What does operating segments — corporate allocation mean?

The share of centralized corporate overhead costs assigned to a specific business segment.

How do you interpret operating segments — corporate allocation?

Changes reflect shifts in corporate cost-sharing policies or changes in the relative size/complexity of the segment.

How does operating segments — corporate allocation compare across companies?

Common in large organizations with centralized services; compared to segment revenue to assess overhead burden.

CoStar Group CSGP Operating Segments — Corporate Allocation

Discontinued — last reported Q4 '16

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FISCorporate and Other — Allocated Costs

-$334M-12.8%

CPRTOperating Segments — General And Administrative Expense

$44.45M+24.4%

SWKCorporate Segment — Cost, Overhead

$62.8M+25.3%

GLOperating Segments — Parent Expense

$2.29M+2.6%

FHNCorporate — Cost allocations

-$171M-14.8%

CGOperating Segments — Total Costs & Expenses

$484.9M-19.3%

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 csgp:CorporateAllocation.

The official record: CoStar Group’s 10-K, filed February 24, 2017, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

Questions, answered.

What does operating segments — corporate allocation mean?: The share of centralized corporate overhead costs assigned to a specific business segment.
How do you interpret operating segments — corporate allocation?: Changes reflect shifts in corporate cost-sharing policies or changes in the relative size/complexity of the segment.
How does operating segments — corporate allocation compare across companies?: Common in large organizations with centralized services; compared to segment revenue to assess overhead burden.