For example, selling an asset (whose market value is high but book value is low) to create non-operating profit that offsets operating loss.

比方说，出售资产(市值高而账面价值低)来创造非营业利润以抵消营业损失。

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And, hence, the stock is not likely to show its true fair value in the near term until the noise from the non-operating factors slowly dies down.

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