What does consulting — goodwill transfers mean?

The movement of goodwill values between internal business segments due to organizational changes.

How do you interpret consulting — goodwill transfers?

Frequent or large transfers may indicate significant internal reorganization or shifts in how the company manages its acquired business units.

How does consulting — goodwill transfers compare across companies?

Commonly disclosed in the notes to financial statements regarding Goodwill and Intangible Assets for companies with multiple reporting segments.

Gartner IT Consulting — Goodwill Transfers

Discontinued — last reported Q1 '18

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Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$1.5B-1.5%

Gross profit$1.1B+2.1%

Operating income$316.1M+13.7%

Net income$222.3M+5.4%

EPS (diluted)$3.18+17.3%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$1.7B-20.3%

Total debt$3.4B+16.5%

Total equity$63.4M-95.8%

Total assets$7.7B-9.7%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$391.0M+24.7%

CapEx$20.4M-20.1%

Free cash flow$370.6M+28.7%

Valuation

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Market cap$8.54B-65.4%

Enterprise value$10.23B-61.1%

P/E11.5×-8.1×

P/S1.3×-2.6×

Profitability

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Gross margin69%+1.2pp

Operating margin16.4%-1.9pp

Net margin11.4%-8.4pp

FCF margin19.4%-4.4pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity94.9%-18.3pp

Debt / equity53×+51.1×

Current ratio0.9×-0.2×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by Gartner in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:GoodwillTransfers.

The official record: Gartner’s 10-Q, filed May 8, 2018, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

Questions, answered.

What does consulting — goodwill transfers mean?: The movement of goodwill values between internal business segments due to organizational changes.
How do you interpret consulting — goodwill transfers?: Frequent or large transfers may indicate significant internal reorganization or shifts in how the company manages its acquired business units.
How does consulting — goodwill transfers compare across companies?: Commonly disclosed in the notes to financial statements regarding Goodwill and Intangible Assets for companies with multiple reporting segments.