What does industrial — numberofbusinessessold mean?

The count of business units or companies sold by the Industrial segment during the year.

How do you interpret industrial — numberofbusinessessold?

A high number suggests active portfolio pruning or a strategic shift away from non-core activities.

How does industrial — numberofbusinessessold compare across companies?

Used by conglomerates to communicate portfolio restructuring to shareholders.

Stanley Black & Decker SWK Industrial — Numberofbusinessessold

Discontinued — last reported Q4 '17

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IRIndustrials — Number Of Businesses Acquired

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APGIndustrial Services — Number Of Subsidiaries Divestiture

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GPCIndustrial — Number Of Businesses Acquired

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IRIndustrial Technologies and Services — Number of acquisitions

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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 swk:Numberofbusinessessold.

The official record: Stanley Black & Decker’s 10-Q, filed October 26, 2018, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

Questions, answered.

What does industrial — numberofbusinessessold mean?: The count of business units or companies sold by the Industrial segment during the year.
How do you interpret industrial — numberofbusinessessold?: A high number suggests active portfolio pruning or a strategic shift away from non-core activities.
How does industrial — numberofbusinessessold compare across companies?: Used by conglomerates to communicate portfolio restructuring to shareholders.