The number of SEC registrants increased 0.7% since last year, climbing from 5,985 in 2020 to 6,030 in 2021. 2021 is the second year in a row we’ve observed an increase in SEC registrants. This pattern is a departure from … Continue reading
Category Archives: Audit + Compliance
Snapshot: Companies with Revenue Between $10M and $150M
Audit Firm Market Share The Big Four – Deloitte, EY, KPMG, and PwC – largely dominate audit firm market share for SEC registrants. However, the landscape varies substantially depending on the size of the company. The Big Four globally dominate … Continue reading
Auditor Changes Roundup: Q1 2021
Note: This blog has been updated to reflect a correction in the first table. A previous version displayed gross audit fees won, the updated version shows net audit fees won. Grant Thornton, with a net of 12 new SEC audit … Continue reading
SEC Enforcement Highlights Late Filing Disclosure Risks
On April 29, the SEC’s Enforcement Division announced charges against eight companies for failure to disclose complete information in Form NT (non-timely). The companies delayed issuing financial statements due, at least in part, to errors in previously issued financial statements, … Continue reading
Q1 2021 IPOs: Auditor Market Share and Stats
There were 407 initial public offerings in U.S. markets between January 1, 2021, and March 31, 2021; groundbreaking for any quarter since at least 2000. Together, these 407 IPOs raised over $134.6 billion – an increase of over $124 billion … Continue reading
Going Concerns – A Twenty-Year Review
In our latest report, Going Concerns: A Twenty- Year Review, we examine the trends and statistics of going concerns (opinions qualified by an uncertainty regarding the going concern assumption) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission since 2000. Leveraging the Audit … Continue reading
Auditor Changes Roundup: 2020 Annual Summary
Note: This blog has been updated to reflect a correction in the first table. A previous version displayed gross audit fees won, the updated version shows net audit fees won. Baker Tilly US LLP, with a net of 26 new … Continue reading