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statements
requirements
with peers.
GAAP numbers.
classified as nonoperating.
Exhibit
earnings
the portfolio of assets, and interest
MoF 48on
2013
on
the pension
liability, should be separated into
Income
statements
their
operating
Exhibit
1 of 1and nonoperating components.
Proposed format
10,000
Revenues
10,000
(7,000)
(6,600)
Gross profit
3,000
(1,100)
(1,000)
R&D expense
R&D expense
(720)
1,580
(700)
Interest income
20
Interest income
20
Interest expense
(100)
Interest expense
(100)
(500)
250
Other
Earnings before income taxes
(50)
1,170
50
Income taxes
(400)
Litigation expense
(60)
Net income
770
(50)
(20)
1,170
(550)
150
Net income
770
Implications
the current practice of spreading out nonoperating adjustment information increases the
likelihood that something critical will be
overlooked and makes it harder for investors to
and compare.
1
Ajay Jagannath is an analyst in McKinseys New York office, where Tim Koller is a principal. Copyright 2013
McKinsey & Company. All rights reserved.