What does material reconciling items — PP&E (net) mean?

The net value of physical assets like buildings and equipment that are shared across the company rather than assigned to one segment.

How do you interpret material reconciling items — PP&E (net)?

An increase indicates investment in centralized facilities or shared infrastructure, while a decrease may signal the disposal of corporate assets or reallocation to specific segments.

How does material reconciling items — PP&E (net) compare across companies?

Comparable to 'Corporate' or 'Unallocated' PP&E in the segment reconciliation tables of large industrial conglomerates.

MKS Instruments MKSI Material Reconciling Items — PP&E (Net)

Discontinued — last reported Q1 '18

Similar metrics at other companies

CLHMaterial Reconciling Items — PP&E (Net)

$91.49M-10.6%

BAXMaterial Reconciling Items — PP&E (Net)

$805M-13.6%

AAMaterial Reconciling Items — PP&E (Net)

$520M-12.6%

MGMCorporate And Reconciling Items — PP&E (Net)

$1.56B+22.8%

MTCHCorporate Non — PP&E (Net)

$184.83M-1.1%

CLHCorporate And Other — PP&E (Net)

$58.17M-25.1%

Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$1.1B+15.2%

Gross profit$507.0M+14.2%

Operating income$149.0M+34.2%

Net income$84.0M+61.5%

EPS (diluted)$1.18+53.2%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$569.0M-13.1%

Total debt$4.0B-9.8%

Total equity$2.8B+19.4%

Total assets$8.7B+2.0%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$53.0M-62.4%

CapEx$25.0M+38.9%

Free cash flow$28.0M-77.2%

Valuation

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Market cap$27.45B+186%

Enterprise value$30.93B+105%

P/E83.9×+41.9×

P/S6.7×+4.1×

Profitability

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Gross margin46.7%-0.9pp

Operating margin13.9%+0.1pp

Net margin8%+1.8pp

FCF margin9.9%-3.4pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity12.7%+3.1pp

Debt / equity1.4×-0.5×

Current ratio1.1×-2.0×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by MKS Instruments in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet.

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

Questions, answered.

What does material reconciling items — PP&E (net) mean?: The net value of physical assets like buildings and equipment that are shared across the company rather than assigned to one segment.
How do you interpret material reconciling items — PP&E (net)?: An increase indicates investment in centralized facilities or shared infrastructure, while a decrease may signal the disposal of corporate assets or reallocation to specific segments.
How does material reconciling items — PP&E (net) compare across companies?: Comparable to 'Corporate' or 'Unallocated' PP&E in the segment reconciliation tables of large industrial conglomerates.