What does water management — goodwill changes mean?

This captures changes in the goodwill balance for the Water Management segment resulting from factors other than standard impairment, such as purchase price adjustments or divestitures. It reflects the evolving valuation of the segment's intangible premium paid during acquisitions. This metric is essential for understanding the stability and accuracy of the segment's acquisition accounting.

Zurn Elkay Water Solutions ZWS Water Management — Goodwill Changes

Discontinued — last reported Q4 '16

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Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$433.0M+11.4%

Gross profit$205.8M+13.7%

Operating income$82.1M+29.5%

Net income$58.9M+35.1%

EPS (diluted)$0.35+34.6%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$273.5M+89.0%

Total debt$552.2M-0.8%

Total equity$1.6B+3.8%

Total assets$2.7B+2.9%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$46.1M+7.5%

CapEx$2.3M-69.7%

Free cash flow$22.3M-76.1%

Valuation

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Market cap$8.34B+35.0%

Enterprise value$8.62B+30.3%

P/E39.1×+2.6×

P/S4.8×+0.9×

Profitability

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Gross margin45.4%0.0pp

Operating margin17.1%+1.0pp

Net margin12.3%+1.5pp

FCF margin6.8%—

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity13.5%+2.8pp

Debt / equity0.3×0.0×

Current ratio3.2×+0.4×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by Zurn Elkay Water Solutions in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:GoodwillOtherIncreaseDecrease.

The official record: Zurn Elkay Water Solutions’s 10-K, filed May 19, 2016, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

Questions, answered.

What does water management — goodwill changes mean?: This captures changes in the goodwill balance for the Water Management segment resulting from factors other than standard impairment, such as purchase price adjustments or divestitures. It reflects the evolving valuation of the segment's intangible premium paid during acquisitions. This metric is essential for understanding the stability and accuracy of the segment's acquisition accounting.