How do you interpret reportable legal entities — payments to acquire investments?

Higher spending indicates an active M&A or partnership strategy, while lower spending suggests a focus on organic growth or capital preservation.

How does reportable legal entities — payments to acquire investments compare across companies?

Highly dependent on the company's current M&A cycle compared to competitors in the infrastructure and design sector.

AECOM ACM Reportable Legal Entities — Payments To Acquire Investments

Discontinued — last reported Q1 '15

Similar metrics at other companies

APTVReportable Legal Entities — Payments To Acquire Interest In Subsidiaries And Affiliates

$213.5M+13.4%

ARMKReportable Legal Entities — Payments To Acquire Businesses Net Of Cash Acquired

$16.64M-98.3%

IRMReportable Legal Entities — Payments To Acquire Businesses And Interest In Affiliates

$0-100%

MTCHReportable Legal Entities — Payments To Acquire Longterm Investments

$3.14M-54.3%

APTVReportable Legal Entities — Other Payments To Acquire Businesses

$5M—

RSReportable Legal Entities — Payments To Acquire Businesses Net Of Cash Acquired

$31.5M—

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:PaymentsToAcquireInvestments.

The official record: AECOM’s 10-Q, filed February 10, 2016, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

Questions, answered.

What does reportable legal entities — payments to acquire investments mean?: Cash spent by the company to buy stakes in other businesses or financial assets.
How do you interpret reportable legal entities — payments to acquire investments?: Higher spending indicates an active M&A or partnership strategy, while lower spending suggests a focus on organic growth or capital preservation.
How does reportable legal entities — payments to acquire investments compare across companies?: Highly dependent on the company's current M&A cycle compared to competitors in the infrastructure and design sector.