How do you interpret industrial — business combination integration related costs?

Higher costs may signal aggressive acquisition activity or integration challenges, while lower costs suggest successful completion of integration phases or a pause in M&A activity.

How does industrial — business combination integration related costs compare across companies?

Frequently reported by companies pursuing inorganic growth strategies through frequent acquisitions.

Stanley Black & Decker SWK Industrial — Business Combination Integration Related Costs

Discontinued — last reported Q4 '13

Similar metrics at other companies

MKCIndustrial — Business Combination Integration Related Costs

$2.7M—

IES

IESCCommercial Industrial Member Domain — Business Combination Integration Related Costs

-$25K—

DOWIndustrial Intermediates & Infrastructure — Business Combination, Integration Related Costs

$0—

MKCIndustrial — Business Combination Acquisition Related Costs

$8.2M—

DDIndustrial Intermediates And Infrastructure — Business Combination Integration And Separation Related Costs Including Adjustments

$0—

DDIndustrial Intermediates And Infrastructure — Business Combination Integration And Separation Related Costs

$0—

Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$3.8B+2.7%

Gross profit$1.2B+3.3%

Net income$59.6M-34.1%

EPS (diluted)$0.39-35.0%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$344.4M-1.2%

Total debt$6.9B+8.6%

Total equity$9.0B+1.5%

Total assets$21.6B-4.0%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow-$388.8M+7.4%

CapEx$58.5M-10.0%

Free cash flow-$447.3M+7.8%

Valuation

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Market cap$13.49B+27.0%

Enterprise value$20.05B+20.1%

P/E36.3×+7.3×

P/S0.9×+0.2×

Profitability

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Gross margin30.4%+0.7pp

Net margin2.4%0.0pp

FCF margin4.8%-0.3pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity4.2%0.0pp

Debt / equity0.8×+0.1×

Current ratio1.1×0.0×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by Stanley Black & Decker in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:BusinessCombinationIntegrationRelatedCosts.

The official record: Stanley Black & Decker’s 10-K, filed February 19, 2016, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

Questions, answered.

What does industrial — business combination integration related costs mean?: The costs associated with merging and integrating newly acquired companies into the existing business structure.
How do you interpret industrial — business combination integration related costs?: Higher costs may signal aggressive acquisition activity or integration challenges, while lower costs suggest successful completion of integration phases or a pause in M&A activity.
How does industrial — business combination integration related costs compare across companies?: Frequently reported by companies pursuing inorganic growth strategies through frequent acquisitions.