What does distribution — goodwill acquired mean?

The amount of new goodwill added to the balance sheet from buying other companies this year.

How do you interpret distribution — goodwill acquired?

Higher values indicate aggressive inorganic growth and expansion of the distribution footprint.

How does distribution — goodwill acquired compare across companies?

Standard metric for companies pursuing M&A strategies; peers report this in the notes to the financial statements.

TopBuild Corporation BLD Distribution — Goodwill Acquired

Discontinued — last reported Q2 '18

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Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$1.4B+17.2%

Gross profit$400.3M+13.9%

Operating income$175.0M-1.4%

Net income$104.8M-15.1%

EPS (diluted)$3.73-11.8%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$268.8M-12.9%

Total debt$3.1B+99.6%

Total equity$2.4B+13.6%

Total assets$6.7B+46.0%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$160.7M+5.3%

CapEx$14.0M+4.5%

Free cash flow$146.7M+5.4%

Valuation

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Market cap$12B+10.9%

Enterprise value$14.86B+25.3%

P/E23.9×+5.6×

P/S2.1×+0.1×

Profitability

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Gross margin28.8%-1.3pp

Operating margin14%-2.0pp

Net margin9%-2.3pp

FCF margin12.5%-0.5pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity22.3%-2.3pp

Debt / equity1.3×+0.6×

Current ratio2×0.0×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by TopBuild Corporation in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:GoodwillAcquiredDuringPeriod.

The official record: TopBuild Corporation’s 10-Q, filed August 7, 2018, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

Questions, answered.

What does distribution — goodwill acquired mean?: The amount of new goodwill added to the balance sheet from buying other companies this year.
How do you interpret distribution — goodwill acquired?: Higher values indicate aggressive inorganic growth and expansion of the distribution footprint.
How does distribution — goodwill acquired compare across companies?: Standard metric for companies pursuing M&A strategies; peers report this in the notes to the financial statements.