What does water unit — goodwill acquired mean?

The amount of new goodwill added to the Water segment due to acquisitions made this period.

How do you interpret water unit — goodwill acquired?

Indicates active M&A strategy and investment in expanding the segment's capabilities or market share.

How does water unit — goodwill acquired compare across companies?

Standard disclosure for companies pursuing inorganic growth strategies.

Pentair PNR Water Unit — Goodwill Acquired

Discontinued — last reported Q4 '17

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XYLWater Solutions and Services — Goodwill, Acquired During Period

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WTRGWater — Goodwill

$66.77M+14.3%

WTRGOperating Segments — Goodwill Acquired

$72K-99.2%

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:GoodwillAcquiredDuringPeriod.

The official record: Pentair’s 10-K, filed February 27, 2018, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

Questions, answered.

What does water unit — goodwill acquired mean?: The amount of new goodwill added to the Water segment due to acquisitions made this period.
How do you interpret water unit — goodwill acquired?: Indicates active M&A strategy and investment in expanding the segment's capabilities or market share.
How does water unit — goodwill acquired compare across companies?: Standard disclosure for companies pursuing inorganic growth strategies.