How do you interpret community banking — goodwill period increase decrease?

An increase typically signals recent acquisition activity, while a decrease may indicate impairment charges or asset write-downs.

How does community banking — goodwill period increase decrease compare across companies?

Commonly reported by regional banks as 'Change in Goodwill' or 'Goodwill Additions' in segment disclosures.

Wintrust Financial WTFC Community Banking — Goodwill Period Increase Decrease

Discontinued — last reported Q4 '19

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Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$713.2M+10.9%

Net income$227.4M+20.3%

EPS (diluted)$3.22+19.7%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$543.7M-11.8%

Total debt$3.4B+845%

Total equity$7.4B+11.8%

Total assets$72.2B+9.5%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$927.2M+674%

CapEx$12.5M-36.2%

Free cash flow$215.1M-54.4%

Valuation

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Market cap$10.39B+24.6%

P/E12.1×+0.1×

P/S3.8×+1.1×

Profitability

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Net margin26.6%-2.0pp

FCF margin23.1%-19.1pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity12.3%+0.8pp

Debt / equity0.5×+0.4×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by Wintrust Financial in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:GoodwillPeriodIncreaseDecrease.

The official record: Wintrust Financial’s 10-K, filed February 28, 2020, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

Questions, answered.

What does community banking — goodwill period increase decrease mean?: The net change in the value of goodwill recorded for the community banking segment during the period.
How do you interpret community banking — goodwill period increase decrease?: An increase typically signals recent acquisition activity, while a decrease may indicate impairment charges or asset write-downs.
How does community banking — goodwill period increase decrease compare across companies?: Commonly reported by regional banks as 'Change in Goodwill' or 'Goodwill Additions' in segment disclosures.