How do you interpret consolidation eliminations — payments of capital distribution?

This is a technical accounting entry and does not reflect actual cash flow changes or dividend payments to external investors.

Murphy USA MUSA Consolidation Eliminations — Payments Of Capital Distribution

Discontinued — last reported Q4 '13

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ALLYConsolidation Eliminations — Returns Of Contributed Capital

$156M-19.2%

APTVConsolidation Eliminations — Paymentofcapitaldistributionstoaffiliates

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Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$4.8B+6.5%

Operating income$205.2M+133%

Net income$136.3M+156%

EPS (diluted)$7.28+177%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$118.6M+140%

Total debt$2.8B+7.8%

Total equity$658.7M-8.5%

Total assets$4.9B+8.1%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$320.0M+149%

CapEx$98.3M+12.0%

Free cash flow$221.7M+445%

Valuation

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Market cap$10.18B-1.7%

Enterprise value$12.9B-0.2%

P/E18.4×-2.8×

P/S0.5×0.0×

Profitability

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Gross margin85.4%—

Operating margin4.2%+0.6pp

Net margin2.8%+0.4pp

FCF margin2.8%+1.0pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity80.3%+15.1pp

Debt / equity4.3×+0.6×

Current ratio0.8×0.0×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by Murphy USA in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:PaymentsOfCapitalDistribution.

The official record: Murphy USA’s 10-K, filed February 26, 2016, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

Questions, answered.

What does consolidation eliminations — payments of capital distribution mean?: The accounting adjustment to remove internal capital payments between different parts of the company during consolidation.
How do you interpret consolidation eliminations — payments of capital distribution?: This is a technical accounting entry and does not reflect actual cash flow changes or dividend payments to external investors.
How does consolidation eliminations — payments of capital distribution compare across companies?: Standard for any company with multiple legal entities or subsidiaries; peers will show similar internal capital elimination entries.