What does gain on asset retirement obligation settlement mean?

This metric represents the non-cash gain recognized when the actual costs incurred to settle an asset retirement obligation are lower than the previously estimated liability. It reflects the financial impact of retiring long-lived assets at a lower expense than anticipated. Investors monitor this to identify one-time accounting adjustments that do not represent core operational cash flow.

Spok Holdings SPOK Gain on asset retirement obligation settlement

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Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$33.2M-8.5%

Gross profit$25.5M-12.1%

Operating income$2.4M-59.4%

Net income$2.0M-61.8%

EPS (diluted)$0.09-64.0%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$17.1M-14.1%

Total debt$6.2M-24.1%

Total equity$141.0M-7.1%

Total assets$193.9M-5.2%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$2.4M+8.4%

CapEx$604.0K-18.9%

Free cash flow$1.8M+21.9%

Valuation

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Market cap$213.88M-38.6%

Enterprise value$203.01M-39.6%

P/E16.9×-3.6×

P/S1.6×-0.9×

Profitability

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Gross margin77.8%-1.4pp

Operating margin11.8%-2.6pp

Net margin9.3%-2.2pp

FCF margin18.7%-0.1pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity8.7%-1.6pp

Debt / equity0×0.0×

Current ratio1.1×-0.1×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by Spok Holdings in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept spok:AssetRetirementObligationGainOnSettlement.

The official record: Spok Holdings’s 10-K, filed February 26, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Spok Holdings's gain on asset retirement obligation settlement?: Spok Holdings (SPOK) reported gain on asset retirement obligation settlement of $123K in Q4 2025.
What does gain on asset retirement obligation settlement mean?: This metric represents the non-cash gain recognized when the actual costs incurred to settle an asset retirement obligation are lower than the previously estimated liability. It reflects the financial impact of retiring long-lived assets at a lower expense than anticipated. Investors monitor this to identify one-time accounting adjustments that do not represent core operational cash flow.