What does all other segments — inventory write down mean?

The cost of reducing inventory value due to obsolescence or market price declines.

How do you interpret all other segments — inventory write down?

Increasing write-downs suggest poor inventory management or weakening demand for the segment's products.

How does all other segments — inventory write down compare across companies?

Standard metric for segments involved in distribution or manufacturing to track inventory health.

Kirby Corporation KEX All Other Segments — Inventory Write Down

Discontinued — last reported Q4 '19

Similar metrics at other companies

SUNOperating Segments — Inventory Write Down

-$55M-2,850%

RPMConsumer — Inventory Write Down

$500K-97.7%

SMTCCorporate Non — Inventory Write Down

$0—

LFUSOther — Inventory adjustment

$6.8M—

RPMConstruction Products Group — Inventory Write Down

$25K-93.8%

RPMSpecialty Products Group — Inventory Write Down

$1.9M—

Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$844.1M+7.4%

Operating income$107.7M+2.0%

Net income$81.2M+6.9%

EPS (diluted)$1.50+12.8%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$58.0M+13.6%

Total debt$1.2B-7.4%

Total equity$3.4B+2.7%

Total assets$6.1B+1.7%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$97.7M+167%

CapEx$48.3M-38.7%

Free cash flow$49.4M+217%

Valuation

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Market cap$7.52B+24.0%

Enterprise value$8.64B+18.3%

P/E20.9×+0.2×

P/S2.2×+0.3×

Profitability

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Operating margin14.6%+2.1pp

Net margin10.5%+1.5pp

FCF margin14.5%+4.4pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity10.7%+1.7pp

Debt / equity0.3×0.0×

Current ratio1.6×0.0×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by Kirby Corporation in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:InventoryWriteDown.

The official record: Kirby Corporation’s 10-K, filed February 24, 2020, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

Questions, answered.

What does all other segments — inventory write down mean?: The cost of reducing inventory value due to obsolescence or market price declines.
How do you interpret all other segments — inventory write down?: Increasing write-downs suggest poor inventory management or weakening demand for the segment's products.
How does all other segments — inventory write down compare across companies?: Standard metric for segments involved in distribution or manufacturing to track inventory health.