What does distribution storage — operating income mean?

The core profit or loss generated by the Distribution & Storage segment before corporate costs, interest, and taxes.

How do you interpret distribution storage — operating income?

An increase indicates improved margins or higher sales volume, while a decrease suggests operational challenges or margin compression.

How does distribution storage — operating income compare across companies?

Standard segment operating income metric used across all public industrial companies.

Chart Industries GTLS Distribution Storage — Operating Income

Discontinued — last reported Q4 '17

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Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$884.8M-11.7%

Gross profit$251.4M-26.0%

Operating income$52.6M-65.5%

Net income-$17.1M-135%

EPS (diluted)-$0.36-138%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$269.4M-9.6%

Total debt$3.9B+1.9%

Total equity$3.2B+5.3%

Total assets$9.7B+4.1%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow-$248.0M-313%

CapEx$24.8M+23.4%

Free cash flow-$272.8M-241%

Valuation

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Market cap$9.96B+50.0%

Enterprise value$13.59B+33.6%

P/S2.4×+0.8×

Profitability

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Gross margin32.5%-1.3pp

Operating margin6.2%-10.1pp

Net margin-0.6%-6.7pp

FCF margin0.2%-10.3pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity-0.8%-9.8pp

Debt / equity1.2×0.0×

Current ratio1.5×0.0×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by Chart Industries in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:OperatingIncomeLoss.

The official record: Chart Industries’s 10-K, filed February 22, 2018, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

Questions, answered.

What does distribution storage — operating income mean?: The core profit or loss generated by the Distribution & Storage segment before corporate costs, interest, and taxes.
How do you interpret distribution storage — operating income?: An increase indicates improved margins or higher sales volume, while a decrease suggests operational challenges or margin compression.
How does distribution storage — operating income compare across companies?: Standard segment operating income metric used across all public industrial companies.