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.

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

US$ in thousands

	Oct 31, 2024	Oct 31, 2023	Oct 31, 2022	Oct 31, 2021	Oct 31, 2020	Oct 31, 2019
Payroll and related benefits	624,823)	583,854)	559,886)	581,687)	492,626)	417,157)
Accrued income taxes	147,115)	226,762)	35,290)	—)	—)	—)
Other accrued liabilities	184,321)	157,254)	176,647)	132,091)	128,773)	85,391)
Accounts payable	207,333)	155,891)	37,580)	27,413)	30,003)	19,815)
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	1,163,592)	1,123,761)	809,403)	741,191)	651,402)	522,363)
Current operating lease liabilities	94,791)	85,690)	54,274)	79,678)	73,173)	—)
Current deferred revenue	1,391,737)	1,776,000)	1,910,822)	1,517,623)	1,388,263)	1,212,476)
Short-term debt	—)	—)	—)	74,992)	27,084)	17,614)
Current liabilities	2,650,120)	2,985,451)	2,774,499)	2,413,484)	2,139,922)	1,752,453)
Long-term operating lease liabilities	574,065)	584,035)	581,273)	487,003)	462,411)	—)
Long-term deferred revenue	340,831)	175,128)	154,472)	136,303)	104,850)	90,102)
Long-term debt	15,601)	18,078)	20,824)	25,094)	100,823)	120,093)
Deferred compensation plan liabilities	386,757)	300,731)	279,096)	343,820)	269,737)	249,822)
Other	82,981)	85,407)	48,733)	47,613)	39,952)	103,814)
Other long-term liabilities	469,738)	386,138)	327,829)	391,433)	309,689)	353,636)
Long-term liabilities	1,400,235)	1,163,379)	1,084,398)	1,039,833)	977,773)	563,831)
Total liabilities	4,050,355)	4,148,830)	3,858,897)	3,453,317)	3,117,695)	2,316,284)
Redeemable non-controlling interest	30,000)	31,043)	38,664)	—)	—)	—)
Preferred stock, $0.01 par value; none outstanding	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)
Common stock, $0.01 par value	1,541)	1,521)	1,524)	1,531)	1,528)	1,503)
Capital in excess of par value	1,211,206)	1,276,152)	1,487,126)	1,576,363)	1,653,166)	1,635,455)
Retained earnings	8,984,105)	6,741,699)	5,534,307)	4,549,713)	3,795,397)	3,164,144)
Treasury stock, at cost	(1,025,770)	(1,675,650)	(1,272,955)	(782,866)	(488,613)	(625,642)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(180,380)	(196,414)	(234,277)	(49,604)	(54,074)	(92,447)
Total Synopsys stockholders’ equity	8,990,702)	6,147,308)	5,515,725)	5,295,137)	4,907,404)	4,083,013)
Non-controlling interest	2,504)	5,950)	4,801)	3,806)	4,963)	5,863)
Total stockholders’ equity	8,993,206)	6,153,258)	5,520,526)	5,298,943)	4,912,367)	4,088,876)
Total liabilities, redeemable non-controlling interest and stockholders’ equity	13,073,561)	10,333,131)	9,418,087)	8,752,260)	8,030,062)	6,405,160)

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2024-10-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-10-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-10-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-10-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-10-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-10-31).

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

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Balance Sheet: Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity