Analyze your company’s liability section of the comparative balance sheets.  Has the composition of current and long-term liabilities changed significantly over the period?  Explain? Liabilities and Equity sections of Walmart's Balance Sheet    As of January 31, (Amounts in millions) 2019 2018 LIABILITIES AND EQUITY     Current liabilities:     Short-term borrowings  $    5,225  $    5,257 Accounts payable 47,060 46,092 Accrued liabilities 22,159 22,122 Accrued income taxes 428 645 Long-term debt due within one year 1,876 3,738 Capital lease and financing obligations due within one year 729 667 Total current liabilities 77,477 78,521       Long-term debt 43,520 30,045 Long-term capital lease and financing obligations 6,683 6,780 Deferred income taxes and other 11,981 8,354 Total liabilities 139,661 123,700

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Analyze your company’s liability section of the comparative balance sheets.  Has the composition of current and long-term liabilities changed significantly over the period? 

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Liabilities and Equity sections of Walmart's Balance Sheet 

 

As of January 31,
(Amounts in millions) 2019 2018
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY

 

 

Current liabilities:

 

 

Short-term borrowings  $    5,225  $    5,257
Accounts payable 47,060 46,092
Accrued liabilities 22,159 22,122
Accrued income taxes 428 645
Long-term debt due within one year 1,876 3,738
Capital lease and financing obligations due within one year 729 667
Total current liabilities 77,477 78,521

 

 

 

Long-term debt 43,520 30,045
Long-term capital lease and financing obligations 6,683 6,780
Deferred income taxes and other 11,981 8,354
Total liabilities

139,661

123,700

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