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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)

US$ in millions

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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 Jun 30, 2018 Mar 31, 2018
Accounts payable 426 350 344 285 321 359 312 220 210 178 172 200 200 307 431 411 396 353 399 495 383 363 375
Accrued liabilities 1,954 1,754 1,663 1,840 1,703 1,741 1,749 1,710 1,578 1,480 1,254 1,251 1,074 1,110 1,334 1,803 1,570 1,541 1,369 1,560 1,394 1,446 1,251
Taxes payable 109 69 59 47 167 141 129 528 359 268 168 81 45 34 33 97 104 95 89 81 96 49 82
Current portion of long-term debt 307 8 5 3 — — 22 517 514 511 13 10 8 5 3 — 15 14 12 67 85 87 196
Current portion of operating and finance lease obligations 200 222 237 221 121 114 91 89 88 90 83 81 99 108 146 199 259 329 402 — — — —
Current liabilities 2,996 2,403 2,308 2,396 2,312 2,355 2,303 3,064 2,749 2,527 1,690 1,623 1,426 1,564 1,947 2,510 2,344 2,332 2,271 2,203 1,958 1,945 1,904
Long-term debt, excluding current portion 8,241 8,459 8,382 8,278 8,303 8,332 7,934 7,941 7,993 7,712 8,273 8,286 8,280 8,205 8,191 7,142 6,526 6,511 6,550 6,605 6,609 6,352 6,372
Long-term operating lease obligations 392 407 422 469 461 457 381 394 410 421 437 478 334 349 357 353 372 395 436 — — — —
Long-term finance lease obligations 163 168 174 179 185 190 195 200 205 210 215 220 224 229 233 238 242 246 250 — — — —
Deferred income taxes 551 497 454 418 604 544 416 383 346 318 324 342 316 319 328 415 411 418 420 421 425 424 425
Asset retirement obligations 1,113 960 1,050 1,034 1,062 1,028 1,036 1,005 838 728 758 894 932 944 929 897 850 738 745 741 772 773 774
Other liabilities and deferred credits 446 434 427 425 522 516 485 502 693 718 611 643 575 570 554 521 709 524 491 575 657 634 660
Noncurrent liabilities 10,906 10,925 10,909 10,803 11,137 11,067 10,447 10,425 10,485 10,107 10,618 10,863 10,661 10,616 10,592 9,566 9,110 8,832 8,892 8,342 8,463 8,183 8,231
Total liabilities 13,902 13,328 13,217 13,199 13,449 13,422 12,750 13,489 13,234 12,634 12,308 12,486 12,087 12,180 12,539 12,076 11,454 11,164 11,163 10,545 10,421 10,128 10,135
Preferred stock, par value $1.00 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1 1 1 1
Common stock, par value $1.00 307 307 307 306 308 310 311 310 310 310 308 307 307 307 307 305 305 304 304 291 296 300 308
Capital in excess of par value 6,477 6,442 6,254 6,206 6,227 6,236 6,083 6,017 5,903 5,859 5,779 5,684 5,668 5,650 5,633 5,591 5,543 5,513 5,481 5,386 5,445 5,501 5,701
Retained earnings 2,039 1,670 1,686 1,474 1,354 1,075 680 379 192 155 305 130 304 625 1,021 3,535 3,836 4,125 4,207 4,257 4,410 4,692 5,166
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) (192) (147) (114) (131) (330) (485) (766) (406) (796) (836) (776) (755) (363) (187) 239 (699) (776) (648) (650) (306) (502) (522) (571)
Total Hess Corporation stockholders’ equity 8,631 8,272 8,133 7,855 7,559 7,136 6,308 6,300 5,609 5,488 5,616 5,366 5,916 6,395 7,200 8,732 8,908 9,294 9,342 9,629 9,650 9,972 10,605
Noncontrolling interests 668 630 588 641 635 622 740 726 647 1,044 1,027 969 966 971 978 974 1,269 1,237 1,211 1,259 1,396 1,364 1,332
Total equity 9,299 8,902 8,721 8,496 8,194 7,758 7,048 7,026 6,256 6,532 6,643 6,335 6,882 7,366 8,178 9,706 10,177 10,531 10,553 10,888 11,046 11,336 11,937
Total liabilities and equity 23,201 22,230 21,938 21,695 21,643 21,180 19,798 20,515 19,490 19,166 18,951 18,821 18,969 19,546 20,717 21,782 21,631 21,695 21,716 21,433 21,467 21,464 22,072

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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