write down
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One-time events can affect companies’ bottom lines, but gross profit margins and operating margins will exclude some of those extraordinary items, such as goodwill write-downs or restructuring charges.
From MarketWatch
A publicly traded BlackRock fund that invests in private credit surprised investors when it disclosed a 19% write-down on its holdings recently, blaming poor performance in the fourth quarter.
The company said it would launch a buyback of 500 million euros in the first quarter and book a noncash write-down of around 1.9 billion euros before taxes in its 2025 result.
Shell's British rival BP, which publishes its 2025 earnings next Tuesday, said last month that it would take a write-down of up to $5 billion linked to its own energy operations.
From Barron's
Pfizer reported a quarterly loss Tuesday following a large write-down, denting shares as it confirmed 2026 financial targets with lower revenues.
From Barron's
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