How do you interpret reportable legal entities — accounts payable current?

An increase may suggest improved cash flow management or delayed payments, while a decrease may indicate faster settlement of obligations.

How does reportable legal entities — accounts payable current compare across companies?

Standard across engineering and construction firms as a measure of trade payables.

AECOM ACM Reportable Legal Entities — Accounts Payable Current

Discontinued — last reported Q2 '19

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APTVReportable Legal Entities — Accounts Payable Current

$2.31B-11.4%

ARMKReportable Legal Entities — Accounts Payable Current

$435.95M+3.0%

ARReportable Legal Entities — Accounts Payable Current

$77.72M+113%

OSKReportable Legal Entities — Accounts Payable Current

$571.3M-0.1%

RSReportable Legal Entities — Accounts Payable Current

$259.4M—

TPX

TPXReportable Legal Entities — Accounts Payable Current

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Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$3.8B+0.8%

Gross profit$296.5M+2.0%

Operating income$247.8M-3.8%

Net income$179.9M+25.4%

EPS (diluted)$1.39+28.7%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$1.0B-35.4%

Total debt$3.4B+6.2%

Total equity$2.3B-0.6%

Total assets$12.0B+1.9%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$3.8M-98.0%

CapEx$31.2M+152%

Free cash flow$41.9M-62.2%

Valuation

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Market cap$8.84B-10.9%

Enterprise value$11.17B-4.1%

P/E17.5×+1.4×

P/S0.6×-0.1×

Profitability

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Gross margin7.7%+0.6pp

Operating margin6.3%+0.3pp

Net margin3.2%-0.7pp

FCF margin3.9%-0.7pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity22.2%-5.3pp

Debt / equity1.5×+0.1×

Current ratio1.1×0.0×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by AECOM in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:AccountsPayableCurrent.

The official record: AECOM’s 10-Q, filed May 8, 2019, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

Questions, answered.

What does reportable legal entities — accounts payable current mean?: The total amount of short-term bills and invoices currently owed to suppliers.
How do you interpret reportable legal entities — accounts payable current?: An increase may suggest improved cash flow management or delayed payments, while a decrease may indicate faster settlement of obligations.
How does reportable legal entities — accounts payable current compare across companies?: Standard across engineering and construction firms as a measure of trade payables.