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ACTM $100 Million Cable Modem Contract with MOT
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625 There are many possible motives to "cook the books" outside of insideLPasko-3/12/1998
624 There were also some earlier sales by less senior people, but the key guys soldjeffbas-3/12/1998
623 Joe, Last sales by Pino 5/14/97 9,700 @ $27.50 11/4/96 16,700 @ $20.00 NotNeiderhoffer-3/12/1998
622 how the hell can you "cook the books" accidentally????? If the books Joseph Beltran-3/12/1998
621 and if the fraud was caused by "cooking the books" (either intentionajeffbas-3/12/1998
620 If the fraud was perpetrated by an insider who was bonded the loss would be recJoseph Beltran-3/12/1998
619 Good thought and analysis. But I just took a look at BHE, which ACT has pointedjeffbas-3/12/1998
618 Bob, If the inventory wasn't stolen, then how did the shortfall occur? DidJoseph Beltran-3/12/1998
617 Thanks jeffery (and Larry too)... Your analysis offers a means by which we miRob Preuss-3/12/1998
616 turns = cost of sales / inventoryLarry Unger-3/12/1998
615 Inventory turns - I believe a definition is the amount of annual sales divided jeffbas-3/12/1998
614 "The ideal outcome for this mess is for all the ACTM inventory to have beeRob Preuss-3/12/1998
613 The ideal outcome for this mess is for all the ACTM inventory to have been stolJoseph Beltran-3/12/1998
612 jeffrey, You are absolutely correct. With a high variance in the estimated vRob Preuss-3/12/1998
611 Yes you do make a great point. However, we do not now know if the books were cojeffbas-3/12/1998
610 You make a great point, and it applies many times over here (for ACTM) because James M. Bash-3/12/1998
609 In a little over 6 months, the stock has fallen from $48 to $10.125. Doesn'Gordon Quickstad-3/12/1998
608 Rob (as an actuary) I most respectfully have to disagree with you :-) The stocjeffbas-3/11/1998
607 Wow... you guys must get home from the bars the same time I do:-)... thanks forRob Preuss-3/11/1998
606 Thanks Bill. Mind if I explore this a bit further? Okay, let's suppose tRob Preuss-3/11/1998
605 Rob, there was no such trade. The largest trade shown by quote.com was under 20jeffbas-3/11/1998
604 To All: Largest block trade was 13,000 shs. Most volume between 10:30 and 11:30kvogel-3/11/1998
603 If I may, Glenn is referring to software package Internet Trader which will sBill Tholen-3/11/1998
602 Glenn, I'm a bit slow perhaps... what do you mean by this and what do yoRob Preuss-3/11/1998
601 To All: Trade by trades on Internet Trader showed 206,200 shares on an uptick aglenn s. turner-3/11/1998
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