Common-Size Balance Sheet: Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity
Quarterly Data
Time Warner Inc., common-size consolidated balance sheet: liabilities and stockholders’ equity (quarterly data)
Based on: 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), 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).
The financial structure of the organization exhibited a period of increasing leverage from 2013 through 2016, followed by a phase of deleveraging and equity stabilization leading into early 2018. Total liabilities rose from 55.20% of total liabilities and equity in March 2013 to a peak of 63.06% by December 2016, before declining to 56.75% by March 2018.
- Long-term Debt and Noncurrent Liabilities
- A significant upward trend in long-term debt was observed between March 2013 (28.57%) and June 2016 (38.08%). This contributed to a broader increase in noncurrent liabilities, which peaked at 51.83% during the same period. Following this peak, a consistent reduction in long-term debt occurred, falling to 26.57% by March 2018, reflecting a strategic shift toward reducing long-term borrowing.
- Current Liabilities and Short-term Obligations
- Current liabilities remained relatively stable, fluctuating between 10% and 15% for the majority of the period. However, a notable spike occurred in December 2017, where current liabilities reached 20.34%. This was driven largely by a sharp increase in debt due within one year, which jumped to 7.87% in December 2017 from a historical average often below 1%, suggesting a concentration of maturing obligations at the end of 2017.
- Shareholders' Equity and Capital Management
- Total equity experienced an inverse relationship with total liabilities, declining from 44.80% in March 2013 to a low of 36.89% in December 2016, and subsequently recovering to 43.20% by March 2018. The equity structure was heavily influenced by aggressive treasury stock acquisitions, which increased from -52.43% in March 2013 to a peak of -72.95% in June 2016.
- Retained Earnings and Deficit Trends
- A positive trend is evident in the accumulated deficit, which improved from -131.35% in March 2013 to -96.71% by March 2018. This steady reduction in the deficit indicates a consistent period of positive earnings retention, which partially offset the reductions in total equity caused by treasury stock repurchases.
Overall, the data indicates a cyclical movement in the capital structure. The organization transitioned from a period of expanding long-term debt and aggressive share buybacks to a period of debt reduction and improved retained earnings, resulting in a balance sheet composition in early 2018 that closely resembled the levels seen in early 2013.
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