E17.8. The Quality of Revenues: Bausch & Lomb (Easy) Bausch and Lomb, Inc., the optical products company,

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E17.8. The Quality of Revenues: Bausch & Lomb (Easy) Bausch and Lomb, Inc., the optical products company, reported the following sales and receivables from 1990 to 1993 (in millions of dollars): 1990 1991 1992 1993 Net sales 1,368.6 1,520.1 1,709.1 1,872.2 Trade receivables, less allowances 203.0 205.3 277.3 385.0 Subsequently it was discovered that the firm had booked revenues incorrectly, and the SEC investigated. Do the numbers here raise concerns about the quality of the reported revenues?

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Financial Statement Analysis And Security Valuation

ISBN: 9780071267809

4th International Edition

Authors: Penman-Stephen-H, Steven Penman

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