What does operating segments — goodwill mean?

The amount of acquisition-related goodwill attributed to a specific business segment.

How do you interpret operating segments — goodwill?

An increase indicates recent M&A activity, while a decrease suggests potential impairment charges or write-downs.

How does operating segments — goodwill compare across companies?

Common in companies with active M&A strategies; compared against total segment assets to gauge acquisition reliance.

CoStar Group CSGP Operating Segments — Goodwill

Discontinued — last reported Q1 '18

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CLHOperating Segments — Goodwill

$472.82M+2.5%

MKCOperating Segments — Goodwill

$1.77B+0.7%

CGOperating Segments — Goodwill

$38.5M—

CCKOperating Segments — Goodwill

$2.95B+9.1%

STWDOperating Segments — Goodwill

$115.99M-17.4%

ALBOperating Segments — Goodwill

$1.59B-0.1%

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:Goodwill.

The official record: CoStar Group’s 10-Q, filed April 25, 2018, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

Questions, answered.

What does operating segments — goodwill mean?: The amount of acquisition-related goodwill attributed to a specific business segment.
How do you interpret operating segments — goodwill?: An increase indicates recent M&A activity, while a decrease suggests potential impairment charges or write-downs.
How does operating segments — goodwill compare across companies?: Common in companies with active M&A strategies; compared against total segment assets to gauge acquisition reliance.