Short-term borrowings
Borrowings classified as short term, apart from current maturities of long-term debt.
Worked example · a round-number company
Short-term borrowings$1.0B÷Total assets$10.0B=Share of assets10.0%This period$1.0B÷A year before$800M− 1 =Change+25.0%How to read it
↕Neither higher nor lower is better. Adds context about near-term financing needs.
Keep in mind
- Missing disclosures do not establish a zero balance; commercial paper alone is not substituted for all borrowings.