What does global ecs — goodwill translation adjustments mean?

The change in the reported value of goodwill for the Global ECS segment caused solely by shifts in foreign currency exchange rates.

How do you interpret global ecs — goodwill translation adjustments?

Fluctuations reflect currency market volatility rather than operational success, though large negative adjustments can impact the overall balance sheet health.

How does global ecs — goodwill translation adjustments compare across companies?

Standard adjustment found in the 'Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income' or segment-level reconciliation notes for multinational corporations.

Arrow Electronics ARW Global Ecs — Goodwill Translation Adjustments

Discontinued — last reported Q4 '16

Similar metrics at other companies

DOVEngineered Systems — Goodwill Translation Adjustments

$6.92M+275%

WCCEES — Goodwill, Foreign Currency Translation, Gain (Loss)

-$7.5M-3,650%

GENEnterprise Security — Goodwill Translation Adjustments

$2M+162%

RRXCommercialand Industrial Systems — Goodwill Translation Adjustments

-$1.78M+43.7%

GGGProcess — Goodwill Translation Adjustments

-$4.4M-421%

ESIElectronics — Goodwill Foreign Currency Translation And Other

$13.05M+579%

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:GoodwillTranslationAdjustments.

The official record: Arrow Electronics’s 10-K, filed February 7, 2017, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

Questions, answered.

What does global ecs — goodwill translation adjustments mean?: The change in the reported value of goodwill for the Global ECS segment caused solely by shifts in foreign currency exchange rates.
How do you interpret global ecs — goodwill translation adjustments?: Fluctuations reflect currency market volatility rather than operational success, though large negative adjustments can impact the overall balance sheet health.
How does global ecs — goodwill translation adjustments compare across companies?: Standard adjustment found in the 'Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income' or segment-level reconciliation notes for multinational corporations.