Tag: reporting
Earnings Season
What is 'Earnings Season' Earnings season are the months of the year in which a majority of quarterly corporate earnings are released...
Earnings Management
What is earnings management and why do companies do it
Many publicly traded companies engage in a practice known as earnings management. This is the...
S-8 Filing
What is 'S-8 Filing' A SEC filing required for companies wishing to issue equity to their employees. Explaining 'S-8 Filing'...
Valuation Analysis
What is a 'Valuation Analysis' A form of fundamental analysis that looks to compare the valuation of one security to another, to...
GAAP – Generally Accepted Accounting Principles
The standard guidelines for financial accounting that apply in all legal bodies are termed as generally accepted accounting principles or GAAP. These principles include...
FASB 157
What is 'FASB 157' A Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Statement that requires all publicly-traded companies in the U.S. to classify their...