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.
Phillips 66, consolidated balance sheet: liabilities and stockholders’ equity (quarterly data)
US$ in millions
Based on: 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), 10-K (reporting date: 2017-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2016-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2016-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2016-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2016-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2015-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2015-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2015-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2015-03-31).
The financial structure of the organization from March 2015 through December 2019 is characterized by a steady expansion of both total liabilities and total equity, with total liabilities and equity growing from 49.1 billion USD to 58.7 billion USD. This indicates a general increase in the scale of the balance sheet over the five-year period.
- Current Liabilities and Short-Term Obligations
- Current liabilities exhibit notable volatility, fluctuating between a low of 7.4 billion USD in March 2016 and a peak of 12.1 billion USD in September 2019. Accounts payable serve as the primary driver of this volatility, frequently shifting in response to operational requirements. Short-term debt remained minimal for most of the period, with the exception of significant spikes in mid-2016 and mid-2019, suggesting episodic use of short-term credit facilities for liquidity management.
- Long-Term Debt and Noncurrent Liabilities
- A gradual upward trend is observed in long-term debt, which rose from approximately 8.9 billion USD in early 2015 to 11.2 billion USD by the end of 2019. Noncurrent liabilities generally trended upward, ending the period at 19.9 billion USD. A significant increase in other liabilities and deferred credits occurred in early 2019, jumping from roughly 355 million USD to over 1.5 billion USD, which indicates a shift in non-debt long-term obligations.
- Equity and Shareholder Value
- Total equity grew from 22.6 billion USD to 27.2 billion USD over the analyzed timeframe. This growth was primarily driven by a substantial increase in retained earnings, which more than doubled from 10.0 billion USD in March 2015 to 22.1 billion USD in December 2019, reflecting strong cumulative profitability. Concurrently, there is a significant increase in treasury stock, moving from -6.6 billion USD to -16.7 billion USD, which points to an aggressive and consistent share repurchase strategy.
- Capital Structure and Solvency
- The balance between total liabilities and total equity remained relatively stable. By December 2019, total liabilities of 31.6 billion USD against total equity of 27.2 billion USD resulted in a liability-to-equity ratio of approximately 1.16. The simultaneous increase in both long-term debt and retained earnings suggests that the organization financed its growth and share buybacks through a combination of operational earnings and long-term borrowing.
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