What does other — goodwill acquired mean?

New goodwill added to the segment balance sheet due to acquisitions.

How do you interpret other — goodwill acquired?

An increase indicates active inorganic growth or expansion into new non-core markets.

How does other — goodwill acquired compare across companies?

Standard metric for companies pursuing M&A strategies.

Essential Utilities WTRG Other — Goodwill Acquired

Discontinued — last reported Q4 '15

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PFGCOther — Goodwill Acquired

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NWSAAll Other Segments — Goodwill Acquired

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CTSHAll Other Segments — Goodwill Acquired

$5.25M—

CFOther — Goodwill, Acquired During Period

$0—

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:GoodwillAcquiredDuringPeriod.

The official record: Essential Utilities’s 10-K, filed February 24, 2017, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

Questions, answered.

What does other — goodwill acquired mean?: New goodwill added to the segment balance sheet due to acquisitions.
How do you interpret other — goodwill acquired?: An increase indicates active inorganic growth or expansion into new non-core markets.
How does other — goodwill acquired compare across companies?: Standard metric for companies pursuing M&A strategies.