As FORBES has pointed out, this depressed the total salary expense line in the income statement, further diminishing the quality of reported earnings.

FORBES: Market trends: acks in the Nifty Fifty

As FORBES GLOBAL has pointed out (see "Stock options are not a free lunch, " May 18), this depressed the total salary expense line in the income statement, further diminishing the quality of reported earnings.

FORBES: Cracks in the Nifty Fifty