What does operating segments — operating income mean?

The profit or loss earned by a specific business unit after accounting for its direct operating costs.

How do you interpret operating segments — operating income?

An increase indicates improved segment profitability or cost control, while a decrease suggests margin compression or operational challenges within that specific business area.

How does operating segments — operating income compare across companies?

Comparable to segment operating income reported by hardware and software technology peers, often benchmarked against segment operating margins.

Zebra Technologies ZBRA Operating Segments — Operating Income

Discontinued — last reported Q1 '18

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Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$1.5B+14.3%

Gross profit$742.0M+15.0%

Operating income$215.0M+10.3%

Net income$135.0M-0.7%

EPS (diluted)$2.72+3.8%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$114.0M-87.0%

Total debt$2.8B+20.7%

Total equity$3.5B-4.3%

Total assets$8.3B+5.5%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$176.0M-1.1%

CapEx$13.0M-35.0%

Free cash flow$163.0M+3.2%

Valuation

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Market cap$11.24B-28.8%

Enterprise value$13.98B-18.3%

P/E26.9×-1.9×

P/S2×-1.1×

Profitability

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Gross margin48.2%-0.6pp

Operating margin12.9%-2.3pp

Net margin7.5%-3.2pp

FCF margin15%-4.6pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity11.8%-4.4pp

Debt / equity0.8×+0.2×

Current ratio1×-0.5×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by Zebra Technologies in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:OperatingIncomeLoss.

The official record: Zebra Technologies’s 10-Q, filed May 8, 2018, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

Questions, answered.

What does operating segments — operating income mean?: The profit or loss earned by a specific business unit after accounting for its direct operating costs.
How do you interpret operating segments — operating income?: An increase indicates improved segment profitability or cost control, while a decrease suggests margin compression or operational challenges within that specific business area.
How does operating segments — operating income compare across companies?: Comparable to segment operating income reported by hardware and software technology peers, often benchmarked against segment operating margins.