It’s the same game as it was back in 2005-2008 with Falcone
and the related parties in Spectrum Brands.
I went back in the fillings and charted the revenue overlayed with net
income for the 2nd chart, and the 1st chart is Goodwill and
Intangibles.
I’ve written in previous entities about some of the ridiculous
accounting gimmicks this concern uses to inflate revenue figures (capital
expenditures). Anyways what I want to display
graphically is how it played out back in 2006, 2007, and 2008 where they
started writing down the Goodwill and Intangibles they had been tacking on in
years prior, then how the game was up in feb 2009 when they filled for bankruptcy
and wiped out equity holders.
Here is a chart I found of the bond ratings I thought was interesting to look at with the previous two.
The mergers and acquisitions I mentioned above which resulted in bogus accounting fluff (but not before insiders sold millions in stock), I figured i'd present a couple of the timelines here.