What does consolidation — proceeds from dividends received mean?

Internal dividend payments removed during consolidation to reflect only external cash inflows.

How do you interpret consolidation — proceeds from dividends received?

Changes reflect shifts in the internal cash management and dividend distribution policies between subsidiaries.

How does consolidation — proceeds from dividends received compare across companies?

Standard for any company with multiple subsidiaries; peers report these as consolidation adjustments.

Wesco International WCC Consolidation — Proceeds From Dividends Received

Discontinued — last reported Q1 '18

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WLKConsolidation Eliminations — Payments Of Dividends Common Stock

$0—

TOLConsolidation Eliminations — Proceeds From Dividends Received

-$5M—

CLHConsolidation Eliminations — Dividends Proceeds From Payments For

$4.65M—

OCConsolidation Eliminations — Payments Of Dividends

$0—

OSKConsolidation Eliminations — Payments Of Dividends

$0—

OCConsolidation Eliminations — Paymentsof Intercompany Dividends

$0+100%

Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$6.1B+13.8%

Gross profit$1.3B+14.8%

Operating income$293.5M+21.8%

Net income$153.8M+29.9%

EPS (diluted)$3.11+48.1%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$696.6M+2.2%

Total debt$6.6B+12.1%

Total equity$5.1B+1.3%

Total assets$17.0B+9.3%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$221.4M+691%

CapEx$23.4M+14.7%

Free cash flow$198.0M+2,505%

Valuation

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Market cap$17.79B+75.7%

Enterprise value$23.69B+50.4%

P/E26.3×+12.3×

P/S0.7×+0.3×

Profitability

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Gross margin21.2%-0.4pp

Operating margin5.3%-0.2pp

Net margin2.8%-0.5pp

FCF margin0.9%—

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity13.3%-1.0pp

Debt / equity1.3×+0.1×

Current ratio2.1×0.0×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by Wesco International in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:ProceedsFromDividendsReceived.

The official record: Wesco International’s 10-Q, filed May 4, 2018, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

Questions, answered.

What does consolidation — proceeds from dividends received mean?: Internal dividend payments removed during consolidation to reflect only external cash inflows.
How do you interpret consolidation — proceeds from dividends received?: Changes reflect shifts in the internal cash management and dividend distribution policies between subsidiaries.
How does consolidation — proceeds from dividends received compare across companies?: Standard for any company with multiple subsidiaries; peers report these as consolidation adjustments.