The Usefulness of Accounting Estimates for Predicting Cash Flows and Earnings Baruch Lev* New York University Siyi Li University of Illinois Theodore Sougiannis University of Illinois and ALBA January‚ 2009 * Contact information: Baruch Lev (blev@stern.nyu.edu)‚ Stern School of Business‚ New York University‚ New York‚ NY 10012. The authors are indebted to the editor and reviewers of the Review of Accounting Studies for suggestions and guidance‚ and to Louis Chan‚ Ilia Dichev‚ John Hand
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Fiat Chrysler Q2 Earnings Group Performance: FCA has reported a positive overall financial performance for the second quarter of 2015. It earned a net profit of € 333 million that is up 69 % from Q2 2014 net profit of € 197 million. Net revenue for the group increased by 25 % from € 23.3 billion to € 29.2 billion while there was a slight reduction in net industrial debt which now stands at € 8.0 billion. The outstanding improvement in net profit and EBIT was led by a strong improvement in NAFTA
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Today‚ earnings management methods‚ such as income smoothing‚ are becoming more and more ubiquitous ways of improving earnings quality and attractiveness to investors. Because investors pay such close attention to income levels and firm stability‚ such methods are coming under heavy scrutiny‚ and are receiving more attention in the way of research and studies. The scrutiny is an attempt to explain the effects‚ and whether or not‚ in the long-run‚ these methods of earnings management are‚ in fact
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Using Earnings-at-Risk to Assess the Risk of Indonesian Banks Elisa R. Muresan‚ Ph.D. 1 Nevi Danila‚ Ph.D. 2 JEL Classifications: F37‚ G20 Authors’ Keywords: Capital Adequacy Ratio (CAR) Earnings-at-Risk (EaR)‚ Bank Risk‚ Indonesian Banks Questions and feedback may be directed to both authors. 1 Elisa R. Muresan is an Assistant Professor of Finance at The School of Business‚ Public Administration‚ and Information Sciences‚ Long Island University‚ 1 University Plaza‚ Brooklyn‚ NY 11201
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College- Is it worth it? In society today a college education isn’t an option‚ but rather a necessity. When thinking about college people usually think more about what they have to do to get through it when they should be thinking about what they want out of it and what they will gain from it. People often say that college isn’t worth the time and money‚ but getting a degree and brining the skills you gained to the real world will be very beneficial to you. Some people go to college for the
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Retained earnings is the profit generated by a company that are not distributed to stockholders (shareholders) as dividends but are either reinvested in the business or kept as a reserve for specific objectives (such as to pay off a debt or purchase a capital asset). A balance sheet figure shown under the heading retained earnings is the sum of all profits retained since the company’s inception. Retained earnings are reduced by losses‚ and are also called accumulated earnings‚ accumulated profit
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1: Divesting the dry dock Pros • Savings on expenses amounting to $5‚674‚000 Cons: • Unavoidable maintenance cost of $2 million for each ship • Damage relationship with government‚ employees and city • Lost contribution to the overall profitability of the company. • Negative cash inflow of $1‚172‚000.00(Appendix 2) • Not supported by manager of dry docks. Alternative 2: Targeting a more profitable market segment Pros: • Offers unique services and special amenities • Good skilled hospitality
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Chapter 19 Share-Based Compensation and Earnings per Share True / False Questions 1. GAAP requires using intrinsic value accounting for employee stock options. True False 2. If previous experience indicates that a material number of stock options will be forfeited before they vest‚ the fair value estimate of the options on the grant date should be adjusted to reflect that expectation. True False 3. Compensation expense must be adjusted during the service period to reflect changes
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SMOOTHING TECHNIQUES Several techniques are available to forecast time-series data that are stationary or that include no significant trend‚ cyclical‚ or seasonal effects. These techniques are often referred to as smoothing techniques because they produce forecasts based on “smoothing out” the irregular fluctuation effects in the time-series data. Three general categories of smoothing techniques are presented here: • Naive forecasting models are simple models in which it is assumed that the
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"Brands are machines for delivering quality earnings at high margins" Tim Broadbent. ’Advertising Works 2000’. Although brands do not solely refer to businesses and their products or services (e.g. charities‚ countries‚ celebrities)‚ this essay will discuss their relevance to profits with regards to business operations unless specified. Where most companies must at some point make a decision (consciously or unconsciously) whether to brand their company or not‚ that question is often rhetorical.
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