CFA Institute

DECEMBER 29, 2020

The explanatory power of the financial information reported to investors for market valuation has plummeted in recent decades.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 10, 2016

When all the shares were accounted for, Lending Club’s original IPO managed to pull in more than $1 billion — slightly beating expectations and making it the seventeenth-largest U.S. to disclose more about its lending operations and has questioned the company’s use of tailored “non-GAAP” financial measures. IPO of the year.

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Spreadym

OCTOBER 27, 2023

Before: EBITDA looks at a company's financial performance before accounting for interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization, as these factors can vary significantly between different companies and industries. Valuation: EBITDA is commonly used in business valuation, particularly for mergers and acquisitions.

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CFO News Room

JANUARY 18, 2023

Even though we live in an age where user platforms and hyper revenue growth can drive company valuations, that adage remains true. Accounting Profit Measures. To understand the different measures of accounting profit, let us look at how each measure of profit is computed in an income statement.

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E78 Partners

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

These challenges include resource limitations, complexity of accounting standards, volume of transactions, weak internal controls, stakeholder expectations, and much more. Furthermore, in an era of intricate financial landscapes, preparing for compliance with complex accounting standards becomes non-negotiable.

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Cube Software

MAY 11, 2023

Pro forma financial statements and GAAP It's important to note that, since pro forma statements are based on hypothetical or projected data, they are not compliant with generally accepted accounting principles—GAAP statements must be based on actual financial results. Pro forma statements are also used to secure financing.

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Musings on Markets

FEBRUARY 27, 2022

Even though we live in an age where user platforms and hyper revenue growth can drive company valuations, that adage remains true. Accounting Profit Measures To understand the different measures of accounting profit, let us look at how each measure of profit is computed in an income statement.

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Planful

SEPTEMBER 6, 2021

Valuations are a classic example of hole-filled financial reporting. History is riddled with companies that went public based on inflated valuations and false narratives. WeWork expected to offer shares to the public at a $47 billion valuation. Include critical accounting policies in the notes with the relevant items.

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Michigan CFO

MARCH 21, 2023

In accounting, indefinite lifespan refers to an asset where its rate of capital depreciation isn’t known or cannot be easily calculated. Using the goodwill valuation calculation above, we can easily see that the goodwill asset value of the T-Mobile/Sprint merger was $3.07 billion with liabilities of $45.56

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CFO Talks

OCTOBER 1, 2024

This Interview conducted by Leana van der Merwe CBA(SA), CA(SA), a Technical Specialist at the Chartered Institute for Business Accountants (CIBA) and editor of CFO Club, with Dr. Daan Steenkamp, the CEO of Codera Analytics. Differences in accounting treatment for intangible assets in South Africa versus other countries.

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The Finance Weekly

APRIL 6, 2024

This accounting principle offers an insightful perspective into a business's worth , underlining the importance of financial reporting in today's market dynamics. The concept of NBV stands out as a fundamental metric for both accountants and business professionals. What Is Net Book Value?

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Musings on Markets

JANUARY 9, 2021

To illustrate, consider a practice in valuation, where analysts are trained to add a small cap premium to discount rates for smaller companies, on the intuition that they are riskier than larger companies. It is very likely that these rules of thumb were developed from data and observation, but at a different point in time.

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