Under the best of circumstances, this should alarm investors; however, with a company that consistently books non-cash
accounting profits, it is unforgivable.
ISLAMABAD -- A Senate panel on Thursday asked the National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) to collect all the relevant data from the Independent Power Producers (IPPs), compare with its own record and conduct an analysis of the year-wise details of their
accounting profits within 10 days and submit a report.
ISLAMABAD -- Senate Sub-Committee on Power Thursday sought year-wise
accounting profits report of Independent Power Plants (IPPs) from National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) in ten days.
Sub-Committee on Power in its meeting on Thursday has asked NEPRA to conduct analysis of the year wise details of the
accounting profits of Independent Power Plants (IPPs) in ten days' time and obtain the required information from the IPPs.
Skeptics might discount the apparent profitability of Amazon's North America segment because
accounting profits depend on a litany of management estimates.
In addition to making conspicuous the pseudo profitability characteristics of
accounting profits, EVA proves to be a lead indicator of the future prospects of the firms; the significant increase in proportion of firms eroding shareholders value despite no decline in proportion of profitable firms offers clear indication of imminent financial crisis.
EVA,
accounting profits, and CEO turnover: Empirical examination, 1985-1994, Journal of Applied Corporate Finance, 10(2), 90-97.
"It is easy to generate
accounting profits. If you are short-sighted, you can grow faster to generate higher
accounting profits, but that's not a long-term strategy."
Accounting profits of e1/495 mln were recorded on the transaction c.
Research shows that
accounting profits provide little information about value creation--several empirical studies have revealed low correlations between
accounting profits and value changes in an annual measurement window.
These include application of
accounting profits and Ricardian rents to antitrust enforcement, resource distribution in a double lawsuit, the economics of contract interpretation, foreign exchange regulations and pharmaceutical sector research and development in India, the use of transaction cost economics for choosing between environmental regulatory instruments, and economic analysis of allegations in cigarette litigations and the impact of Federal Trade Commission regulation.
Ball and Brown's research findings indicate correlation between
accounting profits and stock market reaction (stock prices).
