How do you interpret installation — litigation settlement amount expense?

An increase signals elevated legal risk or operational issues, which negatively impacts segment operating margins.

How does installation — litigation settlement amount expense compare across companies?

Commonly found in the 'legal contingencies' or 'other operating expenses' sections of peer financial reports.

TopBuild Corporation BLD Installation — Litigation Settlement Amount Expense

Discontinued — last reported Q1 '17

Similar metrics at other companies

JOperating Segments — Litigation Settlement Expense

$15M—

DOWIndustrial Intermediates & Infrastructure — Gain (Loss) Related to Litigation Settlement

$0—

DOWCorporate Segment — Gain (Loss) from Litigation Settlement

$0-100%

WMSUS — Litigation Settlement Expense

$200K—

FEIntegrated — Gain (Loss) from Litigation Settlement

$0—

SPXCDetection and Measurement reportable segment — Litigation settlement awarded to other party

$2.25M—

Other financials

Income statement

See full

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

See full

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

See full

Operating cash flow$160.7M+5.3%

CapEx$14.0M+4.5%

Free cash flow$146.7M+5.4%

Valuation

See full

Market cap$12B+10.9%

Enterprise value$14.86B+25.3%

P/E23.9×+5.6×

P/S2.1×+0.1×

Profitability

See full

Gross margin28.8%-1.3pp

Operating margin14%-2.0pp

Net margin9%-2.3pp

FCF margin12.5%-0.5pp

Returns & leverage

See full

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 bld:LitigationSettlementAmountExpense.

The official record: TopBuild Corporation’s 10-Q, filed May 8, 2018, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

Questions, answered.

What does installation — litigation settlement amount expense mean?: The cost incurred by the installation segment to settle legal disputes.
How do you interpret installation — litigation settlement amount expense?: An increase signals elevated legal risk or operational issues, which negatively impacts segment operating margins.
How does installation — litigation settlement amount expense compare across companies?: Commonly found in the 'legal contingencies' or 'other operating expenses' sections of peer financial reports.