What does market-based businesses — impairment charge mean?

The amount of value written off from assets in the company's non-regulated business segment because they are no longer worth as much as previously recorded.

Discontinued — last reported Q3 '18

Business Segments · Impairment charge

Market-Based Businesses — Impairment charge

Analysis

StatementSegment

CategoryRisk

SignalLower is better

VolatilityVolatile

First reportedQ3 2018

Last reportedQ3 2018

Rolls up toImpairment Charges

How to read this metric

An increase in impairment charges signals a decline in the expected future profitability or recoverability of assets within the market-based business segment, potentially indicating operational challenges or contract renegotiation risks.

Detailed definition

This metric represents non-cash charges recognized when the carrying value of assets within the company's non-regulated...

Peer comparison

Peers with non-regulated utility services or infrastructure contracting divisions report similar charges when specific projects or long-term service agreements underperform against initial valuation models.

Metric ID: awk_segment_market_based_businesses_impairment_charge

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What does market-based businesses — impairment charge mean?: The amount of value written off from assets in the company's non-regulated business segment because they are no longer worth as much as previously recorded.