What does operating segments — asset impairment charges mean?

A loss recorded when the value of a segment's physical or intangible assets is reduced because they are no longer worth their original cost.

How do you interpret operating segments — asset impairment charges?

Frequent impairment charges suggest poor capital allocation decisions or a rapid decline in the segment's operational utility.

How does operating segments — asset impairment charges compare across companies?

Commonly monitored in industrial sectors to assess the health and relevance of the manufacturing asset base.

Regal Rexnord RRX Operating Segments — Asset Impairment Charges

Discontinued — last reported Q4 '14

Similar metrics at other companies

RBAOperating Segments — Asset Impairment Charges

$8.91M—

MLIOperating Segments — Asset Impairment Charges

$0—

SPXCOperating Segments — Asset Impairment Charges

$75K—

CPRTOperating Segments — Impairment Of Long Lived Assets To Be Disposed Of

$4.84M—

WYOperating Segments — Asset Impairment Charges

$6M+60.0%

NRGOperating Segments — Asset Impairment Charges

$74M+17.5%

Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$1.5B+4.3%

Gross profit$549.9M+4.2%

Operating income$152.7M-4.4%

Net income$64.3M+12.2%

EPS (diluted)$0.96+11.6%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$401.0M+31.3%

Total debt$5.0B-9.9%

Total equity$6.8B+6.0%

Total assets$13.8B-1.8%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$14.9M-85.4%

CapEx$17.4M+3.6%

Free cash flow-$2.5M-103%

Valuation

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Market cap$15.1B+65.1%

Enterprise value$19.67B+33.4%

P/E52.7×+13.5×

P/S2.5×+1.0×

Profitability

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Gross margin37.4%+0.7pp

Operating margin11.2%+0.1pp

Net margin4.8%+0.8pp

FCF margin13.4%+4.6pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity4.3%+0.6pp

Debt / equity0.7×-0.1×

Current ratio2.2×-0.1×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by Regal Rexnord in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:AssetImpairmentCharges.

The official record: Regal Rexnord’s 10-K, filed March 1, 2017, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

Questions, answered.

What does operating segments — asset impairment charges mean?: A loss recorded when the value of a segment's physical or intangible assets is reduced because they are no longer worth their original cost.
How do you interpret operating segments — asset impairment charges?: Frequent impairment charges suggest poor capital allocation decisions or a rapid decline in the segment's operational utility.
How does operating segments — asset impairment charges compare across companies?: Commonly monitored in industrial sectors to assess the health and relevance of the manufacturing asset base.