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.
Raytheon Co., 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: 2019-09-29), 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: 2018-07-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-04-01), 10-K (reporting date: 2017-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-10-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-07-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-04-02), 10-K (reporting date: 2016-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2016-10-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2016-07-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2016-04-03), 10-K (reporting date: 2015-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2015-09-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2015-06-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2015-03-29).
The financial position of the company from early 2015 through late 2019 is characterized by a steady expansion of total liabilities and a gradual increase in overall stockholders' equity, leading to a growth in the total balance sheet from 27,798 million USD to 34,566 million USD.
- Current Liabilities and Operational Trends
- Current liabilities exhibited a significant upward trend, rising from 5,635 million USD in March 2015 to 9,791 million USD by December 2019. This increase was driven largely by growth in contract liabilities, which climbed from 1,944 million USD to 3,267 million USD, indicating an expansion in advance payments or deferred revenue. Accrued employee compensation showed a distinct seasonal pattern, typically peaking in December and dipping in April of each year, while overall trending upward from 905 million USD to 1,813 million USD over the period.
- Debt Profile and Long-Term Obligations
- A strategic shift in debt structure is observable. Long-term debt, excluding the current portion, remained stable at approximately 5,330 million USD until April 2017, after which it began a steady decline, reaching 3,261 million USD by December 2019. Conversely, commercial paper and the current portion of long-term debt, which were negligible in early 2015, rose sharply to 1,499 million USD by the end of 2019. Long-term liabilities overall remained relatively stable but saw a peak in December 2019 at 12,520 million USD, influenced by a rise in accrued retiree benefits and the introduction of noncurrent operating lease liabilities starting in March 2019.
- Equity and Retained Earnings Analysis
- Total stockholders' equity grew from 9,707 million USD to 12,223 million USD. This growth was primarily underpinned by a consistent increase in retained earnings, which rose from 16,017 million USD to 21,480 million USD, reflecting sustained profitability. However, this growth was partially offset by a widening accumulated other comprehensive loss, which deepened from -7,353 million USD in March 2015 to -9,260 million USD by December 2019.
- Capitalization and Solvency Indicators
- The total liability load increased from 17,892 million USD to 22,311 million USD over the analyzed timeframe. While total liabilities grew, the concurrent increase in retained earnings suggests a balanced expansion of the capital base. The significant reduction in long-term debt coupled with the increase in current debt portions suggests a shift toward shorter-term financing or the approaching maturity of previous long-term obligations.
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