Common-Size Balance Sheet: Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity
Occidental Petroleum Corp., common-size consolidated balance sheet: liabilities and stockholders’ equity
Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2024-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31).
The capital structure of the organization has undergone a significant transformation between 2020 and 2024, characterized by a substantial reduction in total liabilities and a corresponding increase in total equity. Total liabilities decreased from 76.80% of the total liabilities and equity in 2020 to 59.65% by 2024. Simultaneously, total equity expanded from 23.20% to 40.35% over the same period, indicating a strengthened solvency position and a reduced reliance on external debt financing.
- Long-Term Debt and Liability Trends
- A pronounced downward trend is observed in long-term debt, excluding current maturities, which fell from 44.65% in 2020 to 29.23% in 2024. The lowest point was reached in 2023 at 25.05%. Noncurrent liabilities as a whole declined from 66.53% to 48.50%, reflecting a concerted effort to deleverage the balance sheet. Deferred credits and other liabilities remained relatively stable, fluctuating between 19.27% and 22.59%.
- Current Liability Stability
- Current liabilities have remained relatively constant, ranging from 10.27% to 12.36%. While accounts payable peaked in 2022 at 5.55% before moderating to 4.39% in 2024, current maturities of long-term debt showed an increase from 0.25% in 2021 to 1.33% in 2024, suggesting a shifting schedule of debt obligations.
- Equity Growth and Composition
- The growth in stockholders' equity is primarily driven by a dramatic increase in retained earnings, which rose from 3.74% in 2020 to 24.80% in 2024. This indicates strong internal capital generation. Conversely, preferred stock has seen a gradual decline from 12.19% to 9.70%. Treasury stock expanded from -13.32% to -18.25% by 2024, though it moderated slightly from a peak of -21.05% in 2023, reflecting active share repurchase activity.
- Operational and Environmental Obligations
- Asset retirement obligations have remained consistent, fluctuating narrowly between 4.73% and 5.25%. Environmental remediation liabilities remained stable for several years before increasing to 2.06% in 2024, up from 1.28% in 2020, indicating a slight increase in the relative weight of these long-term environmental commitments.
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