How do you interpret reportable legal entities — payments to acquire businesses gross?

High spending indicates active growth through acquisition, while low spending suggests a focus on organic growth or capital preservation.

DaVita DVA Reportable Legal Entities — Payments To Acquire Businesses Gross

Discontinued — last reported Q1 '18

Similar metrics at other companies

MOHReportable Legal Entities — Payments To Acquire Business Two Net Of Cash Acquired

$12.5M—

ARMKReportable Legal Entities — Payments To Acquire Businesses Net Of Cash Acquired

$16.64M-98.3%

MOHReportable Legal Entities — Payments To Acquire Businesses Net Of Cash Acquired

$0-100%

APTVReportable Legal Entities — Payments To Acquire Businesses Net Of Cash Acquired

$284M—

WTWReportable Legal Entities — Payments To Acquire Businesses Net Of Cash Acquired

-$5M-138%

TPX

TPXReportable Legal Entities — Payments To Acquire Businesses Net Of Cash Acquired

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Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$3.4B+6.0%

Operating income$481.9M+9.8%

Net income$197.5M+21.2%

EPS (diluted)$2.87+43.5%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$726.4M+38.5%

Total debt$13.3B+6.7%

Total equity-$755.5M-183%

Total assets$17.5B+2.2%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$320.8M+78.2%

CapEx$102.0M-28.8%

Free cash flow$218.8M+495%

Valuation

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Market cap$13.34B-16.0%

Enterprise value$25.95B-5.5%

P/E17.1×-1.4×

P/S1×-0.3×

Profitability

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Operating margin15.1%-0.7pp

Net margin5.6%-1.0pp

FCF margin10.8%-2.8pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity159.1%+80.9pp

Debt / equity103.6×+92.8×

Current ratio1.4×+0.2×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by DaVita in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesGross.

The official record: DaVita’s 10-Q, filed May 3, 2018, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

Questions, answered.

What does reportable legal entities — payments to acquire businesses gross mean?: Cash spent to purchase other businesses or clinics.
How do you interpret reportable legal entities — payments to acquire businesses gross?: High spending indicates active growth through acquisition, while low spending suggests a focus on organic growth or capital preservation.
How does reportable legal entities — payments to acquire businesses gross compare across companies?: Standard 'Cash Paid for Acquisitions' in the investing section of the cash flow statement.