What does US — litigation settlement expense mean?

The financial cost of settling legal claims or lawsuits related to US business activities.

How do you interpret US — litigation settlement expense?

Higher expenses indicate increased legal risk or unfavorable outcomes in disputes, which negatively impacts profitability.

How does US — litigation settlement expense compare across companies?

Comparable to 'legal contingencies' or 'litigation charges' reported by industrial peers.

Advanced Drainage Systems WMS US — Litigation Settlement Expense

Discontinued — last reported Q4 '17

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JOperating Segments — Litigation Settlement Expense

$15M—

BLDInstallation — Litigation Settlement Amount Expense

$30M—

SPXCSOUTH AFRICA — Litigation settlement interest

$75.8M—

ZTSMaterial Reconciling Items — Litigation Settlement Expense

$1.25M-64.3%

MUSAReportable Legal Entities — Gain Loss Related To Litigation Settlement

$3.4M—

ZBHMaterial Reconciling Items — Litigation Settlement Expense

$4.2M—

Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$676.8M+9.9%

Gross profit$237.7M+5.0%

Operating income$53.3M-54.4%

Net income$32.9M-57.4%

EPS (diluted)$0.42-57.6%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$223.0M-52.5%

Total debt$1.8B+23.6%

Total equity$1.9B+21.8%

Total assets$4.5B+22.1%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$39.9M-3.2%

CapEx$53.0M+14.0%

Free cash flow-—

Valuation

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Market cap$11.27B+26.7%

Enterprise value$12.89B+30.2%

P/E26.4×+6.7×

P/S3.7×+0.6×

Profitability

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Gross margin38.3%+0.6pp

Operating margin20.3%-2.3pp

Net margin14%-1.5pp

FCF margin19.1%+6.2pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity25.2%-8.4pp

Debt / equity1×0.0×

Current ratio2.4×-0.9×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by Advanced Drainage Systems in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:LitigationSettlementExpense.

The official record: Advanced Drainage Systems’s 10-K, filed May 30, 2019, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

Questions, answered.

What does US — litigation settlement expense mean?: The financial cost of settling legal claims or lawsuits related to US business activities.
How do you interpret US — litigation settlement expense?: Higher expenses indicate increased legal risk or unfavorable outcomes in disputes, which negatively impacts profitability.
How does US — litigation settlement expense compare across companies?: Comparable to 'legal contingencies' or 'litigation charges' reported by industrial peers.