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.

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co., consolidated balance sheet: liabilities and stockholders’ equity

US$ in millions

	Oct 31, 2023	Oct 31, 2022	Oct 31, 2021	Oct 31, 2020	Oct 31, 2019	Oct 31, 2018
Notes payable and short-term borrowings	4,868)	4,612)	3,552)	3,755)	4,425)	2,005)
Accounts payable	7,136)	8,717)	7,004)	5,383)	5,595)	6,092)
Employee compensation and benefits	1,724)	1,401)	1,778)	1,391)	1,522)	1,412)
Taxes on earnings	155)	176)	169)	148)	186)	378)
Deferred revenue	3,658)	3,451)	3,408)	3,430)	3,234)	3,177)
Accrued restructuring	180)	192)	290)	366)	195)	294)
Sales and marketing programs	1,070)	1,052)	977)	1,022)	1,065)	910)
Value-added and property taxes	786)	902)	782)	842)	806)	1,010)
Collateral payable	207)	508)	173)	—)	—)	—)
Current operating lease liabilities	194)	168)	192)	188)	—)	—)
Warranty	167)	192)	163)	192)	199)	241)
Contract manufacturer liabilities	71)	332)	709)	383)	—)	—)
Other	1,666)	1,471)	1,490)	1,638)	1,932)	1,679)
Other accrued liabilities	4,161)	4,625)	4,486)	4,265)	4,002)	3,840)
Current liabilities	21,882)	23,174)	20,687)	18,738)	19,159)	17,198)
Long-term debt	7,487)	7,853)	9,896)	12,186)	9,395)	10,136)
Deferred revenue	3,281)	2,955)	2,972)	2,785)	2,751)	2,646)
Non-current operating lease liabilities	966)	851)	938)	898)	—)	—)
Pension, post-retirement, and post-employment	841)	944)	1,496)	1,856)	1,772)	1,434)
Deferred tax liabilities	326)	320)	494)	290)	311)	228)
Taxes on earnings	233)	271)	365)	447)	538)	1,485)
Other	899)	846)	834)	719)	728)	1,092)
Other non-current liabilities	6,546)	6,187)	7,099)	6,995)	6,100)	6,885)
Non-current liabilities	14,033)	14,040)	16,995)	19,181)	15,495)	17,021)
Total liabilities	35,915)	37,214)	37,682)	37,919)	34,654)	34,219)
Common stock, $0.01 par value	13)	13)	13)	13)	13)	14)
Additional paid-in capital	28,199)	28,299)	28,470)	28,350)	28,444)	30,342)
Accumulated deficit	(3,946)	(5,350)	(5,597)	(8,375)	(7,632)	(5,899)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(3,084)	(3,098)	(2,915)	(3,939)	(3,727)	(3,218)
Total HPE stockholders’ equity	21,182)	19,864)	19,971)	16,049)	17,098)	21,239)
Non-controlling interests	56)	45)	46)	47)	51)	35)
Total stockholders’ equity	21,238)	19,909)	20,017)	16,096)	17,149)	21,274)
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	57,153)	57,123)	57,699)	54,015)	51,803)	55,493)

Based on: 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), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-10-31).

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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.	Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co. current liabilities increased from 2021 to 2022 but then slightly decreased from 2022 to 2023 not reaching 2021 level.
Non-current liabilities	Amount of obligation due after one year or beyond the normal operating cycle, if longer.	Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co. non-current 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.	Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co. total liabilities decreased from 2021 to 2022 and from 2022 to 2023.
Total HPE 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.	Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co. total HPE stockholders’ equity decreased from 2021 to 2022 but then increased from 2022 to 2023 exceeding 2021 level.

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Balance Sheet: Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity