What does technical solutions — goodwill mean?

The intangible value recorded in the Technical Solutions segment from past business acquisitions.

How do you interpret technical solutions — goodwill?

A stable or increasing balance reflects historical acquisition activity, while a sudden decrease typically signals an impairment charge due to underperformance.

How does technical solutions — goodwill compare across companies?

Comparable to segment-level goodwill balances reported by companies with active M&A strategies.

Pentair PNR Technical Solutions — Goodwill

Discontinued — last reported Q4 '16

Similar metrics at other companies

HIITechnical Solutions — Goodwill

$1.73B+140%

JLLSoftware and Technology Solutions — Goodwill

$250.1M0.0%

CLHTechnical Services — Goodwill

$60.13M-1.6%

SNXTechnology Solutions — Goodwill

$423.89M-0.3%

HIITechnical Solutions — Goodwill, Acquired During Period

$256M+540%

FTVPrecision Technologies — Goodwill

$3.12B+4.7%

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:Goodwill.

The official record: Pentair’s 10-K, filed February 21, 2017, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

Questions, answered.

What does technical solutions — goodwill mean?: The intangible value recorded in the Technical Solutions segment from past business acquisitions.
How do you interpret technical solutions — goodwill?: A stable or increasing balance reflects historical acquisition activity, while a sudden decrease typically signals an impairment charge due to underperformance.
How does technical solutions — goodwill compare across companies?: Comparable to segment-level goodwill balances reported by companies with active M&A strategies.