What does flow technologies — capex mean?

The amount of cash spent on physical assets and infrastructure for the Flow Technologies segment.

How do you interpret flow technologies — capex?

Higher spending suggests investment in future growth or modernization, while lower spending may indicate a focus on cash preservation.

How does flow technologies — capex compare across companies?

Standard metric for assessing the reinvestment rate of a business segment relative to its depreciation.

Pentair PNR Flow Technologies — CapEx

Discontinued — last reported Q4 '19

Similar metrics at other companies

ITTFlow Technologies — Capital Expenditures

$5.2M-14.8%

CSL

CSLFluid Technologies — Segment Reporting Payments To Acquire Property Plant And Equipment

$475K—

ITTFlow Technologies — Acquired(a)

$2.31B—

FLSFlow Control Division — Payments To Acquire Productive Assets

$3.61M-13.0%

AITFluid Power & Flow Control Segment — Payments to Acquire Productive Assets

$1.54M+148%

CSL

CSLCarlisle Fluid Technologies — Payments to Acquire Property, Plant, and Equipment

$1.13M-37.5%

Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$1.0B+2.6%

Gross profit$433.4M+7.5%

Operating income$210.0M+3.4%

Net income$172.4M+11.3%

EPS (diluted)$1.05+12.9%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$67.7M-51.8%

Total debt$2.7B+36.0%

Total equity$3.8B+4.9%

Total assets$7.1B+4.8%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow-$67.4M-73.3%

CapEx$18.5M+10.1%

Free cash flow-$85.9M-54.2%

Valuation

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Market cap$12.01B-2.5%

Enterprise value$14.6B+2.6%

P/E17.9×-1.1×

P/S2.9×-0.2×

Profitability

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Gross margin40.9%+1.4pp

Operating margin20.6%+0.3pp

Net margin16%+0.1pp

FCF margin17%-1.7pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity18%-0.6pp

Debt / equity0.7×+0.2×

Current ratio1.9×0.0×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by Pentair in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment.

The official record: Pentair’s 10-K, filed February 25, 2020, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

Questions, answered.

What does flow technologies — capex mean?: The amount of cash spent on physical assets and infrastructure for the Flow Technologies segment.
How do you interpret flow technologies — capex?: Higher spending suggests investment in future growth or modernization, while lower spending may indicate a focus on cash preservation.
How does flow technologies — capex compare across companies?: Standard metric for assessing the reinvestment rate of a business segment relative to its depreciation.