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Discontinued — last reported Q4 '17

Consolidation · Total Assets

Material Reconciling Items — Total Assets

Analysis

StatementSegment
CategoryCapital Allocation
SignalContext dependent
VolatilityStable
First reportedQ4 2014
Last reportedQ4 2017Dec 15, 2017
Rolls up toTotal Assets

How to read this metric

An increase suggests a higher concentration of assets held at the corporate level, potentially indicating centralized cash accumulation or unallocated capital investments, while a decrease may reflect the successful allocation of assets to specific operating segments or divestitures.

Detailed definition

This metric represents the aggregate value of assets that are not allocated to specific operating segments and are inste...

Peer comparison

Most diversified industrial conglomerates report similar unallocated corporate assets, often labeled as 'Corporate and Other' or 'Reconciling Items' in segment reporting footnotes.

Metric ID: ndsn_segment_material_reconciling_items_assets

Frequently Asked Questions

What does material reconciling items — total assets mean?
The total value of corporate-level assets that are not assigned to any specific business segment.