How do you interpret drivetrain — goodwill impaired accumulated impairment loss?

Higher accumulated losses suggest past overpayment for acquisitions or a decline in the long-term competitive advantage of the segment's assets.

How does drivetrain — goodwill impaired accumulated impairment loss compare across companies?

Standard disclosure for companies that grow through M&A; peers often report this in segment-level goodwill roll-forward tables.

BorgWarner BWA Drivetrain — Goodwill Impaired Accumulated Impairment Loss

Discontinued — last reported Q4 '20

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Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$3.5B+0.5%

Gross profit$677.0M+5.9%

Operating income$336.0M+41.8%

Net income$242.0M+54.1%

EPS (diluted)$1.16+61.1%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$2.3B+10.5%

Total debt$4.1B+2.1%

Total equity$5.5B-4.2%

Total assets$13.7B-1.3%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$152.0M+85.4%

CapEx$143.0M+20.2%

Free cash flow$9.0M+124%

Valuation

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Market cap$14.74B+77.6%

P/E18.9×-7.9×

P/S1×+0.4×

Profitability

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Gross margin18.9%0.0pp

Operating margin8.1%-0.1pp

Net margin6.3%+1.1pp

FCF margin8.5%+1.5pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity15%+3.5pp

Debt / equity0.7×0.0×

Current ratio2.1×+0.2×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by BorgWarner in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:GoodwillImpairedAccumulatedImpairmentLoss.

The official record: BorgWarner’s 10-Q, filed May 5, 2021, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

Questions, answered.

What does drivetrain — goodwill impaired accumulated impairment loss mean?: The total historical amount of goodwill value written off for the Drivetrain segment.
How do you interpret drivetrain — goodwill impaired accumulated impairment loss?: Higher accumulated losses suggest past overpayment for acquisitions or a decline in the long-term competitive advantage of the segment's assets.
How does drivetrain — goodwill impaired accumulated impairment loss compare across companies?: Standard disclosure for companies that grow through M&A; peers often report this in segment-level goodwill roll-forward tables.