But goodwill impairments are on the rise, having climbed 23% in 2017.
The ear-piercing specialist says its core business is poised for growth but its debt burden is no longer sustainable.
Few CFOs take the time to forecast their balance sheets, preferring to rely on their P&Ls to monitor their cash levels.
Under a Financial Accounting Standards Board proposal, companies could reflect the effects of the new 21% rate on their balance sheets.
The board offers an option it thinks will cut paperwork and other expenses linked to its new lease-accounting standard.
Freewheeling reporting rules on other comprehensive income set the stage for earnings management, researchers assert.
Microsoft adopts both the new revenue recognition and lease accounting standards early.
How to estimate the effects of a tax cut on your company's deferred taxes.
The downturn in oil has caused half of the company's fleet of 66 offshore support vessels to be idled.
"We have positioned the company to evaluate any potential strategic alternatives, including a sale," a Pandora director says.
The order in which a company presents financial statements may present clues about how it wants to be viewed by investors and analysts.
Absent an economic slowdown, strong free cash flow and accessible debt markets will keep companies from having to tap reserves.
