On July 10th, Kirby Corporation [NYSE: KEX], a tank barge operator in the US, announced that its financial statements for the quarter ending March 31, 2020 could no longer be relied upon. The basis for Kirby’s financial restatement is the … Continue reading
Author Archives: Derryck Coleman
SEC Eyes Impairment Testing in Comment Letter Amid Pandemic
Last week, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) released a comment letter to Carlisle Companies Incorporated [CSL] – a global diversified manufacturing company – asking the Company to expand on its disclosure regarding impairment testing in Q1 2020. Carlisle’s annual … Continue reading
An Update on CAMs
Critical audit matters (CAMs), as required by AS 3101, took effect for audits of large accelerated filers with fiscal years ending on or after June 30, 2019. The majority of large accelerated filers have fiscal years ending on December 31, … Continue reading
Impacts of COVID-19 on Late Filings
Between fiscal years ended 2015 and 2018, public companies had been improving their ability to deliver timely information; there were 851 late filings issued for fiscal year 2015 and just 638 for fiscal year 2018. However, this trend was reversed … Continue reading
Critical Audit Matters in Audit Committee Disclosures
As the implementation of the new disclosure requirement for critical audit matters (CAMs) continues, Audit Analytics is examining S&P 1500 companies that have disclosed the audit committee’s role in CAMs. CAMs are matters which arise during the audit that are … Continue reading
Constructive Corporate Actions to COVID-19
Talk of coronavirus is becoming increasingly ubiquitous; it seems that no matter where you look, people are discussing the illness and the extensive impacts it’s having. Unfortunately, most of those impacts have been negative, or at the very least, not … Continue reading
Coronavirus Triggers Going Concerns in Europe
The uncertainty caused by COVID-19 is causing companies in Europe to reevaluate their ability to continue as a going concern. A going concern modification is the expressed uncertainty that a company is unable to continue in the near future. Generally … Continue reading