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Element Solutions ESI Performance Solutions — Goodwill Impairment

Discontinued — last reported Q4 '17

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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/S+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:GoodwillImpairmentLoss.

The official record: Element Solutions’s 10-K, filed February 28, 2018, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

Questions, answered.

What does performance solutions — goodwill impairment mean?
The amount of value written off from the segment's acquired intangible assets due to a decline in business performance.
How do you interpret performance solutions — goodwill impairment?
An increase suggests deteriorating business performance or overpayment for past acquisitions, while a decrease indicates stable or improving asset valuation.
How does performance solutions — goodwill impairment compare across companies?
Commonly reported by peers with significant M&A activity; often compared against total segment goodwill balances.