How do you interpret defense — goodwill and intangible asset impairment?

An increase signals that the company overpaid for past acquisitions or that the business outlook for those assets has deteriorated.

How does defense — goodwill and intangible asset impairment compare across companies?

Standard accounting metric across all industries; frequent impairments suggest poor capital allocation or strategic missteps.

Oshkosh OSK Defense — Goodwill And Intangible Asset Impairment

Discontinued — last reported Q4 '24

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Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$2.3B+0.2%

Gross profit$311.9M-22.0%

Operating income$82.0M-53.2%

Net income$43.1M-61.6%

EPS (diluted)$0.68-60.5%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$250.3M+19.0%

Total debt$1.1B-22.4%

Total equity$4.5B+5.5%

Total assets$10.0B+2.0%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow-$161.0M+59.2%

CapEx$28.1M-30.3%

Free cash flow-$189.1M+56.5%

Valuation

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Market cap$8.7B+51.7%

Enterprise value$9.6B+37.7%

P/E15.1×+5.7×

P/S0.8×+0.3×

Profitability

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Gross margin16.6%-1.5pp

Operating margin8.1%-0.7pp

Net margin5.5%-0.3pp

FCF margin8.3%+5.5pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity13.3%-2.0pp

Debt / equity0.3×-0.1×

Current ratio1.6×-0.1×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by Oshkosh in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:GoodwillAndIntangibleAssetImpairment.

The official record: Oshkosh’s 10-K, filed February 20, 2025, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Oshkosh's defense — goodwill and intangible asset impairment?: Oshkosh (OSK) reported defense — goodwill and intangible asset impairment of $0 in Q4 2024.
What does defense — goodwill and intangible asset impairment mean?: A non-cash expense recorded when the value of acquired assets is written down due to diminished future expectations.
How do you interpret defense — goodwill and intangible asset impairment?: An increase signals that the company overpaid for past acquisitions or that the business outlook for those assets has deteriorated.
How does defense — goodwill and intangible asset impairment compare across companies?: Standard accounting metric across all industries; frequent impairments suggest poor capital allocation or strategic missteps.