What does consumer security — goodwill acquired mean?

The amount of goodwill added to the Consumer Security segment's balance sheet due to new acquisitions made during the period.

How do you interpret consumer security — goodwill acquired?

High values indicate an active M&A strategy, while zero values suggest a focus on organic growth.

How does consumer security — goodwill acquired compare across companies?

Used by investors to evaluate the scale and frequency of inorganic growth initiatives compared to industry peers.

Gen Digital Inc. GEN Consumer Security — Goodwill Acquired

Discontinued — last reported Q1 '19

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SWKSecurities Industry — Goodwill Acquired

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SWKSecurity Segment Business — Goodwill

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GPNBusiness and Consumer Solutions — Goodwill acquired

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Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$1.3B+27.0%

Gross profit$1.0B+24.2%

Operating income$803.0M+92.6%

Net income$512.0M+261%

EPS (diluted)$0.83+261%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$411.0M-11.0%

Total debt$8.3B-0.7%

Total equity$2.6B+15.1%

Total assets$15.6B+0.6%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$479.0M+1.3%

CapEx$3.0M0.0%

Free cash flow$476.0M+1.3%

Valuation

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Market cap$14.57B-30.3%

Enterprise value$22.42B-20.5%

P/E15×-17.5×

P/S2.9×-2.4×

Profitability

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Gross margin78.5%-1.8pp

Operating margin42.4%+1.5pp

Net margin19.5%+3.1pp

FCF margin30.5%-0.2pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity39.9%+10.7pp

Debt / equity3.2×-0.5×

Current ratio0.4×-0.1×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by Gen Digital Inc. in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:GoodwillAcquiredDuringPeriod.

The official record: Gen Digital Inc.’s 10-Q, filed November 16, 2018, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

Questions, answered.

What does consumer security — goodwill acquired mean?: The amount of goodwill added to the Consumer Security segment's balance sheet due to new acquisitions made during the period.
How do you interpret consumer security — goodwill acquired?: High values indicate an active M&A strategy, while zero values suggest a focus on organic growth.
How does consumer security — goodwill acquired compare across companies?: Used by investors to evaluate the scale and frequency of inorganic growth initiatives compared to industry peers.