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Viasat VSAT Operating Segments — Loss Contingency Estimate Of Possible Loss

Discontinued — last reported Q4 '17

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LENOperating Segments — Loss Contingency Loss In Period

$140M—

ACMNY — Loss Contingency Estimate Of Possible Loss

$146M0.0%

ADBEReportable Segment — Loss contingency

$30M—

CGOperating Segments — Noncash Reserve For Litigation And Contingencies

-$6.25M—

ALBOperating Segments — Legalaccrual

$0—

ALBReportable Segments Total — Loss Contingency, Loss in Period

$0—

Other financials

Income statement

Revenue$1.2B+2.1%

Operating income-+100%

Net income$66.0M+127%

EPS (diluted)$0.18+115%

Balance sheet

Cash & equivalents$1.7B+8.4%

Total debt$687.7M-39.8%

Total equity$4.7B+2.3%

Total assets$15.2B-1.4%

Cash flow

Operating cash flow$322.3M+8.0%

CapEx$34.9M—

Free cash flow$355.3M—

Valuation

Market cap$8.76B+362%

Enterprise value$7.7B+490%

P/S1.9×+1.5×

Profitability

Gross margin65.3%—

Operating margin2.3%+1.6pp

Net margin-0.6%-0.3pp

FCF margin33.3%—

Returns & leverage

Return on equity-0.6%-0.3pp

Debt / equity0.1×-0.1×

Current ratio2.4×+0.7×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by Viasat in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:LossContingencyEstimateOfPossibleLoss.

The official record: Viasat’s 10-Q, filed February 9, 2018, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

Questions, answered.

What does operating segments — loss contingency estimate of possible loss mean?: The estimated potential cost of legal or regulatory issues for a specific business unit.
How do you interpret operating segments — loss contingency estimate of possible loss?: An increase indicates rising legal risk or exposure, which may negatively impact future cash flows.
How does operating segments — loss contingency estimate of possible loss compare across companies?: Reported in legal contingency disclosures; high variability across industries based on litigation environment.