How do you interpret signaland power solutions — cost method investments original cost?

Provides a baseline for assessing the total capital deployed into passive investments over time, independent of subsequent valuation adjustments.

Aptiv APTV Signaland Power Solutions — Cost Method Investments Original Cost

Discontinued — last reported Q2 '17

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Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$5.1B+5.4%

Gross profit$920.0M0.0%

Operating income$378.0M-15.6%

Net income$189.0M+1,818%

EPS (diluted)$0.88+1,860%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$3.2B+188%

Total debt$9.9B+17.1%

Total equity$9.2B+3.0%

Total assets$25.2B+9.1%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow-$143.0M-152%

CapEx$219.0M+11.2%

Free cash flow-$362.0M-576%

Valuation

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Market cap$13.48B+8.4%

Enterprise value$20.19B+2.5%

P/E36.9×+28.9×

P/S0.7×0.0×

Profitability

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Gross margin18.9%-0.2pp

Operating margin5.4%-4.1pp

Net margin1.8%-6.2pp

FCF margin5.3%-3.4pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity4%-11.5pp

Debt / equity1.1×+0.1×

Current ratio2.1×+0.5×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by Aptiv in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:CostMethodInvestmentsOriginalCost.

The official record: Aptiv’s 10-K, filed February 5, 2018, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

Questions, answered.

What does signaland power solutions — cost method investments original cost mean?: The initial purchase price of the segment's passive minority investments.
How do you interpret signaland power solutions — cost method investments original cost?: Provides a baseline for assessing the total capital deployed into passive investments over time, independent of subsequent valuation adjustments.
How does signaland power solutions — cost method investments original cost compare across companies?: Comparable to historical cost disclosures for long-term investments in segment-level financial reporting.