How do you interpret consumer — number of manufacturing facilities closed?

A high number suggests aggressive cost-cutting or consolidation, which may lead to future margin expansion.

How does consumer — number of manufacturing facilities closed compare across companies?

Commonly disclosed by industrial companies undergoing operational transformation or footprint optimization.

RPM International RPM Consumer — Number Of Manufacturing Facilities Closed

Discontinued — last reported Q4 '18

Similar metrics at other companies

TSNOperating Segments — Plants Closed

0.8—

VMI

VMIESS — Number Of Facilities Closed

1—

MODAmericas — Number Of Closed Manufacturing Facilities Sold

0.5—

IFFEMEA — Number Of Sites Closed

2—

IFFNorth America — Number of facilities closed

10.0%

VMI

VMICoatings — Number Of Facilities Closed

0.30.0%

Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$1.6B+8.9%

Gross profit$634.8M+11.9%

Net income$51.4M-1.3%

EPS (diluted)$0.400.0%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$294.2M+21.6%

Total debt$2.9B+21.1%

Total equity$3.1B+17.7%

Total assets$7.9B+19.1%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$73.5M-19.7%

CapEx$47.8M-17.8%

Free cash flow$25.6M-23.1%

Valuation

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Market cap$13.78B-8.2%

Enterprise value$16.39B-4.8%

P/E20.7×-2.6×

P/S1.8×-0.3×

Profitability

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Gross margin41.4%+0.3pp

Net margin8.6%-0.2pp

FCF margin7.5%-0.3pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity22.9%-2.8pp

Debt / equity0.9×0.0×

Current ratio2.3×+0.1×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by RPM International in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept rpm:NumberOfManufacturingFacilitiesClosed.

The official record: RPM International’s 10-K, filed July 27, 2020, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

Questions, answered.

What does consumer — number of manufacturing facilities closed mean?: The count of manufacturing plants permanently shut down during the year.
How do you interpret consumer — number of manufacturing facilities closed?: A high number suggests aggressive cost-cutting or consolidation, which may lead to future margin expansion.
How does consumer — number of manufacturing facilities closed compare across companies?: Commonly disclosed by industrial companies undergoing operational transformation or footprint optimization.