What does asia pacific welding — equity method investments mean?

The value of the Asia Pacific welding segment's ownership stakes in other companies or joint ventures.

How do you interpret asia pacific welding — equity method investments?

Growth indicates strategic expansion through partnerships rather than wholly-owned operations.

How does asia pacific welding — equity method investments compare across companies?

Reported as 'Equity Method Investments' or 'Investments in Affiliates' by companies with global partnership structures.

Lincoln Electric Holdings LECO Asia Pacific Welding — Equity Method Investments

Discontinued — last reported Q4 '15

Similar metrics at other companies

JLLAsia Pacific — Investments In Affiliates Subsidiaries Associates And Joint Ventures

$13.3M+11.8%

JLLAsia Pacific — Income (Loss) from Equity Method Investments

$1.2M+71.4%

LYBAPS — Equity investments

$1M0.0%

APTVEngineered Components — Equity Method Investments

$0—

LENOperating Segments — Equity Method Investments

$1.56B+14.6%

PPGIndustrial Coatings Segment — Equity Method Investments

$22M+4.8%

Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$1.1B+11.7%

Gross profit$399.1M+9.2%

Operating income$186.2M+12.9%

Net income$136.4M+15.1%

EPS (diluted)$2.47+17.6%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$298.9M-24.3%

Total debt$1.4B+4.0%

Total equity$1.2B+32.6%

Total assets$3.9B+7.6%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$102.2M-45.0%

CapEx$39.2M+45.3%

Free cash flow$63.0M-60.3%

Valuation

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Market cap$15.08B+28.8%

Enterprise value$16.14B+27.8%

P/E28×+2.6×

P/S3.5×+0.6×

Profitability

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Gross margin36%-0.4pp

Operating margin17%+1.2pp

Net margin12.4%+0.9pp

FCF margin10.1%-3.2pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity46.3%-2.8pp

Debt / equity1×+0.1×

Current ratio1.8×0.0×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by Lincoln Electric Holdings in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:EquityMethodInvestments.

The official record: Lincoln Electric Holdings’s 10-K, filed February 25, 2016, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

Questions, answered.

What does asia pacific welding — equity method investments mean?: The value of the Asia Pacific welding segment's ownership stakes in other companies or joint ventures.
How do you interpret asia pacific welding — equity method investments?: Growth indicates strategic expansion through partnerships rather than wholly-owned operations.
How does asia pacific welding — equity method investments compare across companies?: Reported as 'Equity Method Investments' or 'Investments in Affiliates' by companies with global partnership structures.