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.

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

US$ in millions

	Dec 31, 2023	Dec 31, 2022	Dec 31, 2021	Dec 31, 2020	Dec 31, 2019
Current portion of long-term debt	1,313)	1)	5)	12)	16)
Accounts payable	881)	1,062)	851)	612)	618)
Contract liabilities	2,037)	1,859)	1,650)	1,554)	1,449)
Compensation	407)	374)	360)	291)	347)
Tax liabilities	231)	367)	183)	147)	95)
Dividend payable	163)	148)	134)	120)	110)
Trade liabilities	140)	145)	235)	164)	161)
Current operating lease liabilities	125)	118)	124)	126)	122)
Customer reserves	89)	78)	102)	—)	—)
Other	349)	408)	419)	463)	521)
Accrued liabilities	1,504)	1,638)	1,557)	1,311)	1,356)
Current liabilities held for disposition	1)	—)	—)	—)	—)
Current liabilities	5,736)	4,560)	4,063)	3,489)	3,439)
Long-term debt, excluding current portion	4,705)	6,013)	5,688)	5,163)	5,113)
Non-current operating lease liabilities	407)	419)	313)	402)	497)
Defined benefit plans	939)	1,004)	1,390)	1,578)	1,524)
Non-current contract liabilities	424)	363)	306)	283)	274)
Unrecognized tax benefits	26)	29)	36)	49)	53)
Deferred income taxes	55)	73)	183)	180)	184)
Environmental Reserve	119)	108)	108)	—)	—)
Other	178)	114)	125)	273)	241)
Other liabilities	1,741)	1,691)	2,148)	2,363)	2,276)
Non-current liabilities held for disposition	8)	—)	—)	—)	—)
Non-current liabilities	6,861)	8,123)	8,149)	7,928)	7,886)
Total liabilities	12,597)	12,683)	12,212)	11,417)	11,325)
Preferred stock, $100 par value; none issued and outstanding	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)
Common stock, $0.01 par value	2)	2)	2)	2)	2)
Additional paid-in capital	1,622)	1,306)	987)	759)	499)
Retained earnings	1,640)	1,343)	1,350)	1,127)	1,239)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(2,540)	(2,535)	(2,379)	(2,446)	(2,440)
Total Motorola Solutions, Inc. stockholders’ equity (deficit)	724)	116)	(40)	(558)	(700)
Noncontrolling interests	15)	15)	17)	17)	17)
Total stockholders’ equity (deficit)	739)	131)	(23)	(541)	(683)
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity (deficit)	13,336)	12,814)	12,189)	10,876)	10,642)

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31).

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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.	Motorola Solutions Inc. current liabilities increased from 2021 to 2022 and from 2022 to 2023.
Non-current liabilities	Amount of obligation due after one year or beyond the normal operating cycle, if longer.	Motorola Solutions Inc. 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.	Motorola Solutions Inc. total liabilities increased from 2021 to 2022 but then slightly decreased from 2022 to 2023.
Total Motorola Solutions, Inc. stockholders’ equity (deficit)	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.	Motorola Solutions Inc. total Motorola Solutions, Inc. stockholders’ equity (deficit) increased from 2021 to 2022 and from 2022 to 2023.

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Balance Sheet: Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity