How do you interpret safety and construction — gain loss on asbestos related matter?

A loss represents an increase in legal liability or settlement costs, which negatively impacts the segment's bottom line.

How does safety and construction — gain loss on asbestos related matter compare across companies?

Specific to legacy industrial companies with long histories of manufacturing materials that may have contained hazardous substances.

DuPont de Nemours, Inc. DD Safety And Construction — Gain Loss On Asbestos Related Matter

Discontinued — last reported Q4 '16

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IRGain (Loss) On Of Asbestos-Related Assets And Liabilities

$0+100%

ITTAsbestos-related benefit (costs), net(a) — Operating Income

$0—

DOWPerformance Materials & Coatings — Gain (Loss) Related to Litigation Settlement

$0—

DOWAsbestos-related liabilities - noncurrent

$602M-12.5%

ITTAsbestos-related benefit, net(a) — Revenue

$0—

DOWPackaging & Specialty Plastics — Gain (Loss) Related to Litigation Settlement

$26M—

Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$1.7B+4.3%

Gross profit$602.0M+10.9%

Net income$161.0M+127%

EPS (diluted)$0.39+128%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$752.0M-57.1%

Total debt$3.2B-58.2%

Total equity$14.0B-38.5%

Total assets$21.4B-40.4%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$232.0M+201%

CapEx$102.0M-16.4%

Free cash flow$130.0M+389%

Valuation

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Market cap$19.33B-40.0%

Enterprise value$21.75B-42.9%

P/S2.8×-2.0×

Profitability

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Gross margin35%+1.4pp

Net margin-0.4%-0.2pp

FCF margin6.4%+0.7pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity-0.2%-0.1pp

Debt / equity0.2×-0.1×

Current ratio2.7×+1.3×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by DuPont de Nemours, Inc. in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept dwdp:GainLossOnAsbestosRelatedMatter.

The official record: DuPont de Nemours, Inc.’s 10-K, filed February 11, 2019, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

Questions, answered.

What does safety and construction — gain loss on asbestos related matter mean?: Financial gains or losses resulting from legal or insurance matters related to historical asbestos exposure.
How do you interpret safety and construction — gain loss on asbestos related matter?: A loss represents an increase in legal liability or settlement costs, which negatively impacts the segment's bottom line.
How does safety and construction — gain loss on asbestos related matter compare across companies?: Specific to legacy industrial companies with long histories of manufacturing materials that may have contained hazardous substances.