How do you interpret consolidation — gains losses on extinguishment of debt?

A gain indicates favorable debt refinancing, while a loss reflects the cost of exiting debt positions early.

How does consolidation — gains losses on extinguishment of debt compare across companies?

Standard financial metric for companies managing capital structures.

Assurant AIZ Consolidation — Gains Losses On Extinguishment Of Debt

Discontinued — last reported Q4 '16

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NRGOperating Segments — Gains Losses On Extinguishment Of Debt

-$50M-117%

LADROperating Segments — Gains Losses On Extinguishment Of Debt

-$69K—

STWDOperating Segments — Gains Losses On Extinguishment Of Debt

-$730K—

SUNOperating Segments — Gains Losses On Extinguishment Of Debt

$129M—

ABROperating Segments — Gains Losses On Extinguishment Of Debt

$243—

PEA

PEAKOperating Segments — Gains Losses On Extinguishment Of Debt

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Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$3.4B+11.3%

Net income$274.1M+87.0%

EPS (diluted)$5.41+91.2%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$1.6B-4.7%

Total debt$73.9M+18.4%

Total equity$5.9B+12.1%

Total assets$35.8B+2.2%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$240.3M-38.8%

CapEx$47.7M-10.7%

Free cash flow$192.6M-43.2%

Valuation

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Market cap$12.88B+1.6%

P/E12.9×-6.0×

P/S1×-0.1×

Profitability

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Net margin7.6%+2.0pp

FCF margin11%-0.7pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity18%+4.8pp

Debt / equity0×0.0×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by Assurant in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:GainsLossesOnExtinguishmentOfDebt.

The official record: Assurant’s 10-K, filed February 14, 2017, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

Questions, answered.

What does consolidation — gains losses on extinguishment of debt mean?: The profit or loss recognized when paying off debt early.
How do you interpret consolidation — gains losses on extinguishment of debt?: A gain indicates favorable debt refinancing, while a loss reflects the cost of exiting debt positions early.
How does consolidation — gains losses on extinguishment of debt compare across companies?: Standard financial metric for companies managing capital structures.