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May 29, 20250Comments

Why Footnotes Are More Important Than You Think

Data in the financial statements is most meaningful when you consider the information in the footnotes.
by Hakan Salt, Associate Investment Analyst
February 15, 20220Comments

To Capitalize Expenses or Not? It Doesn’t Matter.

Buyer beware, capitalizing expenses is, largely, a fool’s errand that has no effect on free cash flow.
by Kyle Guske II, Senior Investment Analyst, MBA
Core Earnings
June 15, 20210Comments

S&P 500 Companies With the Most Misleading Street Earnings

Most investors are not aware that Street Earnings suffer from significant flaws when compared to Core Earnings.
by Kyle Guske II, Senior Investment Analyst, MBA
Danger Zone Podcast
June 15, 20210Comments

Podcast: Why Street Earnings Are in the Danger Zone

Investment Analyst Kyle Guske II sat down with Chuck Jaffe of Money Life to talk about our Danger Zone pick this week: S&P 500 Companies With the Most Misleading Street Earnings.
by Kyle Guske II, Senior Investment Analyst, MBA
May 12, 20210Comments

Operating Lease Disclosures: Updating The Good, the Bad & the Non-Compliant

We update our previous research on the best and worst disclosure practices and highlight a new disclosure tactic that enables companies to hide operating leases.
by Alex Sword
February 19, 20210Comments

Where’s Disney’s “Other Income”?

We noticed something missing from The Walt Disney Company’s (DIS) income statement in its fiscal 1Q21 10-Q: “Other Income.”
by Matt Shuler, Investment Analyst II
February 18, 20210Comments

MicroStrategy’s Outsized Bitcoin Holdings Distort Earnings

Similar to what we saw with Tesla’s recent Bitcoin purchase, MicroStrategy’s Bitcoin assets can be tools for earnings management.
by Kyle Guske II, Senior Investment Analyst, MBA
Danger Zone
October 5, 20200Comments

New Operating Lease Disclosures: the Good, the Bad & the Non-Compliant

Without these disclosures, investors and analysts cannot develop a sound view of businesses that have a material amount of operating leases.
by Kyle Guske II, Senior Investment Analyst, MBA
ICYMI
September 18, 20200Comments

ICYMI: ROIC Trends for the S&P 500 and 11 Sectors, Fiduciary Red Flag: Priced for Global Domination, TD Ameritrade Interview & A COVID Write-Down Case Study

Here's what happened at New Constructs this past week.
by Kyle Guske II, Senior Investment Analyst, MBA
September 17, 20200Comments

Kitchen-Sink Effect In the Spotlight

A specific company example of how our cutting-edge technology sees through accounting tricks and provides our clients with a cleaner and more comprehensive measure of core earnings.
by Kyle Guske II, Senior Investment Analyst, MBA
November 21, 20190Comments

Updated HBS & MIT Sloan Paper: Corporate Managers Manipulate Earnings

The recently updated edition of the paper empirically proves that corporate managers bury gains & losses in the footnotes to help them meet or beat quarterly earnings goals.
by David Trainer, Founder & CEO
November 15, 20190Comments

Everything You Need to Know About Accounting Rule Changes

The FASB Tracker is your one-stop shop for knowing how changes in accounting standards affect investing.
by Kyle Guske II, Senior Investment Analyst, MBA
November 11, 20190Comments

HBS & MIT Sloan Paper: Our “Novel Database” Corrects Market Inefficiencies and Generates Alpha

“The implications of these findings are potentially far-reaching for investors and for researchers.”
by David Trainer, Founder & CEO
July 15, 20190Comments

Removing the Hedge Ineffectiveness Disclosure Requirement Is Not Good for Investors

The Financial Accounting Standards Board’s (FASB) Accounting Standards Update (ASU) 2017-12, reduces the disclosure requirements for companies and makes it more difficult for investors to analyze the true financial health of publicly-traded companies.
by Kyle Guske II, Senior Investment Analyst, MBA
Danger Zone
July 8, 20190Comments

New Accounting Rules Limit Transparency and Harm Investors

We raise awareness for both regulators and investors of how recent changes in disclosures affect average investors.
by Kyle Guske II, Senior Investment Analyst, MBA
July 8, 20190Comments

Podcast: Why SEC Disclosure Requirements Are in the Danger Zone

Investment Analyst Sam McBride sat down with Chuck Jaffe of Money Life to talk about our Danger Zone pick this week: New Accounting Rules Limit Transparency and Harm Investors.
by Kyle Guske II, Senior Investment Analyst, MBA
December 13, 20180Comments

How Debt to Equity Can Mislead Investors

Millions of professional investors will soon see over $3 trillion in new debt added to corporate balance sheets, which will affect some stocks and sectors much more than others.
by Sam McBride
October 26, 20180Comments

ICYMI: New Long Idea, IPO Coverage: YETI, Model Portfolio Updates & 4Q18 Style Ratings

Here's what happened at New Constructs this past week.
by Kyle Guske II, Senior Investment Analyst, MBA
October 25, 20180Comments

Podcast: Why Investors Ignoring this Accounting Change Are in the Danger Zone

CEO David Trainer sat down with Chuck Jaffe of Money Life to talk about our Danger Zone pick this past week.
by Kyle Guske II, Senior Investment Analyst, MBA
Danger Zone
October 22, 20180Comments

Danger Zone: Investors Who Ignore Accounting Rule Changes

Investors that don’t pay attention to this accounting rule change are taking on unnecessary risk by mistaking an upcoming change as a fundamental change in these businesses.
by Sam McBride
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