How do you interpret reportable legal entities — proceeds from stock options exercised?

An increase suggests higher employee confidence in the company's future or a higher volume of option vesting, while a decrease may indicate lower participation or fewer outstanding options.

Clean Harbors CLH Reportable Legal Entities — Proceeds From Stock Options Exercised

Discontinued — last reported Q1 '17

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CDWReportable Legal Entities — Proceeds From Stock Options Exercised

$7.3M+65.9%

CFReportable Legal Entities — Proceeds From Stock Options Exercised

$2M+700%

CDWReportable Legal Entities — Proceeds From Issuance Of Shares Under Incentive And Share Based Compensation Plans

$2.4M+14.3%

LOGIProceeds from exercises of stock options and purchase rights

$14.15M-12.5%

LIIConsolidation Eliminations — Proceeds From Stock Options Exercised

$0—

DYExercise of stock options

-$478K+76.0%

Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$1.5B+1.9%

Gross profit$445.4M+8.6%

Operating income$118.9M+6.6%

Net income$63.2M+7.7%

EPS (diluted)$1.19+9.2%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$548.0M+12.0%

Total debt$3.0B+0.2%

Total equity$2.8B+7.9%

Total assets$7.6B+4.2%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$6.3M+292%

CapEx$98.4M-17.1%

Free cash flow-$92.1M+21.3%

Valuation

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Market cap$15.25B+42.9%

Enterprise value$17.75B+34.2%

P/E38.6×+11.3×

P/S2.5×+0.7×

Profitability

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Gross margin31.7%+1.0pp

Operating margin11.2%+0.2pp

Net margin6.5%-0.1pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity14.8%-1.2pp

Debt / equity1.1×-0.1×

Current ratio2.3×0.0×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by Clean Harbors in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:ProceedsFromStockOptionsExercised.

The official record: Clean Harbors’s 10-Q, filed May 2, 2018, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

Questions, answered.

What does reportable legal entities — proceeds from stock options exercised mean?: Cash received from employees exercising their stock options.
How do you interpret reportable legal entities — proceeds from stock options exercised?: An increase suggests higher employee confidence in the company's future or a higher volume of option vesting, while a decrease may indicate lower participation or fewer outstanding options.
How does reportable legal entities — proceeds from stock options exercised compare across companies?: Commonly reported as 'Proceeds from exercise of stock options' in the cash flow statement of most public companies.