How do you interpret north america — payments to acquire businesses gross?

Higher values indicate an aggressive inorganic growth strategy, while lower values suggest a focus on organic growth or capital preservation.

How does north america — payments to acquire businesses gross compare across companies?

Standard cash flow metric for M&A activity across all industries.

Simpson Manufacturing SSD North America — Payments To Acquire Businesses Gross

Discontinued — last reported Q1 '17

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SJMOperating Segments — Payments To Acquire Businesses Net Of Cash Acquired

-$1.98M-101%

Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$588.0M+9.1%

Gross profit$265.9M+6.1%

Operating income$114.5M+6.5%

Net income$88.2M+13.3%

EPS (diluted)$2.13+15.1%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$341.0M+127%

Total debt$426.0M-16.2%

Total equity$2.1B+10.6%

Total assets$3.0B+7.8%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$35.5M+370%

CapEx$17.6M-64.9%

Free cash flow$17.9M+142%

Valuation

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Market cap$8.23B+7.2%

Enterprise value$8.32B+2.9%

P/E23.2×-0.5×

P/S3.5×0.0×

Profitability

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Gross margin45.5%-0.5pp

Operating margin19.6%+0.4pp

Net margin14.9%+0.4pp

FCF margin15%+8.5pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity18.1%0.0pp

Debt / equity0.2×-0.1×

Current ratio3.4×+0.2×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by Simpson Manufacturing in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesGross.

The official record: Simpson Manufacturing’s 10-K, filed February 25, 2020, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

Questions, answered.

What does north america — payments to acquire businesses gross mean?: The total cash spent to purchase other companies or business assets.
How do you interpret north america — payments to acquire businesses gross?: Higher values indicate an aggressive inorganic growth strategy, while lower values suggest a focus on organic growth or capital preservation.
How does north america — payments to acquire businesses gross compare across companies?: Standard cash flow metric for M&A activity across all industries.