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.
Hess Corp., consolidated balance sheet: liabilities and stockholders’ equity (quarterly data)
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Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-03-31).
The financial position of the entity between March 2018 and September 2023 is characterized by a gradual expansion of total liabilities and a significant period of equity volatility, followed by a steady recovery. Total liabilities grew from 10,135 million USD in early 2018 to 13,902 million USD by September 2023, reflecting a sustained increase in the organization's long-term obligations.
- Debt and Liability Trends
- A structural increase in leverage is evident, particularly within long-term debt. Excluding the current portion, long-term debt rose from approximately 6,372 million USD in March 2018 to a peak of 8,459 million USD by June 2023. Current liabilities exhibited higher volatility, reaching a peak of 3,064 million USD in December 2021 before stabilizing around 2,996 million USD by the end of the period. The current portion of long-term debt showed irregular spikes, most notably in mid-2021, suggesting periodic refinancing or maturing obligations.
- Stockholders' Equity and Retained Earnings
- A severe contraction in stockholders' equity occurred between 2019 and 2020. Total Hess Corporation stockholders' equity declined from 9,342 million USD in March 2019 to a low of 5,366 million USD by December 2020. This decline was primarily driven by a precipitous drop in retained earnings, which fell from 4,207 million USD in March 2019 to 130 million USD by December 2020. Since the start of 2021, a consistent recovery trend is observed, with equity rising to 8,631 million USD and retained earnings climbing back to 2,039 million USD by September 2023.
- Operational Obligations and Other Liabilities
- Asset retirement obligations showed a general upward trend, increasing from 774 million USD in March 2018 to 1,113 million USD in September 2023, indicating growing long-term environmental or decommissioning liabilities. Deferred income taxes remained relatively stable for several years before increasing toward the end of the analyzed period, reaching 551 million USD in September 2023. Noncontrolling interests experienced a long-term decline, decreasing from 1,332 million USD in March 2018 to 668 million USD in September 2023.
- Capital Structure and Solvency
- The balance between liabilities and equity shifted significantly during the 2020 period, resulting in a higher debt-to-equity profile. While total liabilities increased by approximately 37% over the entire period, total equity ended lower than its 2018 peak, moving from 11,937 million USD to 9,299 million USD. The recovery in retained earnings from 2021 onward suggests a return to profitability or a reduction in capital distributions, contributing to a strengthening of the equity base in the latter half of the timeframe.
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