Month: October 2020
SubscribeIR Checklist: Projecting Certainty in Uncertain Times
You’ve probably heard the following expression: “May you live in interesting times.” It’s frequently recited not as an inspiring quote, but rather a curse, often characterized as being indeterminately foreign in origin. Perhaps the person w...
Read MoreBuybacks Beware: SEC Settlement Sends Message About Internal Controls
Public corporations are spending upwards of a trillion dollars annually on stock buybacks, sending capital back to shareholders by the truckload. However, in a year already fraught with perils for U.S. companies that would like to buy back...
Read MoreCOVID-19 Tests Limits of Non-GAAP Reporting
How many times can you write off a one-time cost? How often can a non-recurring expense recur? What is the sound of one hand clapping? These are not riddles posed by a Zen master. (Okay fine, except the third one.) Instead, they are account...
Read MoreIssuers Put the $ in ESG
Public companies have been talking a big game on ESG for years. Now they’re putting their money where their mouth is. Well, some of them are. Of the 100 largest U.S.-based public companies, 36 are now using ESG-related metrics in their exec...
Read MoreIssuers Pushed to Reveal Workforce Diversity Numbers
In recent weeks, three different entities with the power to get the c-suite’s attention—Bloomberg News, State Street, and the New York City comptroller—have called on public companies to disclose data on their workforce diversity. Their app...
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