Sentences with phrase «hidden asset write»

These companies are hardly the only ones whose earnings are affected by hidden asset write - downs.

Removing hidden asset write - downs from operating expenses does not reward companies for bad investments, it just records the negative impact in a more accurate way.

FX Energy, Inc. (FXEN) is a good example of the impact of hidden asset write - downs in operating expenses.

Not exact matches

Weighing the effect of asset write - downs hidden in operating expenses can be difficult for investors.

Figure 1 shows our 2012 rankings for the five companies with the largest asset write - downs hidden in operating expenses and the five with the largest write - downs as a percent of revenues.

For broader market analysis on accounting rule manipulations, see my exhaustive reports on corporate disclosure transgressions, off balance - sheet debt, assets write - offs and hidden income and expenses.

Like the articles he wrote in the mid-90s about the Tories slashing interest rates before elections during the 1980s, he is once again showing the kind of analytic foresight and forthright judgement that has made him something of a hidden asset to the party and country.

There are many things to look for when evaluating a stock — and one of the most important is hidden assets For a long time we've written about the «heads - you - win, tails - you - break - even» phenomena.

After all, we could wake up any day to a fresh wave of revulsion, risk - off, European sovereign debt crisis, bank asset write - downs, call it what you will... German residential property's still a great place to hide.