How do you interpret operating segments — goodwill purchase accounting adjustments?

Frequent or large adjustments may indicate volatility in acquisition valuation processes.

Fidelity National Financial FNF Operating Segments — Goodwill Purchase Accounting Adjustments

Discontinued — last reported Q4 '17

Similar metrics at other companies

FISCorporate And Other — Goodwill Purchase Accounting Adjustments

-$10M—

CLHOperating Segments — Goodwill Purchase Accounting Adjustments

$2.92M—

AWK

AWKOperating Segments — Goodwill Purchase Accounting Adjustments

$1.25M—

WTWOperating Segments — Goodwill Purchase Accounting Adjustments

$8M—

WTRGOperating Segments — Reclassification Of Goodwill Acquisition Adjustment

$36K-36.8%

VRSKOperating Segments — Goodwill Purchase Accounting Adjustments

$2.9M+2,800%

Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$3.2B+18.2%

Net income$243.0M+193%

EPS (diluted)$0.90+200%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$2.5B-45.0%

Total debt$4.8B-0.7%

Total equity$7.3B-8.1%

Total assets$111.50B+13.5%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$875.0M-21.5%

Valuation

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Market cap$12.6B-29.7%

Enterprise value$14.9B-18.3%

P/E13.1×—

P/S0.8×-0.5×

Profitability

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Net margin8.3%—

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity14.2%—

Debt / equity0.7×0.0×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by Fidelity National Financial in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:GoodwillPurchaseAccountingAdjustments.

The official record: Fidelity National Financial’s 10-K, filed February 23, 2018, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

Questions, answered.

What does operating segments — goodwill purchase accounting adjustments mean?: Accounting adjustments made to the value of goodwill after an acquisition is finalized.
How do you interpret operating segments — goodwill purchase accounting adjustments?: Frequent or large adjustments may indicate volatility in acquisition valuation processes.
How does operating segments — goodwill purchase accounting adjustments compare across companies?: Standard accounting practice; peers report these adjustments in the context of business combination disclosures.