What does technology brands — goodwill acquired mean?

The premium paid over the value of net assets when acquiring a business for the Technology Brands segment.

How do you interpret technology brands — goodwill acquired?

An increase signals aggressive acquisition activity, while a lack of growth suggests a focus on organic development or a pause in M&A.

How does technology brands — goodwill acquired compare across companies?

Commonly reported by companies with active M&A strategies in the retail and consumer electronics space.

GameStop GME Technology Brands — Goodwill Acquired

Discontinued — last reported Q4 '16

Similar metrics at other companies

HSICGlobal Technology — Goodwill

$816M+3.9%

CRPayment & Merchandising Technologies — Goodwill

$837.8M—

HSICTechnology — Goodwill

$1.14B+11.8%

SNXTechnology Solutions — Goodwill

$423.89M-0.3%

TEC

TECHOperating Segments — Goodwill

$430.88M+10.3%

BRGlobal Technology and Operations — Goodwill

$2.52B+5.6%

Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$835.3M+14.0%

Gross profit$340.3M+34.6%

Operating income$143.3M+1,427%

Net income$389.6M+770%

EPS (diluted)$0.66+633%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$7.4B+15.4%

Total debt$4.3B+146%

Total equity$5.8B+17.1%

Total assets$11.0B+46.3%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$337.4M+75.3%

CapEx$4.5M+55.2%

Free cash flow$332.9M+75.6%

Valuation

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Market cap$9.66B-39.3%

Enterprise value$6.58B-41.5%

P/E12.7×-63.7×

P/S2.6×-1.7×

Profitability

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Gross margin34.4%+3.8pp

Operating margin10.3%—

Net margin20.4%+14.8pp

FCF margin19.8%—

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity14.1%+7.5pp

Debt / equity0.7×+0.4×

Current ratio12.4×+4.0×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by GameStop in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:GoodwillAcquiredDuringPeriod.

The official record: GameStop’s 10-K, filed April 2, 2018, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

Questions, answered.

What does technology brands — goodwill acquired mean?: The premium paid over the value of net assets when acquiring a business for the Technology Brands segment.
How do you interpret technology brands — goodwill acquired?: An increase signals aggressive acquisition activity, while a lack of growth suggests a focus on organic development or a pause in M&A.
How does technology brands — goodwill acquired compare across companies?: Commonly reported by companies with active M&A strategies in the retail and consumer electronics space.