What does emea generation — goodwill impairment mean?

A current-period write-down of the value of goodwill in the EMEA generation segment.

How do you interpret emea generation — goodwill impairment?

An increase is a negative signal indicating that the segment's business prospects have deteriorated.

How does emea generation — goodwill impairment compare across companies?

A critical red flag for investors evaluating the health of regional business units.

AES AES Emea Generation — Goodwill Impairment

Discontinued — last reported Q4 '15

Similar metrics at other companies

ENSEMEA — Goodwill Impairment

$0—

ALLEEMEA — Goodwill, Impairment Loss

$0—

ENSEMEA — Goodwill Impaired Accumulated Impairment Loss

$6.15M0.0%

ENSEMEA — Goodwill And Intangible Asset Impairment

$0—

ZBHEMEA — Goodwill Impairment

$72.45M—

WTSEurope Middle East And Africa — Goodwill Impairment Loss Net Of Tax

$31.58M-75.0%

Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$3.2B+8.7%

Gross profit$640.0M+45.1%

Net income$487.0M+959%

EPS (diluted)$0.68+871%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$2.3B-9.6%

Total debt$1.2B+17.8%

Total equity$4.4B+27.5%

Total assets$52.8B+8.6%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$1.2B+120%

CapEx$1.8B+40.8%

Free cash flow-$565.0M+20.3%

Valuation

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Market cap$10.43B+13.6%

P/E7.7×+0.6×

P/S0.8×+0.1×

Profitability

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Gross margin19.3%+1.7pp

Net margin10.8%+0.2pp

FCF margin-11.8%-4.4pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity34.3%-6.4pp

Debt / equity0.3×0.0×

Current ratio0.7×-0.1×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by AES in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:GoodwillImpairmentLoss.

The official record: AES’s 10-K, filed February 27, 2017, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

Questions, answered.

What does emea generation — goodwill impairment mean?: A current-period write-down of the value of goodwill in the EMEA generation segment.
How do you interpret emea generation — goodwill impairment?: An increase is a negative signal indicating that the segment's business prospects have deteriorated.
How does emea generation — goodwill impairment compare across companies?: A critical red flag for investors evaluating the health of regional business units.