amortization

A decade ago, pharmaceutical roll-ups like Valeant convinced analysts to exclude amortization from their alternative earnings metrics, even on newly bought drug patents near expiration.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026

It added back $82 million of amortization and impairment expense, plus $51 million of “reorganization-related expense,” such as severance payments to employees Bending Spoons fired after acquiring their companies.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026

For the fiscal year, GameStop now expects adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization in excess of $650 million, compared with its prior outlook from June for more than $600 million.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026

Management excluded stock-based compensation and amortization of intangible assets.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026

Likewise, the funds required for the amortization of bond issues are often obtained from general taxation although vehicle license fees are sometimes used for that purpose.

From American Rural Highways by T. R. (Thomas Radford) Agg

That has led to a rare situation in Canada where banks are seeing mortgage amortizations getting extended beyond 30 years, sparking calls from regulators to take immediate action to mitigate risks.

From Reuters ● Sep. 1, 2023

Both banks had no variable-rate mortgages with amortizations greater than 30 years prior to the start of rate hikes.

From Reuters ● Jun. 27, 2023

The government has already taken measures to restrain the housing market, including reducing amortizations and requiring stricter criteria for mortgage qualifications.

From BusinessWeek ● Feb. 13, 2012

Bank of Montreal’s mortgage offer is limited to 25-year amortizations to ensure consumers pay off their loans faster, the lender said.

From BusinessWeek ● Jan. 17, 2012

One thinks of time in terms of production schedules and amortizations, the other in terms of incumbencies and election days.

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