What does corporate — goodwill period increase decrease mean?

The net change in the value of goodwill recorded for the Corporate business segment due to acquisitions or adjustments.

How do you interpret corporate — goodwill period increase decrease?

An increase typically reflects recent acquisition activity, while a decrease may indicate impairment charges or divestitures.

How does corporate — goodwill period increase decrease compare across companies?

Peers in the IT services and hardware distribution sector often report similar goodwill adjustments based on their M&A activity cycles.

CDW CDW Corporate — Goodwill Period Increase Decrease

Discontinued — last reported Q4 '16

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NTRSCorporate And Institutional Service — Goodwill Period Increase Decrease

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RFCorporate Bank — Goodwill Period Increase Decrease

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CNP

CNPCorporate and Other, Net — Goodwill

$438M—

ESECorporate Goodwill — Total Assets

$409.2M+7.2%

Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$5.7B+9.2%

Gross profit$1.2B+6.0%

Operating income$376.0M+4.0%

Net income$235.4M+4.7%

EPS (diluted)$1.82+7.7%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$578.6M+22.7%

Total debt$5.8B-3.4%

Total equity$2.6B+10.0%

Total assets$16.5B+9.6%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$274.8M-4.3%

CapEx$26.4M-1.9%

Free cash flow$248.4M-4.6%

Valuation

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Market cap$16.4B-26.5%

Enterprise value$21.61B-22.2%

P/E15.2×-5.3×

P/S0.7×-0.3×

Profitability

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Gross margin21.6%-0.3pp

Operating margin7.3%-0.6pp

Net margin4.7%-0.4pp

FCF margin4.7%0.0pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity44.2%-4.5pp

Debt / equity2.3×-0.3×

Current ratio1.2×-0.2×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by CDW in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:GoodwillPeriodIncreaseDecrease.

The official record: CDW’s 10-K, filed March 1, 2017, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

Questions, answered.

What does corporate — goodwill period increase decrease mean?: The net change in the value of goodwill recorded for the Corporate business segment due to acquisitions or adjustments.
How do you interpret corporate — goodwill period increase decrease?: An increase typically reflects recent acquisition activity, while a decrease may indicate impairment charges or divestitures.
How does corporate — goodwill period increase decrease compare across companies?: Peers in the IT services and hardware distribution sector often report similar goodwill adjustments based on their M&A activity cycles.