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Table: Red Flags Companies may be up to hanky-panky when... -- Profits grow faster than cash flow -- Unpaid customer bills outpace sales -- Sales slow while inventories pile up faster -- Sales are booked before payments are received -- Reserves against bad debts are cut sharply -- Gross margins increase or decrease dramatically -- Ways of calculating revenue and expenses change -- Auditors, lawyers, or key execs change Copyright 2000-2001, by The McGraw-Hill Companies Inc. All rights reserved businessweek.com@@XSePk2QQbHnHrQUA/premium/content/01_20/b3732004.htm Used with permission of businessweek.com