How do you interpret all other segments — goodwill and intangible asset impairment?

A significant negative signal indicating that previous acquisitions or investments in these segments have failed to meet performance expectations.

How does all other segments — goodwill and intangible asset impairment compare across companies?

A critical indicator of M&A success; peers report this to signal long-term strategic impairment.

Littelfuse LFUS All Other Segments — Goodwill And Intangible Asset Impairment

Discontinued — last reported Q3 '16

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MTCHAll Other Segments — Goodwill Impairment

$0-100%

MOHAll Other Segments — Goodwill And Intangible Asset Impairment

$101M—

HIIAll Other Segments — Goodwill Impairment

$16M+36.2%

NWSAAll Other Segments — Goodwill Impairment

$0-100%

VMI

VMIAll Other Segments — Goodwill Impairment

$0—

SPXCOther — Goodwill, Impairment Loss

$0—

Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$657.0M+18.5%

Gross profit$254.1M+22.6%

Operating income$101.2M+44.2%

Net income$75.1M+72.5%

EPS (diluted)$2.96+69.1%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$483.4M-22.1%

Total debt$700.7M-20.2%

Total equity$2.5B+2.4%

Total assets$3.9B-0.8%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$80.3M+22.1%

CapEx$14.1M-39.0%

Free cash flow$66.2M+55.1%

Valuation

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Market cap$12.13B+75.6%

Enterprise value$12.35B+71.0%

P/S4.9×+1.8×

Profitability

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Gross margin38.3%+1.8pp

Operating margin12.4%-3.6pp

Net margin-1.6%—

FCF margin15.7%+2.4pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity-1.6%—

Debt / equity0.3×-0.1×

Current ratio2.6×-1.3×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by Littelfuse in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:GoodwillAndIntangibleAssetImpairment.

The official record: Littelfuse’s 10-Q, filed November 1, 2017, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

Questions, answered.

What does all other segments — goodwill and intangible asset impairment mean?: The loss in value of acquired brand names, customer lists, or goodwill within miscellaneous segments.
How do you interpret all other segments — goodwill and intangible asset impairment?: A significant negative signal indicating that previous acquisitions or investments in these segments have failed to meet performance expectations.
How does all other segments — goodwill and intangible asset impairment compare across companies?: A critical indicator of M&A success; peers report this to signal long-term strategic impairment.