How do you interpret reportable legal entities — accounts payable inventory financing?

An increase suggests higher inventory procurement activity or a strategic choice to utilize external financing, while a decrease may indicate debt repayment or reduced inventory purchasing.

CDW CDW Reportable Legal Entities — Accounts Payable Inventory Financing

Discontinued — last reported Q1 '18

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PAGReportable Legal Entities — Accounts Payable Current

$454.6M+2.5%

APTVReportable Legal Entities — Accounts Payable Current

$2.31B-11.4%

ARMKReportable Legal Entities — Accounts Payable Current

$435.95M+3.0%

WMGReportable Legal Entities — Accounts Payable Current

$203M+1.5%

GSATReportable Legal Entities — Accounts Payable Current

$2.76M+9.1%

TPX

TPXReportable Legal Entities — Accounts Payable Current

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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 cdw:AccountsPayableInventoryFinancing.

The official record: CDW’s 10-Q, filed May 3, 2018, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

Questions, answered.

What does reportable legal entities — accounts payable inventory financing mean?: The amount of debt owed to lenders specifically for financing inventory purchases.
How do you interpret reportable legal entities — accounts payable inventory financing?: An increase suggests higher inventory procurement activity or a strategic choice to utilize external financing, while a decrease may indicate debt repayment or reduced inventory purchasing.
How does reportable legal entities — accounts payable inventory financing compare across companies?: Common in retail and distribution industries where inventory turnover is high and vendor financing is a standard working capital tool.