How do you interpret reportable legal entities — payments of dividends common stock?

Consistent or growing payments signal financial stability and shareholder-friendly policies, while sudden decreases may indicate liquidity constraints.

How does reportable legal entities — payments of dividends common stock compare across companies?

Standard 'Dividends Paid' line item in the financing section of the cash flow statement.

CDW CDW Reportable Legal Entities — Payments Of Dividends Common Stock

Discontinued — last reported Q1 '18

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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 us-gaap:PaymentsOfDividendsCommonStock.

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

Questions, answered.

What does reportable legal entities — payments of dividends common stock mean?: The total cash paid out to shareholders as dividends.
How do you interpret reportable legal entities — payments of dividends common stock?: Consistent or growing payments signal financial stability and shareholder-friendly policies, while sudden decreases may indicate liquidity constraints.
How does reportable legal entities — payments of dividends common stock compare across companies?: Standard 'Dividends Paid' line item in the financing section of the cash flow statement.