What does specialty — restructuring costs mean?

One-time expenses related to reorganizing or streamlining the Specialty segment's business operations.

How do you interpret specialty — restructuring costs?

High restructuring costs indicate significant organizational change, which may lead to future efficiency gains but negatively impact current earnings.

How does specialty — restructuring costs compare across companies?

Commonly reported as 'Restructuring Charges' or 'Non-recurring Expenses' in financial disclosures.

CNA Financial CNA Specialty — Restructuring Costs

Discontinued — last reported Q3 '16

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GTLSSpecialty Products — Restructuring Charges

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STEHealthcare Specialty Services — Restructuring Charges

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IPCorporate — Restructuring And Other Related Charges

-$5.25M-131%

Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$3.7B+1.4%

Net income$211.0M-23.0%

EPS (diluted)$0.78-22.0%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$522.0M+8.1%

Total debt$3.0B-0.1%

Total equity$10.9B+5.6%

Total assets$68.6B+1.8%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$393.0M-38.4%

CapEx$13.0M-27.8%

Free cash flow$380.0M-38.7%

Valuation

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Market cap$12.04B-9.7%

Enterprise value$14.49B-8.4%

P/E9.9×-5.0×

P/S0.8×-0.1×

Profitability

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Net margin8.1%+1.9pp

FCF margin14.4%-3.7pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity11.5%+2.5pp

Debt / equity0.3×0.0×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by CNA Financial in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:RestructuringCosts.

The official record: CNA Financial’s 10-Q, filed October 31, 2016, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

Questions, answered.

What does specialty — restructuring costs mean?: One-time expenses related to reorganizing or streamlining the Specialty segment's business operations.
How do you interpret specialty — restructuring costs?: High restructuring costs indicate significant organizational change, which may lead to future efficiency gains but negatively impact current earnings.
How does specialty — restructuring costs compare across companies?: Commonly reported as 'Restructuring Charges' or 'Non-recurring Expenses' in financial disclosures.