Finally, don't forget that 25 % of General Dynamics» sales come from overseas, which exposes a fair portion of its sales, earnings, and cash flow growth to the risks of a strong dollar (resulting in
foreign sales converting to less U.S. dollars).
Not exact matches
Retailers who accept payment in
foreign currencies from
foreign buyers understand currency risk: the prospect ending up with fewer dollars than anticipated if the
foreign currency depreciates against the dollar before the
sales proceeds are
converted to dollars.
In other words, to properly report a gain (loss) on a
foreign property, you would
convert the proceeds to Canadian dollars using the exchange rate on the date of
sale and compare that to the adjusted cost base (ACB) or tax cost of the property using the
foreign exchange rate on the date of purchase of the property.