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.

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

US$ in millions

	Jan 31, 2024	Jan 31, 2023	Jan 31, 2022	Jan 31, 2021	Jan 31, 2020	Jan 31, 2019
Accounts payable	100)	102)	121)	123)	84)	102)
Accrued compensation	476)	358)	341)	323)	272)	281)
Accrued income taxes	36)	33)	30)	43)	21)	13)
Deferred revenue	3,500)	3,203)	2,863)	2,501)	2,176)	1,763)
Current operating lease liabilities	67)	85)	87)	71)	48)	—)
Current portion of long-term notes payable, net	—)	—)	350)	—)	450)	—)
Other accrued liabilities	172)	219)	218)	195)	168)	142)
Current liabilities	4,351)	4,000)	4,009)	3,255)	3,219)	2,301)
Long-term deferred revenue	764)	1,377)	927)	859)	831)	328)
Long-term operating lease liabilities	275)	300)	346)	396)	412)	—)
Long-term income taxes payable	168)	164)	20)	16)	19)	22)
Long-term deferred income taxes	25)	32)	29)	11)	83)	80)
Long-term notes payable, net, excluding current portion	2,284)	2,281)	2,278)	1,637)	1,635)	2,088)
Long-term other liabilities	190)	139)	149)	140)	120)	122)
Long-term liabilities	3,706)	4,293)	3,748)	3,060)	3,099)	2,639)
Total liabilities	8,057)	8,293)	7,758)	6,314)	6,318)	4,940)
Preferred stock, $0.01 par value; none issued or outstanding	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)
Common stock and additional paid-in capital, $0.01 par value	3,802)	3,325)	2,923)	2,579)	2,317)	2,072)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(234)	(185)	(124)	(126)	(160)	(135)
Accumulated deficit	(1,713)	(1,995)	(1,950)	(1,488)	(2,296)	(2,147)
Stockholders’ equity (deficit)	1,855)	1,145)	849)	966)	(139)	(211)
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity (deficit)	9,912)	9,438)	8,607)	7,280)	6,179)	4,729)

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).

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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.	Autodesk Inc. current liabilities decreased from 2022 to 2023 but then increased from 2023 to 2024 exceeding 2022 level.
Long-term liabilities	Amount of obligation due after one year or beyond the normal operating cycle, if longer.	Autodesk Inc. long-term liabilities increased from 2022 to 2023 but then decreased significantly 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.	Autodesk Inc. total liabilities increased from 2022 to 2023 but then slightly decreased from 2023 to 2024.
Stockholders’ equity (deficit)	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.	Autodesk Inc. stockholders’ equity (deficit) increased from 2022 to 2023 and from 2023 to 2024.

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Balance Sheet: Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity