Many Banks have argued that this is unfair, as those same assets will recover their value in the long term, and marking them down has, they claim, contributed to the current crisis of confidence.

很多银行争辩说这样不公平，因为同样的资产过一段时间以后会恢复其价值，他们声称降低这些资产的价值能为当前的信心危机做出贡献。

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Despite the current depressed outlook for natural gas producers, we believe long term value exists as implied by our price estimate.

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For such an exercise, banks would have to value these bonds not at their expected long-term values but at the current depressed market values.

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At the current price level, we believe the potential reward outweighs the risks over the long term, and value investors should keep an eye on SWHC.

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