How does a company know what to pay its officers? Hewlett Packard (HPQ) recently raised CEO Meg Whitman’s salary from a nominal $1 to a much more reasonable $1.5 million, explaining that such a raise would “bring Ms. Whitman’s salary to … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: December 2013
Shareholder Activism: Using Analysis of 13D Events as Investment Strategy
A year ago, Audit Analytics analyzed shareholder activism as reported by Schedule 13D filings. Form SC 13D is filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission within 10 days whenever a person or group has attained a greater than 5% position … Continue reading
2012 Going Concerns: A Thirteen Year Review
Audit Analytics publishes an annual report summarizing trends in going concern opinions.1 This post presents highlights from our most recent report, which looks at trends in going concerns over the last thirteen years. Fiscal Year 2008 saw the highest number … Continue reading