What does proprietary products — interest expense mean?

The interest costs associated with debt allocated to this business segment.

How do you interpret proprietary products — interest expense?

Increasing interest expense relative to segment profit may indicate rising leverage or higher borrowing costs.

How does proprietary products — interest expense compare across companies?

Often reported as 'Allocated Interest Expense' in segment reporting for companies with centralized treasury functions.

West Pharmaceutical Services WST Proprietary Products — Interest Expense

Discontinued — last reported Q4 '19

Similar metrics at other companies

LLYReportable Segment — Interest Expense

$332M+36.1%

STWDProperty Segment — Interest Expense

$27.95M+211%

STWDOperating Segments — Interest Expense

$70.2M+56.0%

ELVReportable Segments — Interest Expense

$357M+3.8%

DKSReportable Segment — Interest Expense

$16.12M+19.2%

RBAReportable Segment — Interest Expense

$44M-11.8%

Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$844.9M+21.1%

Gross profit$296.4M+27.8%

Operating income$177.1M+65.5%

Net income$138.8M+54.6%

EPS (diluted)$1.92+56.1%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$521.4M+29.0%

Total debt$321.0M+4.4%

Total equity$3.0B+11.5%

Total assets$4.1B+13.6%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$89.9M-30.5%

CapEx$42.7M-40.1%

Free cash flow$47.2M-18.8%

Valuation

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Market cap$22.86B+11.6%

Enterprise value$22.66B+11.1%

P/E42.1×-1.7×

P/S7.1×0.0×

Profitability

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Gross margin36.3%+1.7pp

Operating margin20.3%+1.2pp

Net margin16.8%+0.7pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity19.1%+1.7pp

Debt / equity0.1×0.0×

Current ratio2.7×-0.1×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by West Pharmaceutical Services in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:InterestExpense.

The official record: West Pharmaceutical Services’s 10-K, filed February 24, 2020, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

Questions, answered.

What does proprietary products — interest expense mean?: The interest costs associated with debt allocated to this business segment.
How do you interpret proprietary products — interest expense?: Increasing interest expense relative to segment profit may indicate rising leverage or higher borrowing costs.
How does proprietary products — interest expense compare across companies?: Often reported as 'Allocated Interest Expense' in segment reporting for companies with centralized treasury functions.