What does americas — goodwill translation adjustments mean?

The change in the value of goodwill for the Americas segment caused by shifts in foreign currency exchange rates.

How do you interpret americas — goodwill translation adjustments?

An increase or decrease reflects currency volatility rather than operational performance, though it impacts the total book value of the segment.

How does americas — goodwill translation adjustments compare across companies?

Standard disclosure for multinational corporations with significant operations in multiple currency jurisdictions.

Modine Manufacturing MOD Americas — Goodwill Translation Adjustments

Discontinued — last reported Q4 '16

Similar metrics at other companies

ALLEAmericas — Goodwill Translation Adjustments

$25K+125%

WTSAmericas — Goodwill Translation Adjustments And Other Changes

$100K+120%

HAmericas Management And Franchising — Goodwill Translation Adjustments

$0—

ALLEAmericas — Goodwill, Foreign Currency Translation Gain (Loss)

$100K-50.0%

CSGPNorth America — Goodwill Translation Adjustments

$0—

WTSAmericas — Goodwill Foreign Currency Translation Gain Loss

-$100K—

Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$954.4M+47.5%

Gross profit$214.7M+29.3%

Operating income$103.9M+39.5%

Net income$73.3M+47.8%

EPS (diluted)$1.36+46.2%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$73.5M+2.7%

Total debt$538.5M+32.2%

Total equity$1.2B+31.2%

Total assets$2.7B+39.5%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$194.9M+256%

CapEx$42.1M+52.0%

Free cash flow$152.8M+464%

Valuation

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Market cap$15.71B+183%

Enterprise value$16.17B+172%

P/E129.3×+99.1×

P/S4.9×+2.8×

Profitability

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Gross margin23%-1.9pp

Operating margin10.8%-0.2pp

Net margin3.8%-3.3pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity11.5%-10.7pp

Debt / equity0.5×0.0×

Current ratio1.9×+0.2×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by Modine Manufacturing in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:GoodwillTranslationAdjustments.

The official record: Modine Manufacturing’s 10-K, filed May 26, 2016, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

Questions, answered.

What does americas — goodwill translation adjustments mean?: The change in the value of goodwill for the Americas segment caused by shifts in foreign currency exchange rates.
How do you interpret americas — goodwill translation adjustments?: An increase or decrease reflects currency volatility rather than operational performance, though it impacts the total book value of the segment.
How does americas — goodwill translation adjustments compare across companies?: Standard disclosure for multinational corporations with significant operations in multiple currency jurisdictions.