How do you interpret reportable subsegments — goodwill translation adjustments?

This is an accounting adjustment rather than an operational signal; it reflects currency market movements.

How does reportable subsegments — goodwill translation adjustments compare across companies?

Comparable to foreign currency translation adjustments on intangible assets reported by multinational corporations.

Jones Lang LaSalle JLL Reportable Subsegments — Goodwill Translation Adjustments

Discontinued — last reported Q2 '16

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GGGProcess — Goodwill Translation Adjustments

-$4.4M-421%

XPO

XPOOperating Segments — Goodwill Translation Adjustments

-$70.1M-361%

CGOperating Segments — Goodwill Translation Adjustments

$400K—

CCKNon Reportable Segments — Goodwill Translation Adjustments

-$1M+66.7%

RLAll Other Segments — Goodwill Translation Adjustments

$0—

SPXCDetection and Measurement reportable segment — Goodwill related to foreign currency translation

$2.1M+265%

Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$6.4B+11.1%

Operating income$204.6M+70.5%

Net income$159.4M+177%

EPS (diluted)$3.33+192%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$719.3M+11.6%

Total debt$3.6B-11.6%

Total equity$7.3B+6.8%

Total assets$17.9B+7.6%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow-$755.0M+1.6%

CapEx$64.9M+45.8%

Free cash flow-$819.9M-1.0%

Valuation

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Market cap$13.79B+21.4%

Enterprise value$16.67B+13.0%

P/E15.4×-5.7×

P/S0.5×0.0×

Profitability

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Operating margin4.4%+0.8pp

Net margin3.3%+1.1pp

FCF margin3.6%—

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity12.6%+4.4pp

Debt / equity0.5×-0.1×

Current ratio1.1×0.0×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by Jones Lang LaSalle in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:GoodwillTranslationAdjustments.

The official record: Jones Lang LaSalle’s 10-Q, filed August 3, 2016, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

Questions, answered.

What does reportable subsegments — goodwill translation adjustments mean?: Changes in the value of goodwill due to fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates.
How do you interpret reportable subsegments — goodwill translation adjustments?: This is an accounting adjustment rather than an operational signal; it reflects currency market movements.
How does reportable subsegments — goodwill translation adjustments compare across companies?: Comparable to foreign currency translation adjustments on intangible assets reported by multinational corporations.