Adjusted Net Income is
defined as net income excluding (i) franchise agreement amortization, which is a non-cash expense arising as a result of acquisition accounting that may hinder the comparability of our operating results to our industry peers, (ii) amortization of deferred
financing costs and
debt issuance discount, a non-cash component of interest expense, and (gains) losses on early extinguishment of
debt, which are non-cash charges that vary by the timing, terms and size of
debt financing transactions, (iii)(income) loss from equity method investments, net of cash distributions received from equity method investments, (iv) other operating expenses (income), net, and (v) other specifically identified costs associated with non-recurring projects.
Naturally, the world of
finance isn't all that keen on ineffable terms like something or a feeling, so here, bonds are rather more precisely
defined as a
debt security, or simply an IOU.