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.
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Broadcom Inc., consolidated balance sheet: liabilities and stockholders’ equity (quarterly data)
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Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-08-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-05-04), 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-02-02), 10-K (reporting date: 2024-11-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-08-04), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-05-05), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-02-04), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-10-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-07-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-04-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-01-29), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-10-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-05-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-01-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-08-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-05-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-11-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-08-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-05-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-02-02), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-11-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-08-04), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-05-05), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-02-03).
The analysis of the quarterly financial data reveals several key trends across various liability and equity accounts over the period presented.
- Accounts Payable
- Accounts payable figures show fluctuations throughout the periods. Initially, the values increased from 738 million to a peak of 1230 million by May 2020, followed by periodic declines and rises, reaching another high point of 1905 million in May 2025. This volatility suggests varying short-term obligations and supplier credit management over time.
- Employee Compensation and Benefits
- This expense category demonstrates a general upward trajectory with some variability. Starting at 463 million, the amount grew substantially, peaking multiple times—in October 2022 at over 1200 million and again rising sharply to 1971 million in May 2025. This trend may reflect expanding workforce costs or increased employee benefits expenditure.
- Short-term Debt
- Short-term debt shows significant volatility. It started relatively high at 3537 million and experienced a sharp decrease to as low as 278 million in May 2021, followed by intermittent increases, reaching a notably high 5653 million in May 2025, but dropping back afterward. The pattern indicates active management of short-term financing, with potentially large borrowings and repayments occurring periodically.
- Other Current Liabilities
- Other current liabilities generally increase over time, with notable peaks in May 2024 (15312 million) and May 2025 (12503 million). The amounts tend to fluctuate but remain higher in recent periods compared to earlier ones, suggesting growing short-term obligations beyond accounts payable and short-term debt.
- Current Liabilities
- Current liabilities aggregate components mirror trends seen in individual items, with a significant jump from around 7400 million in early 2021 to over 20000 million by early 2024, indicating an increased burden of short-term obligations.
- Long-term Debt
- Long-term debt maintains a generally high level, with values around 34000 million early on, peaking sharply to 45000 million in mid-2020, and remaining elevated around late 60000 million by mid-2025. This shows considerable reliance on long-term borrowings, with notable increases from early 2021 onwards, suggesting strategic financing initiatives and capital structure alterations.
- Other Long-term Liabilities
- Other long-term liabilities display a steady decline from approximately 6400 million early in the series to roughly 12600 million in the latter part. Despite some fluctuations, the general trend points to a gradual reduction in this category during the timeline.
- Long-term Liabilities
- This aggregate category reflects the combined movements of long-term debt and other long-term liabilities, showing a peak in 2024 years with amounts over 87000 million, followed by a gradual decrease to approximately 75000 million later. Despite the decline, long-term liabilities remain significant in the overall liability structure.
- Total Liabilities
- Total liabilities closely follow patterns noted within current and long-term liabilities. The figures show a marked increase starting around 56600 million in early 2020, peaking beyond 107000 million in early 2024, and then slowly declining towards 92000 million by late 2025. This dynamic highlights an expanding total liability base during the analyzed years.
- Preferred Stock Dividend Obligation
- This obligation appears sporadically with minor amounts around 26 to 29 million between 2020 and 2022 but otherwise remains negligible or unreported, indicating limited or no preferred stock issuance during most of the period.
- Common Stock
- The recorded par value remains constant at 5 million in the final periods, suggesting no significant issuance or repurchase affecting the number of shares recorded in the financial data provided.
- Additional Paid-in Capital
- Additional paid-in capital experiences substantial increases around 70000 million in the 2024 to 2025 periods, up from values near 23000 million in earlier years. This notable jump implies capital injections or stock issuance activities substantially increasing this equity component.
- Retained Earnings (Accumulated Deficit)
- Retained earnings show inconsistency with early low or missing values, but in later periods, they demonstrate notable increases, reaching as high as 4040 million in August 2025. Despite some declines and losses indicated in certain quarters, overall the retained earnings improved over time, suggesting accumulated profitability or retained profit reinvested.
- Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
- This component fluctuates within a range mostly negative or slightly positive early on but trends positively in recent periods, reaching around 221 million by August 2025. Such changes imply variations in items such as foreign currency translation adjustments or unrealized gains/losses on certain investments.
- Stockholders’ Equity
- Stockholders’ equity remains relatively stable during the initial quarters, oscillating around 22000 to 24000 million, then rises sharply to exceed 70000 million during 2024 and 2025. This significant increase is concurrent with higher additional paid-in capital and retained earnings, reflecting an overall strengthening of the equity position.
- Total Liabilities and Equity
- The total sum of liabilities and equity shows consistent increases from about 72000 million in the early periods to over 170000 million in 2024 and 2025, with slight declines towards the end. The growth in this total indicates expansion in the company’s financial scale, attributable to increased liabilities and equity components.
Overall, the data portrays a company that has expanded its financial obligations significantly in both short- and long-term categories over the analyzed time frame. Concurrently, there is evidence of strengthened equity through increased paid-in capital and retained earnings. The trends suggest active financial management involving increased financing and capital raising activities, likely to support growth or strategic initiatives. The volatility in current liabilities and debt positions denotes dynamic working capital and borrowing practices.