Stock Analysis on Net

Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ:MSFT)

Balance Sheet: Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity 
Quarterly Data

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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.

Microsoft Corp., consolidated balance sheet: liabilities and stockholders’ equity (quarterly data)

US$ in millions

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Sep 30, 2024 Jun 30, 2024 Mar 31, 2024 Dec 31, 2023 Sep 30, 2023 Jun 30, 2023 Mar 31, 2023 Dec 31, 2022 Sep 30, 2022 Jun 30, 2022 Mar 31, 2022 Dec 31, 2021 Sep 30, 2021 Jun 30, 2021 Mar 31, 2021 Dec 31, 2020 Sep 30, 2020 Jun 30, 2020 Mar 31, 2020 Dec 31, 2019 Sep 30, 2019 Jun 30, 2019 Mar 31, 2019 Dec 31, 2018 Sep 30, 2018
Accounts payable 22,768 21,996 18,087 17,695 19,307 18,095 15,305 15,354 16,609 19,000 16,085 15,314 14,832 15,163 13,412 12,770 12,509 12,530 9,246 8,811 8,574 9,382 7,544 7,563 8,511
Short-term debt 6,693 20,535 27,041 25,808
Current portion of long-term debt 2,249 2,249 2,249 2,250 3,748 5,247 6,245 3,997 3,248 2,749 1,749 4,998 3,249 8,072 8,051 5,387 6,497 3,749 3,748 6,247 3,017 5,516 6,515 3,516 6,497
Accrued compensation 8,326 12,564 10,432 8,813 6,990 11,009 10,411 9,030 7,405 10,661 9,067 7,782 6,894 10,057 8,032 6,838 5,714 7,874 6,254 5,421 4,676 6,830 5,764 4,624 4,271
Short-term income taxes 9,717 5,017 7,311 5,787 8,035 4,152 4,163 3,553 6,729 4,067 4,646 3,731 6,272 2,174 2,165 1,562 2,384 2,130 3,296 2,687 3,440 5,665 1,950 2,033 2,341
Short-term unearned revenue 53,026 57,582 41,888 43,068 46,429 50,901 36,903 36,982 41,340 45,538 34,027 34,001 38,465 41,525 30,083 30,402 33,476 36,000 27,012 27,343 29,904 32,676 24,251 24,285 26,704
Other current liabilities 19,114 19,185 18,023 16,362 14,475 14,745 12,664 12,802 12,058 13,067 11,865 11,684 10,816 11,666 10,450 10,527 9,476 10,027 9,151 9,131 8,507 9,351 7,837 8,297 7,953
Current liabilities 115,200 125,286 118,525 121,016 124,792 104,149 85,691 81,718 87,389 95,082 77,439 77,510 80,528 88,657 72,193 67,486 70,056 72,310 58,707 59,640 58,118 69,420 53,861 50,318 56,277
Long-term debt, excluding current portion 42,868 42,688 42,658 44,928 41,946 41,990 41,965 44,119 45,374 47,032 48,177 48,260 50,039 50,074 50,007 55,136 57,055 59,578 62,862 63,361 66,478 66,662 66,585 69,653 69,733
Long-term income taxes 24,452 27,931 26,786 25,890 22,983 25,560 25,000 24,169 23,712 26,069 26,483 26,121 25,715 27,190 27,157 26,701 28,204 29,432 28,888 28,754 28,457 29,612 29,514 29,161 28,936
Long-term unearned revenue 2,663 2,602 2,945 2,966 2,759 2,912 2,698 2,644 2,549 2,870 2,769 2,768 2,550 2,616 2,631 2,985 2,829 3,180 3,385 3,878 4,122 4,530 3,884 3,799 3,538
Deferred income taxes 2,581 2,618 2,469 2,548 470 433 302 289 223 230 304 199 212 198 173 174 187 204 185 222 234 233 1,838 2,062 1,977
Long-term operating lease liabilities 16,361 15,497 14,469 14,155 13,487 12,728 12,312 11,998 11,660 11,489 11,357 10,774 10,050 9,629 9,272 8,875 7,753 7,671 7,248 7,172 6,659 6,188 5,972 5,683 5,652
Other long-term liabilities 31,165 27,064 23,271 20,787 18,634 17,981 17,437 16,479 15,311 15,526 15,154 14,747 14,346 13,427 12,941 12,544 11,525 10,632 9,673 9,658 8,826 7,581 6,763 6,055 5,539
Long-term liabilities 120,090 118,400 112,598 111,274 100,279 101,604 99,714 99,698 98,829 103,216 104,244 102,869 102,912 103,134 102,181 106,415 107,553 110,697 112,241 113,045 114,776 114,806 114,556 116,413 115,375
Total liabilities 235,290 243,686 231,123 232,290 225,071 205,753 185,405 181,416 186,218 198,298 181,683 180,379 183,440 191,791 174,374 173,901 177,609 183,007 170,948 172,685 172,894 184,226 168,417 166,731 171,652
Common stock and paid-in capital 102,976 100,923 99,193 97,480 95,508 93,718 92,093 90,225 88,535 86,939 85,767 84,528 83,751 83,111 82,308 81,896 81,089 80,552 79,813 79,625 78,882 78,520 77,791 77,556 71,303
Retained earnings 188,929 173,144 159,394 145,737 132,143 118,848 108,234 99,368 92,374 84,281 79,633 75,045 66,944 57,055 50,735 44,973 39,193 34,566 32,012 30,739 27,240 24,150 18,338 16,585 17,279
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) (4,182) (5,590) (5,435) (4,949) (6,937) (6,343) (5,644) (6,457) (7,343) (4,678) (2,476) 437 1,283 1,822 1,462 3,367 3,110 3,186 2,676 (255) (61) (340) (1,265) (2,013) (2,615)
Stockholders’ equity 287,723 268,477 253,152 238,268 220,714 206,223 194,683 183,136 173,566 166,542 162,924 160,010 151,978 141,988 134,505 130,236 123,392 118,304 114,501 110,109 106,061 102,330 94,864 92,128 85,967
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity 523,013 512,163 484,275 470,558 445,785 411,976 380,088 364,552 359,784 364,840 344,607 340,389 335,418 333,779 308,879 304,137 301,001 301,311 285,449 282,794 278,955 286,556 263,281 258,859 257,619

Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-09-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2024-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-09-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-09-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-09-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-09-30).

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. Microsoft Corp. current liabilities increased from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024 but then decreased significantly from Q4 2024 to Q1 2025.
Long-term liabilities Amount of obligation due after one year or beyond the normal operating cycle, if longer. Microsoft Corp. long-term liabilities increased from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024 and from Q4 2024 to Q1 2025.
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. Microsoft Corp. total liabilities increased from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024 but then slightly decreased from Q4 2024 to Q1 2025 not reaching Q3 2024 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. Microsoft Corp. stockholders’ equity increased from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024 and from Q4 2024 to Q1 2025.