What does technical services — goodwill acquired mean?

The amount of goodwill added to the Technical Services segment from new acquisitions during the year.

How do you interpret technical services — goodwill acquired?

An increase indicates active M&A strategy and investment in growth, while zero indicates organic-only growth for the period.

How does technical services — goodwill acquired compare across companies?

Comparable to acquisition-related goodwill additions reported by peers in the environmental services sector.

Clean Harbors CLH Technical Services — Goodwill Acquired

Discontinued — last reported Q4 '17

Similar metrics at other companies

BWXTTechnical Services — Goodwill Acquired

$0—

CTSHFinancial Services — Goodwill, Acquired During Period

$0-100%

PNRTechnical Solutions — Goodwill Acquired

$0-100%

HIITechnical Solutions — Goodwill, Acquired During Period

$256M+540%

BROServices — Goodwill Acquired

$0—

BROServices — Goodwill Acquired During Period Adjusted Amount

$100K-97.9%

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

FCF margin7.7%+1.9pp

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:GoodwillAcquiredDuringPeriod.

The official record: Clean Harbors’s 10-K, filed February 28, 2018, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

Questions, answered.

What does technical services — goodwill acquired mean?: The amount of goodwill added to the Technical Services segment from new acquisitions during the year.
How do you interpret technical services — goodwill acquired?: An increase indicates active M&A strategy and investment in growth, while zero indicates organic-only growth for the period.
How does technical services — goodwill acquired compare across companies?: Comparable to acquisition-related goodwill additions reported by peers in the environmental services sector.