What does operating segments — total assets mean?

The total value of assets dedicated to a specific business segment.

How do you interpret operating segments — total assets?

An increase may indicate expansion or investment in the segment, while a decrease could suggest asset divestiture or improved capital efficiency.

How does operating segments — total assets compare across companies?

Companies with multiple business units report segment assets to allow investors to calculate segment-level return on invested capital.

Genuine Parts GPC Operating Segments — Total Assets

Discontinued — last reported Q4 '17

Similar metrics at other companies

CSGPOperating Segments — Total Assets

$3.1B+34.8%

MODOperating Segments — Total Assets

$468.5M-64.6%

CPRTOperating Segments — Total Assets

$2.17B+19.5%

GGGOperating Segments — Total Assets

$1.27B+8.7%

HPQOperating Segments — Total Assets

$22.71B+10.0%

PAGOperating Segments — Total Assets

$10.54B+19.3%

Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$6.3B+6.8%

Gross profit$2.3B+7.6%

Net income$188.5M-3.0%

EPS (diluted)$1.37-2.1%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$500.0M+18.9%

Total debt$6.4B+4.2%

Total equity$4.5B+0.6%

Total assets$21.0B+5.9%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$63.9M+257%

CapEx$97.6M-18.6%

Free cash flow-$33.6M+79.1%

Valuation

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Market cap$14.96B-11.0%

Enterprise value$20.82B-7.4%

P/E17.3×+4.3×

P/S0.6×-0.1×

Profitability

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Gross margin36.9%+0.3pp

Net margin3.4%-1.3pp

FCF margin2.2%+0.7pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity17.1%-7.4pp

Debt / equity1.4×0.0×

Current ratio1.1×-0.1×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by Genuine Parts in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:Assets.

The official record: Genuine Parts’s 10-K, filed February 27, 2018, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

Questions, answered.

What does operating segments — total assets mean?: The total value of assets dedicated to a specific business segment.
How do you interpret operating segments — total assets?: An increase may indicate expansion or investment in the segment, while a decrease could suggest asset divestiture or improved capital efficiency.
How does operating segments — total assets compare across companies?: Companies with multiple business units report segment assets to allow investors to calculate segment-level return on invested capital.