How do you interpret reportable legal entities — customer advances current?

An increase suggests strong demand and improved cash flow, while a decrease may indicate slowing order intake or project completion.

How does reportable legal entities — customer advances current compare across companies?

Common in capital-intensive industries like defense and heavy equipment manufacturing where long-lead contracts are standard.

Oshkosh OSK Reportable Legal Entities — Customer Advances Current

Discontinued — last reported Q1 '18

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CFReportable Legal Entities — Customer Advances Current

$21M+320%

CFReportable Legal Entities — Increase Decrease In Customer Advances

-$133M+25.7%

NDSNCustomer advanced payments

$52.22M-14.5%

ACMReportable Legal Entities — Contract With Customer Liability Current

$648.3M—

SANMDeferred revenue and customer advances

-$19.22M-109%

SANMDeferred revenue and customer advances

$1.23B+177%

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:CustomerAdvancesCurrent.

The official record: Oshkosh’s 10-Q, filed April 26, 2018, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

Questions, answered.

What does reportable legal entities — customer advances current mean?: Cash received from customers before the company has delivered the ordered products or services.
How do you interpret reportable legal entities — customer advances current?: An increase suggests strong demand and improved cash flow, while a decrease may indicate slowing order intake or project completion.
How does reportable legal entities — customer advances current compare across companies?: Common in capital-intensive industries like defense and heavy equipment manufacturing where long-lead contracts are standard.