Common-Size Balance Sheet: Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity
Quarterly Data
Reynolds American Inc., common-size consolidated balance sheet: liabilities and stockholders’ equity (quarterly data)
Based on: 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), 10-K (reporting date: 2014-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2014-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2014-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2014-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2013-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2013-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2013-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2013-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2012-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2012-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2012-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2012-03-31).
The financial structure of the entity exhibits a strategic shift in capital composition between March 2012 and March 2017, characterized by a gradual reduction in total liabilities and a corresponding strengthening of shareholders' equity. Total liabilities decreased from a peak of 71.49% in March 2015 to 58.22% by March 2017, while total shareholders' equity rose from a low of 28.51% in the same March 2015 period to 41.78% by the end of the analyzed timeframe.
- Current Liabilities Trends
- A significant contraction in current liabilities is observed, falling from 29.39% in March 2012 to 11.34% in March 2017. This decline is primarily driven by a substantial reduction in tobacco settlement accruals, which plummeted from 18.56% in March 2012 to a range between 3.28% and 6.22% from June 2015 onward. Other current liabilities also showed a downward trajectory, decreasing from approximately 7% in the 2012-2014 period to roughly 2% by 2017.
- Noncurrent Liabilities Analysis
- Noncurrent liabilities experienced volatility, peaking at 55.77% in December 2015 before settling at 46.89% in March 2017. A notable shift occurred in June 2015, where long-term deferred income taxes surged from 2.50% to 17.99% and remained elevated near 18-20% through March 2017. Concurrently, long-term retirement benefits saw a sharp decrease from a peak of 13.14% in December 2014 to approximately 3.53% by March 2017. Long-term debt, less current maturities, remained relatively stable between 24% and 33% throughout the period.
- Equity Composition and Quality
- The composition of shareholders' equity underwent a fundamental transition. Paid-in capital declined steadily from 48.21% in March 2012 to 35.09% in March 2017. More significantly, retained earnings shifted from a persistent accumulated deficit, which ranged between -7.19% and -10.54% from 2012 to early 2015, to a positive surplus starting in June 2015 (0.52%) and reaching 7.29% by March 2017. This transition indicates a pivot toward sustained capital retention.
- Liquidity and Debt Obligations
- Short-term debt obligations showed inconsistent patterns. Current maturities of long-term debt fluctuated, with a notable absence of data in December 2013, before stabilizing under 1% for much of 2016 and 2017. Revolving credit facility borrowings were only utilized briefly in mid-2014, peaking at 5.23% before disappearing from the common-size balance sheet.
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