Introduction to Reporting Current Liabilities

What you will learn to do: Illustrate proper reporting of current liabilities

As we discussed earlier, the reason current assets are reported on a classified balance sheet separately from noncurrent assets is so that analysts and investors can easily compare current assets to current liabilities.

THE HOME DEPOT INC.
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET
in millions, except per share data February 2, 2020 February 3, 2019
Category, Assets
Subcategory, Current Assets:
     Cash and cash equivalents $     2,133 $     1,778
     Receivables, net 2,106 1,936
     Merchandise inventories 14,531 13,925
       Total current assets Single line
19,810Double line
Single line
18,529Double line
Net property and equipment 22,770 22,375
Operating lease right-of-use assets 5,595
Goodwill 2,254 2,252
Other Assets 807 847
          Total assets Single line
$     51,236
Double line
Single line
$     44,003
Double line
Category, Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity
Subcategory, Current liabilities:
     Short term debt $     974 $     1,339
     Accounts payable 7,787 7,755
     Accured salaries and related expenses 1,494 1,506
       Total current liabilities Single line
18,375
Single line
16,716
Single line Single line

 

The next section of the balance sheet would be noncurrent liabilities:

       Total current liabilities Single line
18,375
Single line
16,716
Long-term debt, excluding current installments Single line28,670 Single line26,807
Long-term operating lease liabilities 5,066
Deferred income taxes 706 491
Other long-term liabilities 1,535 1,867
          Total liabilities Single line
54,352
Single line
45,881
Single line Single line

 

As you may have guessed, comparing total assets to total liabilities, owners’ equity for The Home Depot is actually a deficit. You’ll study the individual aspects of corporate equity in a later module, but for now, just notice that:

THE HOME DEPOT INC.
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET
in millions, except per share data February 2, 2020 February 3, 2019
Common stock, par value $0.05; authorized 10,000 shares; issued: 1,786 shares at February 2, 2020 and 1,782 shares at February 3, 2019; Outstanding: 1,077 shares at February 2, 2020 and 1,105 shares at February 3, 2019 89 89
Paid-in capital 11,001 10,578
Retained earnings 51,729 46,423
Accumulated other comprehensive loss (739) (772)
Treasury stock, at cost, 709 shares at February 2, 2020 and 677 shares at February 3,2019 (65,196) (58,196)
          Total stockholders’ (deficit) equity Single line
(3,116)
Single line
(1,878)
          Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity Single line
$     51,236
Double line
Single line
$     44,003
Double line
Note See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements

 

Notice that total liabilities (current and noncurrent) and owners’ equity (called stockholders’ equity for a corporation) of $51.236 billion is equal to total assets of $51.236 billion.