What does global ecs — goodwill impairment mean?

The amount of value written off from the Global ECS segment's goodwill due to a decline in the perceived value of past acquisitions.

How do you interpret global ecs — goodwill impairment?

An increase indicates that the segment's business performance or market outlook has deteriorated, potentially signaling overpayment for past acquisitions.

How does global ecs — goodwill impairment compare across companies?

Commonly reported by diversified technology and distribution firms as 'Goodwill Impairment' or 'Asset Impairment' within segment notes.

Arrow Electronics ARW Global Ecs — Goodwill Impairment

Discontinued — last reported Q4 '17

Similar metrics at other companies

ESIElectronics — Goodwill Impaired Accumulated Impairment Loss

$0—

ESIElectronics — Goodwill impairment

$0—

EQHCorporate And Other — Goodwill Impairment

$0-100%

IES

IESCCorporate Segment — Goodwill impairment expense

$0—

WCCEES — Goodwill, Gross

$809.9M—

ESIElectronics — Goodwill Gross

$1.23B—

Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$9.5B+39.0%

Gross profit$1.1B+40.9%

Operating income$361.6M+128%

Net income$235.1M+195%

EPS (diluted)$4.55+201%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$286.5M+23.6%

Total debt$2.5B-13.3%

Total equity$6.7B+13.8%

Total assets$36.0B+68.0%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$699.8M+99.0%

CapEx$32.1M+28.5%

Free cash flow$667.6M+104%

Valuation

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Market cap$11.9B+36.0%

Enterprise value$14.08B+18.9%

P/E16.4×-6.2×

P/S0.4×0.0×

Profitability

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Gross margin11.3%-0.2pp

Operating margin3.1%+0.4pp

Net margin2.2%+0.8pp

FCF margin3.6%—

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity11.5%+4.8pp

Debt / equity0.4×-0.1×

Current ratio1.2×-0.2×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by Arrow Electronics in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:GoodwillImpairmentLoss.

The official record: Arrow Electronics’s 10-K, filed February 6, 2018, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

Questions, answered.

What does global ecs — goodwill impairment mean?: The amount of value written off from the Global ECS segment's goodwill due to a decline in the perceived value of past acquisitions.
How do you interpret global ecs — goodwill impairment?: An increase indicates that the segment's business performance or market outlook has deteriorated, potentially signaling overpayment for past acquisitions.
How does global ecs — goodwill impairment compare across companies?: Commonly reported by diversified technology and distribution firms as 'Goodwill Impairment' or 'Asset Impairment' within segment notes.