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Strategies & Market Trends : Value Investing
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To: jeffbas who wrote (5210)10/30/1998 8:53:00 AM
From: James Clarke  Read Replies (1) of 78530
 
That's an interesting point of view on goodwill. I take exactly the opposite position on this accounting question. In most cases, I add goodwill back to earnings, thus ignoring it completely. You on the other hand think goodwill amortization is understated. My rationale is that if a company paid a fair price for an acquisition, amortization has zero economic meaning. And if they overpaid, then write it off all at once, not over 40 years. Goodwill amortization is one of my pet peeves. Why do you think it matters so much?
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