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.

Comcast Corp., consolidated balance sheet: liabilities and stockholders’ equity

US$ in millions

	Dec 31, 2023	Dec 31, 2022	Dec 31, 2021	Dec 31, 2020	Dec 31, 2019
Accounts payable and accrued expenses related to trade creditors	12,437)	12,544)	12,455)	11,364)	10,826)
Accrued participations and residuals	1,671)	1,770)	1,822)	1,706)	1,730)
Deferred revenue	3,242)	2,380)	3,040)	2,963)	2,768)
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities	11,612)	9,450)	9,899)	9,617)	10,516)
Current portion of long-term debt	2,069)	1,743)	2,132)	3,146)	4,452)
Advance on sale of investment	9,167)	—)	—)	—)	—)
Current liabilities	40,198)	27,887)	29,348)	28,796)	30,292)
Long-term debt, less current portion	95,021)	93,068)	92,718)	100,614)	97,765)
Collateralized obligation	—)	5,172)	5,170)	5,168)	5,166)
Deferred income taxes	26,003)	28,714)	30,041)	28,051)	28,180)
Other noncurrent liabilities	20,122)	20,395)	20,619)	18,222)	16,765)
Noncurrent liabilities	141,146)	147,349)	148,548)	152,055)	147,876)
Total liabilities	181,344)	175,236)	177,896)	180,851)	178,168)
Redeemable noncontrolling interests	241)	411)	519)	1,280)	1,372)
Preferred stock; issued, zero	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)
Class A common stock, $0.01 par value	48)	51)	54)	54)	54)
Class B common stock, $0.01 par value	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)
Additional paid-in capital	38,533)	39,411)	40,173)	39,464)	38,447)
Retained earnings	52,892)	51,609)	61,902)	56,438)	50,695)
Treasury stock	(7,517)	(7,517)	(7,517)	(7,517)	(7,517)
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	(1,253)	(2,611)	1,480)	1,884)	1,047)
Total Comcast Corporation shareholders’ equity	82,703)	80,943)	96,092)	90,323)	82,726)
Noncontrolling interests	523)	684)	1,398)	1,415)	1,148)
Total equity	83,226)	81,627)	97,490)	91,738)	83,874)
Total liabilities and equity	264,811)	257,274)	275,905)	273,869)	263,414)

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31).

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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.	Comcast Corp. current liabilities decreased from 2021 to 2022 but then increased from 2022 to 2023 exceeding 2021 level.
Noncurrent liabilities	Amount of obligation due after one year or beyond the normal operating cycle, if longer.	Comcast Corp. noncurrent liabilities decreased from 2021 to 2022 and from 2022 to 2023.
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.	Comcast Corp. total liabilities decreased from 2021 to 2022 but then increased from 2022 to 2023 exceeding 2021 level.
Total Comcast Corporation 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.	Comcast Corp. total Comcast Corporation shareholders’ equity decreased from 2021 to 2022 but then slightly increased from 2022 to 2023.

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Balance Sheet: Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity