Sewickley Company
Use the Liabilities Section of Sewickley Company's Balance

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Sewickley Company
Use the Liabilities section of Sewickley Company's balance sheet to answer the questions that follow.

$\begin{array}{c}\text {Sewickley Company}\\\text {Consolidated Balance Sheets}\\ \text {(in millions)}\\\begin{array}{lrr}&\quad\quad\text { December 31,} \\&2018 & 2017 \\\text { Current liabilities }\\\text { Short-term borrowings } & \$ 354 & \$ 202 \\\text { Accounts payable and other current liabilities } & 4,461 & 4,529 \\\text { Income taxes payable } & \underline{183} & \underline{64} \\\text { Total current liabilities } & \$ 4,998 & \$ 4,795\\\\\text { Long-term debt } & \$ 2,651 & \$ 3,009 \\\text { Other long-term li abilities } & 3,876 & 3,960 \\\text { Deferred income taxes (assume all are long-term) } & 1,496 & 1,367\end{array}\end{array}$
-Review the consolidated balance sheets of Sewickley Company.
Required
Which one of the liabilities shown in the balance sheets is used in the calculation of the debt-to-equity ratio?
If we can assume that the stockholders' equity total remained relatively constant for the two years,how would the ratio change (increase/decrease)from 2017 to 2018? What would this say about the company's financial position?

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Definitions:

Equipment Account

An account on the balance sheet representing the cost of equipment a company owns.

Goodwill Impairment

An accounting charge that occurs when the book value of goodwill exceeds its fair market value, indicating the assets are worth less than their currently recorded value.

Fair Value

An estimation of the market value of an asset or liability, reflecting the amount for which it could be exchanged or settled between knowledgeable, willing parties.

Reporting Unit

A component of an organization for which discrete financial information is available and is reviewed regularly by the operations’ segment manager.