What does operating segments — goodwill changes mean?

Net changes to goodwill balances excluding new acquisitions, such as impairments or accounting adjustments.

How do you interpret operating segments — goodwill changes?

A decrease often signals impairment charges, which may indicate that the expected future cash flows from acquired assets have declined.

How does operating segments — goodwill changes compare across companies?

Standard line item for companies with significant intangible assets on their balance sheet, reflecting ongoing asset valuation health.

Essential Utilities WTRG Operating Segments — Goodwill Changes

Discontinued — last reported Q1 '16

Similar metrics at other companies

NPOOperating Segments — Goodwill Changes

$31.38M—

XPO

XPOOperating Segments — Goodwill Changes

$1.6M+264%

ALBOperating Segments — Goodwill Changes

-$3.61M—

ZWSOperating Segments — Goodwill Changes

$0—

HBANOperating Segments — Goodwill Changes

$0—

RJFOperating Segments — Goodwill

$69M-83.1%

Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$861.8M+10.0%

Operating income$310.6M-8.3%

Net income$224.4M-20.9%

EPS (diluted)$0.79-23.3%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$75.9M+265%

Total debt$8.4B+9.3%

Total equity$6.9B+6.7%

Total assets$19.8B+7.9%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$265.4M-11.4%

CapEx$137.7M+25.3%

Free cash flow$127.7M-32.6%

Valuation

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Market cap$10.41B+4.7%

Enterprise value$18.74B+6.3%

P/E18.7×+2.5×

P/S4.1×-0.3×

Profitability

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Operating margin35%-3.4pp

Net margin21.8%-5.3pp

FCF margin31.5%+1.6pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity8.3%-1.4pp

Debt / equity1.2×0.0×

Current ratio1×+0.3×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by Essential Utilities in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:GoodwillOtherIncreaseDecrease.

The official record: Essential Utilities’s 10-Q, filed May 6, 2016, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

Questions, answered.

What does operating segments — goodwill changes mean?: Net changes to goodwill balances excluding new acquisitions, such as impairments or accounting adjustments.
How do you interpret operating segments — goodwill changes?: A decrease often signals impairment charges, which may indicate that the expected future cash flows from acquired assets have declined.
How does operating segments — goodwill changes compare across companies?: Standard line item for companies with significant intangible assets on their balance sheet, reflecting ongoing asset valuation health.