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.
Stryker Corp., consolidated balance sheet: liabilities and stockholders’ equity (quarterly data)
US$ in millions
Based on: 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), 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).
The total capital structure of the organization has expanded substantially over the five-year period ending March 31, 2022, with total liabilities and shareholders' equity increasing from 20.5 billion USD to 36.1 billion USD. This growth is characterized by a simultaneous rise in long-term debt obligations and a steady accumulation of retained earnings, indicating an expansion of the balance sheet through both external financing and internal profit retention.
- Liability Trends and Long-Term Debt
- Total liabilities grew from 10.8 billion USD in March 2017 to 21.1 billion USD by March 2022. A primary driver of this increase was long-term debt, excluding current maturities, which rose from 7.2 billion USD to 13.9 billion USD. A notable surge in noncurrent liabilities occurred between December 2019 and December 2020, where total noncurrent liabilities increased from 12.9 billion USD to 16.2 billion USD, suggesting a period of intensified borrowing or refinancing activities.
- Current Liability Composition
- Current liabilities exhibited a steady upward trajectory, moving from 2.5 billion USD in March 2017 to 4.4 billion USD in March 2022. Accounts payable followed a consistent growth pattern, increasing from 456 million USD to 1.1 billion USD. Accrued compensation demonstrated a cyclical trend, with values consistently peaking in the fourth quarter of each year, reflecting seasonal accrual patterns. Current maturities of debt were highly volatile, peaking at 1.98 billion USD in March 2018 and reaching a low of 6 million USD in June 2021, before rising to 214 million USD in March 2022.
- Equity Growth and Retained Earnings
- Total shareholders' equity increased from 9.7 billion USD to 15.0 billion USD over the analyzed period. This growth was largely driven by retained earnings, which climbed from 8.9 billion USD in March 2017 to 13.5 billion USD in March 2022. This suggests a consistent ability to generate profits and retain them within the company. Conversely, accumulated other comprehensive loss showed significant volatility, widening to a peak deficit of 1.16 billion USD in December 2020 before narrowing to 479 million USD by March 2022.
- Leverage and Financial Position
- The organization's leverage profile shifted upward over the period. In March 2017, the ratio of total liabilities to total shareholders' equity was approximately 1.11. By March 2022, this ratio increased to approximately 1.41. The significant increase in total liabilities relative to the growth in equity indicates a strategic shift toward higher leverage to support operational or capital expenditures.
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