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Last year, Forbes described dubious accounting activities concerning valuation of deworming medicine like mebendazole and albendazole at international aid charities like Crista Ministries, Islamic Relief, World Vision and Operating Blessing.
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While the bottom lines are being cushioned with loan loss reserves releases and accounting maneuvers like debt valuation adjustments the revenue number tells a more honest story.
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Both companies are similarly valued if you look at market capitalization plus debt as a ratio of earnings before accounting charges, a common valuation tool for telecom firms.
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On a final note, Jeron points out that the difference between economic and accounting ownership plays a big role in valuation as well.
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But an internal market governs the privately held company, and the accounting firm KPMG has calculated a rising valuation for KI in each of the last 23 years.
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Differences in accounting standards often explain away some differences in valuation between U.S. and foreign stocks.
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There are standards for this sort of thing, like financial accounting standard 157 that requires a three-step valuation process.
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Howard Winklevoss father of Cameron and Tyler, former accounting professor at Wharton School of Business and an expert in valuation also participated.
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The SEC claims that in July 2008 Yorkville changed its valuation policy for these illiquid investments in a way that was inconsistent with how the valuation practice was represented to its investors and its accounting firm.
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In terms of accounting policies, firms using the last-in, first-out (LIFO) inventory cost valuation are more closely matching costs and prices in an inflationary environment.
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Business valuation is supposed to be a mathematical calculation of revenue streams, assets and liabilities, simple accounting stuff.
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