What does north america — goodwill increase (decrease) mean?

The net change in the value of goodwill for the North American segment during the reporting period.

How do you interpret north america — goodwill increase (decrease)?

Increases reflect growth through acquisition, while decreases often signal impairment of previously acquired assets.

How does north america — goodwill increase (decrease) compare across companies?

Standard accounting disclosure; used by investors to track the success and valuation of past acquisitions.

CoStar Group CSGP North America — Goodwill increase (decrease)

Discontinued — last reported Q3 '20

Similar metrics at other companies

CPAYNorth America — Goodwill Acquired

$4.05M-97.0%

SWNorth America — Goodwill

$4.24B—

GPNNorth America — Goodwill Acquired

$7.1B+2,984%

ALLEAmericas — Goodwill Period Increase Decrease

-$2M—

RLNorth America — Goodwillreallocation

$421.8M—

GISNorth America — Goodwill Acquired

$0—

Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$897.0M+22.5%

Gross profit$701.0M+21.1%

Operating income$3.0M+107%

Net income$3.0M+120%

EPS (diluted)$0.01+125%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$1.3B-65.2%

Total debt$1.1B+1.9%

Total equity$7.9B-7.5%

Total assets$10.2B-2.5%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$152.0M+187%

CapEx$45.0M-16.7%

Free cash flow$107.0M+10,800%

Valuation

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Market cap$12.3B-49.3%

Enterprise value$12.13B-45.5%

P/E496×+289×

P/S3.6×-5.0×

Profitability

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Gross margin78.6%-1.1pp

Operating margin-2.7%-3.9pp

Net margin0.7%-3.4pp

FCF margin6.9%—

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity0.3%-1.2pp

Debt / equity0.1×0.0×

Current ratio2.2×-3.8×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by CoStar Group in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:GoodwillPeriodIncreaseDecrease.

The official record: CoStar Group’s 10-Q, filed October 28, 2020, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

Questions, answered.

What does north america — goodwill increase (decrease) mean?: The net change in the value of goodwill for the North American segment during the reporting period.
How do you interpret north america — goodwill increase (decrease)?: Increases reflect growth through acquisition, while decreases often signal impairment of previously acquired assets.
How does north america — goodwill increase (decrease) compare across companies?: Standard accounting disclosure; used by investors to track the success and valuation of past acquisitions.