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Technology Stocks : Compaq
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To: Satish C. Shah who wrote (24171)4/9/1998 11:46:00 PM
From: AHMAD AFTAB   of 97611
 
Satesh: DEC book value is around $23.
You make an excellent point. Lower the CPQ share price at closing smaller the goodwill to be written off. However if CPQ wrirtes off goodwill over many years it will show a charge against EPS. The smart way of writing off goodwill is as a one time charge as extraordinary item without dilluting "income from current operations". The FASB and IAS (International Accounting Standards) favor the one time charge. This is of course my opinion.
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