 2,071 2,226 2,021 1,962 1,932 2,182 1,939 1,824 1,395
Accrued employee compensation 1,646 2,057 1,831 1,741 1,532 1,993 1,811 1,746 1,542 1,997 1,847 1,614 1,472 1,865 1,744 1,528 1,404 1,676 1,645 1,451 1,204
Advance payments and billings in excess of costs incurred 3,211 3,609 3,107 2,734 2,876 3,026 2,594 2,526 2,393 2,517 2,235 2,179 2,027 2,237 2,127 1,942 1,969 1,917 1,686 1,711 1,479
Current portion of long-term debt 1,082 1,072 1,069 14 7 6 6 6 42 742 1,806 1,803 1,790 1,109 45 545 523 517 517 744 868
Other current liabilities 2,408 2,262 2,470 2,389 2,385 2,308 2,224 2,312 2,495 2,260 2,024 2,125 2,817 1,997 2,479 2,178 2,993 1,982 2,252 2,103 1,469
Liabilities of disposal group held for sale — — — — — — — — — 258 — — — — — — — — — — —
Current liabilities 10,483 11,587 10,812 8,976 8,850 9,530 8,819 8,591 8,367 9,580 10,109 9,727 10,177 9,434 8,416 8,155 8,821 8,274 8,039 7,833 6,415
Long-term debt, net of current portion 13,770 11,805 11,803 12,834 12,825 12,777 12,774 12,764 12,764 14,261 14,260 14,259 14,299 12,770 13,826 13,838 13,863 13,883 13,889 14,387 14,392
Pension and other postretirement benefit plan liabilities 1,173 1,188 2,405 2,692 2,979 3,269 5,667 5,942 6,217 6,498 6,389 6,582 6,779 6,979 5,431 5,535 5,646 5,755 5,394 5,755 5,362
Non-current operating lease liabilities 1,789 1,824 1,696 1,654 1,661 1,590 1,367 1,389 1,354 1,343 1,292 1,333 1,280 1,308 1,304 1,081 1,098 — — — —
Other non-current liabilities 1,893 2,039 2,074 2,107 2,301 2,487 2,302 2,284 2,196 2,208 2,255 1,862 1,606 1,779 1,845 1,761 1,584 1,554 1,518 1,176 946
Non-current liabilities 18,625 16,856 17,978 19,287 19,766 20,123 22,110 22,379 22,531 24,310 24,196 24,036 23,964 22,836 22,406 22,215 22,191 21,192 20,801 21,318 20,700
Total liabilities 29,108 28,443 28,790 28,263 28,616 29,653 30,929 30,970 30,898 33,890 34,305 33,763 34,141 32,270 30,822 30,370 31,012 29,466 28,840 29,151 27,115
Preferred stock, $1 par value; no shares issued and outstanding — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Common stock, $1 par value 152 153 154 155 156 156 159 160 161 167 167 167 167 168 169 169 170 171 174 174 174
Paid-in capital — — — — — — — — 8 58 27 10 — — — — — — — — —
Retained earnings 15,135 15,312 13,955 13,655 13,277 12,913 11,398 11,144 10,487 10,482 10,394 9,652 9,011 8,748 9,649 9,120 8,628 8,068 14,464 13,669 13,205
Accumulated other comprehensive loss (151) (153) (166) (159) (146) (143) (140) (132) (131) (128) (121) (117) (116) (97) (87) (75) (59) (52) (5,535) (5,616) (5,699)
Shareholders’ equity 15,136 15,312 13,943 13,651 13,287 12,926 11,417 11,172 10,525 10,579 10,467 9,712 9,062 8,819 9,731 9,214 8,739 8,187 9,103 8,227 7,680
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity 44,244 43,755 42,733 41,914 41,903 42,579 42,346 42,142 41,423 44,469 44,772 43,475 43,203 41,089 40,553 39,584 39,751 37,653 37,943 37,378 34,795

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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