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Musings on Markets: META Lesson 2: Accounting Inconsistencies and Consequences

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That skewing can affect valuation and pricing judgments about these firms, and correcting accounting inconsistencies is a key step towards leveling the playing field. I am not an accountant, and have no desire to be one, but I have used their output (accounting statements) as raw material in valuation and corporate finance.

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META Lesson 2: Accounting Inconsistencies and Consequences

Musings on Markets

In this post, I will revisit Facebook's most recent earnings report, and argue that while it contained disappointing news on growth and profitability, the bad news was exaggerated by systematic inconsistencies in how accountants categorize expenses, skewing earnings and invested capital down in firms that don't fit the accounting prototype.

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Entod Pharmaceuticals appoints Balasubramanian K Pillai as ​​its new CFO

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ENTOD Pharmaceuticals has appointed Balasubramanian K Pillai as its new CFO. Pillai, a Chartered Accountant with over 26 years of diverse experience, aims to enhance financial strategies and drive sustainable growth.

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Chinese Study highlights limitations on IAS 38, accounting for intangible assets

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Chinese Study highlights limitations on IAS 38, accounting for intangible assets A recent study from China highlighted the limitations of IAS 38 —the International Accounting Standard that governs intangible assets—and its impact on innovation, particularly in high-tech industries.

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Supplylogix Secures Pharmaceutical Inventory Management Patent

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The company targets the pharmaceutical industry, and its patent will enable industry players to transfer inventory of medications based on demand, the firm said. “We The pharmaceutical industry is active in the exploration of tech and FinTech to enhance supply chain and other business management processes.

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Stocks Drop as Jobs Report Increases Rate-Hike Jitters

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HIG ), and Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. COIN ) to allow users to deposit tax refunds into cryptocurrency accounts. Coinbase has started a direct deposit program that will allow TurboTax to send users’ state and federal tax refunds to Coinbase accounts, with the option to automatically convert dollars into cryptocurrency.

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5 Excel-heavy Pain Points still Dragging down finance teams in 2025

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When you’re making small-talk with someone who isn’t in finance or accounting about how work is going, and they answer with “busy,” do you ever question how hard it really is? They have a five person accounting team who spend an unwieldy amount of time dumping data from NetSuite into Excel. Though this promise seems a long way off.