Expert Insights on Cash Flow Analysis & Manipulation
Companies today may use creative manipulation of cash flows to create off-balance sheet obligations, defer taxes, or otherwise alter the balance sheet. What are the potential impacts on the balance sheet from new and pending accounting standards and projects? What areas are more "Art" than "Science" and very susceptible to earnings management?
Get expert insights on:
- Major categories of cash flow manipulation
- Examples of actual cash flow manipulation reported in 10Ks
- Methods useful in detecting cash flow manipulation
- Checklist for assessing the quality of cash flow disclosures
Gerson Lehrman Group Council Members are available to discuss Cash Flow Analysis & Manipulation via phone consultations, live meetings, surveys, and other custom GLG products and services.
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Featured Council Members
GLG Council Members are leading experts including academics, scientists, and industry specialists
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Anthony Catanach, Jr.
DirectorDI2 Associates, LLC
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John Salomone
Managing DirectorStructured Finance International, LLC
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Noah Barsky
DirectorDI2 Associates, LLC
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Richard Metzler
Chief Commercial OfficerGREATWIDE LOGISTICS SERVICES, INC.
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Gary Stubblefield
Vice PresidentNORWEST CORPORATION
Study Groups
Study groups are populations of experts knowledgeable on specific sub-topics within a broader industry
| Study Group Name | No. Members |
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| Discounted Cash Flow Valuation Specialists | 74 |
| IFRS Accounting Specialists | 1364 |
| Accounting, Finance, and Tax Professors (US) | 448 |
| Bank Financial Statement Analysts | 31 |
| Stock Repurchase Accounting Academic Experts | 14 |
Recent Live Meetings
Interactive roundtables, private visits, and small scale seminars are types of GLG Live Meetings
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July 28, 2009 | Webcast
GLG Webcast: Cash Flow Manipulation- July 28, 2009 at 10:30 AM EDT/7:30 AM PDT -
July 30, 2008 | Webcast
GLG Webcast: Cash Flow Manipulations - July 30, 2008 at 2:00 PM EST -
October 22, 2009 | New York
Seminar: Reconciling the Statement of Cash Flows with the Footnotes (New York) -
November 19, 2009 | New York
Fundamental: Valuation Nuances - Technical Aspects, Clarifications and Exceptions (New York)
Recent News Analyses
News analyses are expert commentaries on current events, written by Council Members who are available for follow up consultations
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The 3 legs of the valuation stool remain broken
October 21, 2009
Commercial Real Estate Poised to Disappoint | www.taipanpublishinggroup.com
Based on public equity valuations, where P/E ratios based on projected "E" are at all time highs it is hard to envision a scenario where Commercial Real Estate equity returns achieve positiive levels. Fundamentals remain weak, availability of debt financing remains constrained, and all expect a surplus...
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Is Taking Vacant Space off the Market a Viable Alternative for Some Owners?
October 15, 2009
Commercial Real Estate Poised to Disappoint | www.taipanpublishinggroup.com
As property and portfolio budgets are being revisited and solutions to cash flow problems considered, Commercial Real Estate owners are faced with difficult challenges. Having to give a property back to the bank is a terrible decision to have to make. Alternative solutions include cash calls from...
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Major oil companies leave North Sea pickings to Centrica, EDF, E.ON others
October 1, 2009
Michael Lynch, Consultant, Michael E. Lynch
Utilities, sovereign wealth firms buy into North Sea | reuters.com
A new type of investor is taking over oil and gas fields owned by major oil companies. These companies that dominated the region since the 1960s with large scale production are leaving. European utilities and companies backed by sovereign wealth funds have begun buying these assets. All of the newbuyers...