How do you interpret international — goodwill translation adjustments?

A positive value indicates a favorable currency translation effect, while a negative value indicates a loss due to currency devaluation against the reporting currency.

How does international — goodwill translation adjustments compare across companies?

Standard line item for multinational companies under 'Foreign Currency Translation Adjustment' within equity or segment notes.

TransUnion TRU International — Goodwill Translation Adjustments

Discontinued — last reported Q4 '15

Similar metrics at other companies

TInternational — Goodwill Translation Adjustments

-$159.5M—

BBYInternational — Goodwill Translation Adjustments

$0—

IRMInternational Business — Goodwill Translation Adjustments

-$11.14M-42.3%

HASInternational — Goodwill Translation Adjustments

-$185.75K+15.9%

TInternational — Goodwill Foreign Currency Translation Gain Loss

-$7.5M-118%

TPX

TPXInternational — Goodwill Translation Adjustmentsand Other

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Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$1.2B+13.7%

Operating income$244.8M-3.8%

Net income$397.1M+168%

EPS (diluted)$2.04+172%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$732.5M+20.1%

Total debt$5.6B+9.2%

Total equity$4.8B+8.4%

Total assets$12.0B+10.0%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$84.2M+60.4%

CapEx$65.2M-4.7%

Free cash flow$19.0M+219%

Valuation

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Market cap$12.45B-17.6%

Enterprise value$17.35B-12.0%

P/E17.7×-23.5×

P/S2.6×-0.9×

Profitability

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Gross margin59.8%—

Operating margin17.9%0.0pp

Net margin14.9%+6.3pp

FCF margin14.7%+2.8pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity15.4%+6.7pp

Debt / equity1.2×0.0×

Current ratio1.9×-0.1×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by TransUnion in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:GoodwillTranslationAdjustments.

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

Questions, answered.

What does international — goodwill translation adjustments mean?: The change in the value of international goodwill caused by shifts in foreign currency exchange rates.
How do you interpret international — goodwill translation adjustments?: A positive value indicates a favorable currency translation effect, while a negative value indicates a loss due to currency devaluation against the reporting currency.
How does international — goodwill translation adjustments compare across companies?: Standard line item for multinational companies under 'Foreign Currency Translation Adjustment' within equity or segment notes.