Principal Financial PFG
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Principal Financial (PFG) Asset Writedowns and Impairment (2009 - 2019)

Updated

Principal Financial (PFG) recorded Asset Writedowns and Impairment of $9 million in Q2 2018, down 36.6% from $14.2 million a year earlier and down 9.1% from the prior quarter.

Analysis

Principal Financial (PFG) Asset Writedowns and Impairment (2009 - 2019) Analysis & Trends

On a TTM basis, Principal Financial's Asset Writedowns and Impairment came in at $57.7 million as of Jun 30, 2018, down 30.7% year-over-year; for FY2017, it came in at $81.8 million, down 16.9% from FY2016.

  • Annual Asset Writedowns and Impairment has a five-year compound annual growth rate of -7.2% (FY2012 to FY2017).
  • Across earlier years, Asset Writedowns and Impairment came in at $98.4 million in FY2016 (+225.8%), $30.2 million in FY2015 (-61.3%), $78 million in FY2014 (-32.8%) and $116 million in FY2013 (-2.2%).
  • The Q2 2018 figure is the lowest quarterly Asset Writedowns and Impairment since Q3 2015.
  • On a year-over-year basis, Asset Writedowns and Impairment has declined for three consecutive quarters, with growth averaging 23.8% over the last eight quarters.
  • Peak year-over-year performance for Asset Writedowns and Impairment in the last five years was growth of 541.3% in Q1 2016, against a decline of 73.8% in Q2 2015 at the low end.
  • Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at $9.9 million (Q1 2018), $22.2 million (Q4 2017) and $16.6 million (Q3 2017).
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr)
1 BlackRock 173.27 Bn 119.63 Bn -
2 Spdr Gold Trust 129.05 Bn -428.96 Bn -
3 Blackstone 88.78 Bn 83.71 Bn -
4 Brookfield 85.33 Bn -97.75 Bn -
5 Kkr 82.00 Bn 48.48 Bn -
6 Brookfield Asset Management 75.12 Bn 71.37 Bn -
7 Apollo Global Management 64.96 Bn 2.65 Bn 10.56 Bn
8 Wheaton Precious Metals 54.88 Bn 50.30 Bn 687.86 Mn
9 Franco Nevada 44.09 Bn 41.46 Bn 451.00 Mn
10 Principal Financial 23.30 Bn 176.07 Mn 1.91 Bn
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Dec 31, 2019 8.30 Mn
Sep 30, 2019 11.10 Mn
Jun 30, 2019 17.30 Mn
Mar 31, 2019 6.80 Mn
Dec 31, 2018 6.60 Mn
Sep 30, 2018 3.60 Mn
Jun 30, 2018 9.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2018 9.90 Mn
Dec 31, 2017 22.20 Mn
Sep 30, 2017 16.60 Mn
Jun 30, 2017 14.20 Mn
Mar 31, 2017 28.80 Mn
Dec 31, 2016 29.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2016 11.30 Mn
Jun 30, 2016 10.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2016 48.10 Mn
Dec 31, 2015 9.10 Mn
Sep 30, 2015 7.60 Mn
Jun 30, 2015 6.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2015 7.50 Mn
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