What does operating segments — total assets mean?

The total value of assets dedicated to or utilized by a specific business segment.

How do you interpret operating segments — total assets?

An increase relative to revenue may suggest declining asset turnover or heavy capital investment, while a decrease may indicate divestment or improved asset utilization.

How does operating segments — total assets compare across companies?

Comparable to segment-level total assets reported by peers in capital-intensive manufacturing industries.

A. O. Smith AOS Operating Segments — Total Assets

Discontinued — last reported Q4 '17

Similar metrics at other companies

OSKOperating Segments — Total Assets

$4.66B+7.0%

CSL

CSLOperating Segments — Total Assets

$4.95B+38.6%

MODOperating Segments — Total Assets

$468.5M-64.6%

CSGPOperating Segments — Total Assets

$3.1B+34.8%

CRSOperating Segments — Total Assets

$2.83B+4.4%

VICROperating Segments — Total Assets

$350.58M+13.3%

Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$945.6M-1.9%

Gross profit$365.7M-2.6%

Net income$118.0M-13.6%

EPS (diluted)$0.85-10.5%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$185.2M+7.1%

Total debt$656.5M+123%

Total equity$1.9B+1.2%

Total assets$3.7B+11.7%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$129.4M+234%

CapEx$10.5M-50.7%

Free cash flow$118.9M+583%

Valuation

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Market cap$8.02B-2.8%

Enterprise value$8.5B+0.9%

P/E15.2×-0.6×

P/S2.1×-0.1×

Profitability

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Gross margin38.8%+0.7pp

Net margin13.8%+0.1pp

FCF margin17%+6.3pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity28.3%+0.3pp

Debt / equity0.3×+0.2×

Current ratio1.6×-0.1×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by A. O. Smith in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:Assets.

The official record: A. O. Smith’s 10-K, filed February 16, 2018, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

Questions, answered.

What does operating segments — total assets mean?: The total value of assets dedicated to or utilized by a specific business segment.
How do you interpret operating segments — total assets?: An increase relative to revenue may suggest declining asset turnover or heavy capital investment, while a decrease may indicate divestment or improved asset utilization.
How does operating segments — total assets compare across companies?: Comparable to segment-level total assets reported by peers in capital-intensive manufacturing industries.