How do you interpret utility solutions — goodwill period increase decrease?

Increases typically reflect new acquisitions, while decreases may signal impairment charges or currency fluctuations.

How does utility solutions — goodwill period increase decrease compare across companies?

Standardized as 'goodwill movement' in the intangible assets reconciliation table for all public companies.

ESCO Technologies ESE Utility Solutions — Goodwill Period Increase Decrease

Discontinued — last reported Q1 '17

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WTRGOperating Segments — Goodwill Changes

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GPNMerchant Solutions — Goodwill, Transfers

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ENSGTransitionaland Skilled Services — Goodwill Changes

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WCCCSS — Goodwill, Period Increase (Decrease)

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Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$309.3M+33.5%

Gross profit$131.3M+32.3%

Net income$34.7M+11.9%

EPS (diluted)$1.34+11.7%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$92.3M+60.7%

Total debt$212.7M+45.8%

Total equity$1.6B+24.1%

Total assets$2.4B+41.8%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$6.4M-73.4%

CapEx$7.2M-25.7%

Free cash flow$63.0M+117%

Valuation

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Market cap$8.9B+77.4%

Enterprise value$9.02B+76.6%

P/E28.9×-13.6×

P/S7.1×+1.9×

Profitability

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Gross margin41.9%-1.0pp

Net margin24.7%+12.3pp

FCF margin20.5%+7.3pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity21.5%+11.9pp

Debt / equity0.1×0.0×

Current ratio1.5×-0.6×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by ESCO Technologies in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:GoodwillPeriodIncreaseDecrease.

The official record: ESCO Technologies’s 10-Q, filed February 8, 2017, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

Questions, answered.

What does utility solutions — goodwill period increase decrease mean?: The net change in the value of goodwill attributed to this business segment over the period.
How do you interpret utility solutions — goodwill period increase decrease?: Increases typically reflect new acquisitions, while decreases may signal impairment charges or currency fluctuations.
How does utility solutions — goodwill period increase decrease compare across companies?: Standardized as 'goodwill movement' in the intangible assets reconciliation table for all public companies.