What does performance materials — goodwill mean?

The total value of goodwill recorded on the balance sheet for the Performance Materials segment.

How do you interpret performance materials — goodwill?

A stable or increasing balance reflects historical acquisition activity, while a sudden decrease typically signals an impairment charge due to reduced business prospects.

How does performance materials — goodwill compare across companies?

Standard balance sheet item for companies that grow through M&A; peers often disclose this in segment-level asset notes.

Element Solutions ESI Performance Materials — Goodwill

Discontinued — last reported Q3 '17

Similar metrics at other companies

WLKPerformance and Essential Materials Segment — Goodwill, Gross

$1.03B—

WLKPerformance and Essential Materials Segment — Goodwill

$168M-81.2%

DDPerformance Materials And Coatings — Goodwill

$3.63B-3.4%

DOWPerformance Materials & Coatings — Goodwill

$2.45B+4.0%

DDPerformance Materials And Coatings — Goodwill Acquired

$0-100%

AVYPressure Sensitive Materials — Goodwill

$410.1M—

Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$840.0M+41.5%

Gross profit$322.7M+28.8%

Operating income$111.4M+43.9%

Net income$55.9M-43.0%

EPS (diluted)$0.23-42.5%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$177.3M-64.5%

Total debt$2.3B+38.8%

Total equity$2.7B+8.5%

Total assets$5.7B+19.7%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow-$66.6M-356%

CapEx$25.1M+128%

Free cash flow-$91.7M-711%

Valuation

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Market cap$11.2B+51.7%

Enterprise value$13.28B+57.3%

P/E75.3×+49.5×

P/S4×+1.0×

Profitability

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Gross margin40.8%-1.2pp

Operating margin13.4%-0.4pp

Net margin5.3%-6.2pp

FCF margin4.3%-6.6pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity5.7%-6.2pp

Debt / equity0.8×+0.2×

Current ratio2.7×-1.3×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by Element Solutions in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:Goodwill.

The official record: Element Solutions’s 10-Q, filed November 2, 2017, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

Questions, answered.

What does performance materials — goodwill mean?: The total value of goodwill recorded on the balance sheet for the Performance Materials segment.
How do you interpret performance materials — goodwill?: A stable or increasing balance reflects historical acquisition activity, while a sudden decrease typically signals an impairment charge due to reduced business prospects.
How does performance materials — goodwill compare across companies?: Standard balance sheet item for companies that grow through M&A; peers often disclose this in segment-level asset notes.