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.

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

US$ in millions

	Nov 3, 2024	Oct 29, 2023	Oct 30, 2022	Oct 31, 2021	Nov 1, 2020	Nov 3, 2019
Accounts payable	1,662)	1,210)	998)	1,086)	836)	855)
Employee compensation and benefits	1,971)	935)	1,202)	1,066)	877)	641)
Current portion of long-term debt	1,271)	1,608)	440)	290)	827)	2,787)
Contract liabilities	9,395)	2,487)	2,931)	2,619)	2,620)	1,501)
Tax liabilities	720)	473)	680)	541)	440)	229)
Interest payable	535)	380)	393)	282)	—)	—)
Other	1,143)	312)	408)	397)	771)	886)
Other current liabilities	11,793)	3,652)	4,412)	3,839)	3,831)	2,616)
Current liabilities	16,697)	7,405)	7,052)	6,281)	6,371)	6,899)
Long-term debt, excluding current portion	66,295)	37,621)	39,075)	39,440)	40,235)	30,011)
Contract liabilities	5,100)	299)	410)	566)	823)	307)
Deferred tax liabilities	4,703)	99)	—)	—)	—)	—)
Unrecognized tax benefits, interest and penalties	3,669)	2,792)	3,229)	3,407)	3,185)	3,269)
Other	1,503)	657)	774)	887)	1,418)	2,037)
Other long-term liabilities	14,975)	3,847)	4,413)	4,860)	5,426)	5,613)
Long-term liabilities	81,270)	41,468)	43,488)	44,300)	45,661)	35,624)
Total liabilities	97,967)	48,873)	50,540)	50,581)	52,032)	42,523)
Preferred stock dividend obligation	—)	—)	—)	27)	27)	29)
Preferred stock, $0.001 par value; none issued and outstanding	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)
Common stock, $0.001 par value	5)	4)	—)	—)	—)	—)
Additional paid-in capital	67,466)	21,095)	21,159)	24,330)	23,982)	25,081)
Retained earnings	—)	2,682)	1,604)	748)	—)	—)
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	207)	207)	(54)	(116)	(108)	(140)
Stockholders’ equity	67,678)	23,988)	22,709)	24,962)	23,874)	24,941)
Total liabilities and equity	165,645)	72,861)	73,249)	75,570)	75,933)	67,493)

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2024-11-03), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-10-29), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-10-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-10-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-11-01), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-11-03).

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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.	Broadcom 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.	Broadcom Inc. long-term liabilities decreased from 2022 to 2023 but then increased from 2023 to 2024 exceeding 2022 level.
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.	Broadcom Inc. total liabilities decreased from 2022 to 2023 but then increased from 2023 to 2024 exceeding 2022 level.
Stockholders’ 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.	Broadcom Inc. stockholders’ equity increased from 2022 to 2023 and from 2023 to 2024.

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Balance Sheet: Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity