How do you interpret construction materials — goodwill translation adjustments?

Higher values reflect a stronger foreign currency environment relative to the reporting currency, while lower values reflect a weaker environment.

How does construction materials — goodwill translation adjustments compare across companies?

Comparable to currency-related goodwill adjustments found in the financial notes of global manufacturing peers.

Carlisle Companies CSL Construction Materials — Goodwill Translation Adjustments

Discontinued — last reported Q1 '17

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Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$1.1B-4.0%

Gross profit$363.2M-5.8%

Operating income$180.3M-1.8%

Net income$127.7M-10.9%

EPS (diluted)$3.10-3.1%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$771.3M+250%

Total debt$2.9B+52.5%

Total equity$1.7B-23.7%

Total assets$6.0B+9.9%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow-$44.7M-2,583%

CapEx$28.3M-2.4%

Free cash flow-$73.0M-168%

Valuation

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Market cap$14.61B-9.3%

Enterprise value$16.72B-5.7%

P/E20.1×+7.4×

P/S2.9×-0.3×

Profitability

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Gross margin35.6%-1.9pp

Operating margin20.1%-1.9pp

Net margin14.6%-10.7pp

FCF margin18.6%+3.4pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity38%-12.3pp

Debt / equity1.7×+0.9×

Current ratio3.4×+0.8×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by Carlisle Companies in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:GoodwillTranslationAdjustments.

The official record: Carlisle Companies’s 10-Q, filed April 28, 2017, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

Questions, answered.

What does construction materials — goodwill translation adjustments mean?: The change in the Construction Materials segment's goodwill balance caused solely by foreign currency exchange rate movements.
How do you interpret construction materials — goodwill translation adjustments?: Higher values reflect a stronger foreign currency environment relative to the reporting currency, while lower values reflect a weaker environment.
How does construction materials — goodwill translation adjustments compare across companies?: Comparable to currency-related goodwill adjustments found in the financial notes of global manufacturing peers.