Introduction

RECALL THAT THE income statement reports a company’s revenues, expenses, and profitability over a specified period of time.

The balance sheet reports the company’s resources (assets) and how those resources were funded (liabilities and shareholders’ equity) on a particular date (end of the quarter or fiscal year) (Exhibit 6.1).

Exhibit 6.1. The Balance Sheet Depicts a Company’s Resources and its Funding at the End of the Fiscal Year
In millions, except shares and per share amountsDec. 31, 2005Jan. 1, 2005
Assets:
 Cash and cash equivalents$513.4$392.3
 Accounts receivable, net1,839.61,764.2
 Inventories5,719.85,453.9
 Deferred income taxes241.1243.1
 Other current assets78.866.0
Total current assets8,392.77,919.5
 Property and equipment, net3,952.63,505.9
 Goodwill1,789.91,898.5
 Intangible assets, net802.2867.9
 Deferred income taxes122.5137.6
 Other assets223.5217.4
Total assets$ 15,283.4$ 14,546.8
Liabilities:
 Accounts payable$2,467.5$2,275.9
 Accrued expenses1,521.41,666.7
 Short-term debt253.4885.6
 Current portion of long-term debt341.630.6
Total current liabilities4,583.94,858.8
 Long-term debt1,594.11,925.9
 Other long-term liabilities774.2774.9
 Commitments and contingencies (Note10)  
Shareholders’ equity:
 Preferred stock, $0.01 par value: authorized 120,619 shares; no shares issued or outstanding
 Preference stock, series one ESOP convertible, par value $1.00: authorized 50,000,000 shares; issued and outstanding 4,165,000 shares December 31, 2005 and 4,273,000 shares at January1, 2005222.6228.4
 Common stock, par value $0.01: authorized1,000,000,000 shares; issued 838,841,000 shares at December 31, 2005 and 828,552,000 shares at January1, 20058.48.3
 Treasury stock, at cost: 24,533,000 shares at December 31, 2005 and 26,634,000 shares at January1, 2005(356.5)(385.9)
 Guaranteed ESOP obligation(114.0)(140.9)
 Capital surplus1,922.41,687.3
 Retained earnings6,738.65,645.5
 Accumulated other comprehensive loss(90.3)(55.5)
Total shareholders’ equity8,331.26,987.2
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity$ 15,283.4$ 14,546.8

Source: Used with permission of CVS Corporation. 2005 Annual Report, 2005 10-K, © CVS Corporation, 2005.


Also Referred to As:

Statement of Financial Position


The fundamental balance sheet equation in accounting is:

Assets = Liabilities + Shareholders’ Equity
Resources How Those Resources Are Funded

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