Stock Analysis on Net

Walmart Inc. (NYSE:WMT)

Balance Sheet: Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity

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.

Walmart Inc., consolidated balance sheet: liabilities and stockholders’ equity

US$ in millions

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Jan 31, 2024 Jan 31, 2023 Jan 31, 2022 Jan 31, 2021 Jan 31, 2020 Jan 31, 2019
Short-term borrowings 878 372 410 224 575 5,225
Accounts payable 56,812 53,742 55,261 49,141 46,973 47,060
Accrued wages and benefits 8,590 8,287 7,908 7,654 6,093 6,504
Self-insurance 4,916 4,724 4,652 4,698 4,469 3,979
Accrued non-income taxes 3,459 3,425 3,247 3,328 3,039 2,979
Opioid litigation settlement 2,949
Deferred gift card revenue 2,664 2,488 2,559 2,310 1,990 1,932
Other 9,130 9,253 7,694 19,976 6,705 6,765
Accrued liabilities 28,759 31,126 26,060 37,966 22,296 22,159
Accrued income taxes 307 727 851 242 280 428
Long-term debt due within one year 3,447 4,191 2,803 3,115 5,362 1,876
Operating lease obligations due within one year 1,487 1,473 1,483 1,466 1,793
Finance lease obligations due within one year 725 567 511 491 511 729
Current liabilities 92,415 92,198 87,379 92,645 77,790 77,477
Long-term debt, excluding due within one year 36,132 34,649 34,864 41,194 43,714 43,520
Long-term operating lease obligations, excluding due within one year 12,943 12,828 13,009 12,909 16,171
Long-term finance lease obligations, excluding due within one year 5,709 4,843 4,243 3,847 4,307 6,683
Deferred income taxes and other 14,629 14,688 13,474 14,370 12,961 11,981
Long-term liabilities 69,413 67,008 65,590 72,320 77,153 62,184
Total liabilities 161,828 159,206 152,969 164,965 154,943 139,661
Redeemable noncontrolling interest 222 237
Common stock 805 269 276 282 284 288
Capital in excess of par value 4,544 4,969 4,839 3,646 3,247 2,965
Retained earnings 89,814 83,135 86,904 88,763 83,943 80,785
Accumulated other comprehensive loss (11,302) (11,680) (8,766) (11,766) (12,805) (11,542)
Total Walmart shareholders’ equity 83,861 76,693 83,253 80,925 74,669 72,496
Noncontrolling interest 6,488 7,061 8,638 6,606 6,883 7,138
Total equity 90,349 83,754 91,891 87,531 81,552 79,634
Total liabilities, redeemable noncontrolling interest, and equity 252,399 243,197 244,860 252,496 236,495 219,295

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2024-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-01-31).

Balance sheet item Description The company
Current liabilities Total obligations incurred as part of normal operations that are expected to be paid during the following twelve months or within one business cycle, if longer. Walmart Inc. current liabilities increased from 2022 to 2023 and from 2023 to 2024.
Long-term liabilities Amount of obligation due after one year or beyond the normal operating cycle, if longer. Walmart Inc. long-term liabilities increased from 2022 to 2023 and from 2023 to 2024.
Total liabilities Sum of the carrying amounts as of the balance sheet date of all liabilities that are recognized. Liabilities are probable future sacrifices of economic benefits arising from present obligations of an entity to transfer assets or provide services to other entities in the future. Walmart Inc. total liabilities increased from 2022 to 2023 and from 2023 to 2024.
Total Walmart shareholders’ equity Total of all stockholders’ equity (deficit) items, net of receivables from officers, directors, owners, and affiliates of the entity which are attributable to the parent. The amount of the economic entity stockholders’ equity attributable to the parent excludes the amount of stockholders’ equity which is allocable to that ownership interest in subsidiary equity which is not attributable to the parent (noncontrolling interest, minority interest). This excludes temporary equity and is sometimes called permanent equity. Walmart Inc. total Walmart shareholders’ equity decreased from 2022 to 2023 but then increased from 2023 to 2024 exceeding 2022 level.