What does components — payments to acquire businesses gross mean?

The total cash spent by the segment to purchase other companies or business units.

How do you interpret components — payments to acquire businesses gross?

An increase signals an aggressive growth strategy through M&A, while a decrease suggests a focus on organic growth or capital preservation.

How does components — payments to acquire businesses gross compare across companies?

Standard metric for cash used in acquisitions, often found in the investing activities section of the cash flow statement.

Moog Inc. MOG.B Components — Payments To Acquire Businesses Gross

Discontinued — last reported Q2 '17

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Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$1.1B+12.6%

Gross profit$287.6M+11.1%

Net income$81.8M+49.9%

EPS (diluted)$2.55+49.1%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$307.6M+390%

Total debt$1.5B+6.9%

Total equity$2.1B+16.4%

Total assets$4.9B+13.8%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$129.6M+224%

CapEx$31.8M-15.4%

Free cash flow$97.8M—

Valuation

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Market cap$13.64B+85.6%

Enterprise value$14.79B+66.6%

P/E48.1×+13.7×

P/S3.3×+1.3×

Profitability

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Gross margin27.4%-0.4pp

Net margin6.8%+1.0pp

FCF margin-3.9%—

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity14.5%+2.4pp

Debt / equity0.7×-0.1×

Current ratio1.7×-0.7×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by Moog Inc. in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesGross.

The official record: Moog Inc.’s 10-K, filed November 14, 2017, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

Questions, answered.

What does components — payments to acquire businesses gross mean?: The total cash spent by the segment to purchase other companies or business units.
How do you interpret components — payments to acquire businesses gross?: An increase signals an aggressive growth strategy through M&A, while a decrease suggests a focus on organic growth or capital preservation.
How does components — payments to acquire businesses gross compare across companies?: Standard metric for cash used in acquisitions, often found in the investing activities section of the cash flow statement.