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Business Definition for: Abnormal Loss

  • any loss which exceeds the normal loss allowance. Abnormal losses are generally accounted for as though they were completed products.

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NEWS CORP POSTS HIGHER NET LOSS FOR HALF YEAR.
SYDNEY, Feb 13 Asia Pulse - Rupert Murdoch's media giant News Corp (ASX:NCP) has posted a first half net loss of $A1.04 billion ($US530.71 million) after abnormal charges. SYDNEY, Feb 13 Asia Pulse - Rupert Murdoch's media giant News Corp (ASX:NCP) has posted a...
Tags: News Corp.
Research articles 2002-02-13
Study reveals cause of loss of consciousness during seizures.
M2 PRESSWIRE-23 April 2004-YALE UNIVERSITY: Study reveals cause of loss of consciousness during seizuresC1994-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:04222004 New Haven, Conn. -- Even small epileptic seizures can trigger widespread abnormal signals in brain networks leading to loss of consciousness, according to...
Tags: M.D., patient, Yale University
Research articles 2004-04-23
Brighter days ahead: pay group.
Jan 23, 2002 The Age ABIX via COMTEX -- Australian regional pay television group, Austar, has forecast a slight improvement in its profit levels. On 22 January 2002, the satellite broadcaster released unaudited accounts for the 2001 calendar year. The group is forecasting a...
Tags: Commonwealth Bank of Australia
Research articles 2002-01-22
Air NZ adds $360m quarterly loss to its troubles.
Nov 1, 2001 The Australian Financial Review ABIX via COMTEX -- Air New Zealand lost $NZ439.3 million ($A360.21m) in the first quarter of 2001-02. The result compares with a loss of just $NZ18.2 in the same quarter of 2000-01. It follows write-offs of $NZ347.4...
Tags: Air New Zealand Ltd.
Research articles 2001-10-31
Orica's full year loss explodes to $125m.
Aug 9, 2001 (The Courier-Mail ABIX via COMTEX) -- Melbourne-based explosives and chemicals group Orica has predicted a 2000-2001 loss of $A125m. The company blames a number of factors, including abnormal charges of $A185m. It also expects to take a $A70m hit from its...
Tags: Orica Ltd.
Research articles 2001-08-08
STAR revenue soars.(Star TV Inc.)(Brief Article)
Fuelled by major success in India, STAR's revenues were up 61 percent for the financial year to June 30, 2001. India was, at the same time, the scene of some of News Corp's major losses. News Corp included a write off of...
Tags: FINANCE, India, News Corp., revenue
Research articles 2001-09-01
Austar positive for four quarters.
May 07, 2003 (The Sydney Morning Herald - ABIX via COMTEX) Australian regional pay-TV operator, Austar United Communications, reported its quarterly results on 7 May 2003. The company posted a net profit of $A16.9m for the three months to 31 March 2003. The result, ...
Tags: Austar United Communications Ltd., Telstra Corp., TelstraClear Ltd.
Research articles 2003-05-07
Whirlpool Q2 2007 Earnings Call Transcript
Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Operator Instructions We'll take our first question from Michael Rehaut, J.P. Morgan. Michael Rehaut - J.P. Morgan Hi, good morning. A couple of questions. First, just focusing on the share trends for the quarter, were those within the expectations that you had going into the quarter and...
Tags: Whirlpool Corp.
Earnings calls 2007-07-20
AUSTAR UNITED COMMUNICATION POSTS US$10.76 MLN Q1 NET OP PROFIT.
SYDNEY, May 8 Asia Pulse - Austar United Communications Ltd (ASX:AUN) has benefited from an abnormal gain on the sale of a telecommunications stake and booked a first quarter net operating profit of $A16.9 million ($US10.76 million). The profit included an abnormal gain of $A24.5 million ($US15.6 million)...
Tags: Austar United Communications Ltd.
Research articles 2003-05-08
BUSINESS IN ASIA TODAY - FEB 13, 2002.
Business in Asia on Feb 13, 2002. A summary prepared by Asia Pulse (http://www.asiapulse.com), the real-time, Asia-based wire with exclusive news, market intelligence and business opportunities: NEWS CORP POSTS H1 NET LOSS OF US$530.71 MLN SYDNEY - Rupert Murdoch's media giant News Corp (ASX:NCP) has...
Tags: Asia, beverage, Harris Corp., Indonesia, Manufacturing, SALES
Research articles 2002-02-13
HealthSouth's Corp. Q1 2008 Earnings Call Transcript
Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Operator Instructions. Our first question is coming from Ann Hynes of Leerink Swann. Ann Hynes - Leerink Swann Good morning. Jay Grinney Good morning, Ann. Ann Hynes So thanks for that explanation on the EPS because I think there was a lot of confusion. So just to...
Tags: HealthSouth Corp.
Earnings calls 2008-05-13
Federated Investors, Inc. Q3 2007 Earnings Call Transcript
Question-and-Answer Session Operator Thank you. We will now conduct a question-and-answer session. [Operator Instructions]. Our first question comes from the line of Ken Worthington with J.P. Morgan. Please proceed with your question. Kenneth Worthington - J.P. Morgan Hi. Good morning. J. Christopher Donahue...
Tags: Federated Investors Inc.
Earnings calls 2007-10-28
Brown & Brown Inc. Q3 2007 Earnings Call Transcript
Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Thank you, Mr. Brown. [Operator Instructions]. Now, we go first to Keith Walsh with Citi Keith Walsh - Citigroup Good morning everyone. J. Hyatt Brown - Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Hi Keith. Keith Walsh - Citigroup Hi, just...
Tags: Brown & Brown Inc.
Earnings calls 2007-10-24
Brown & Brown Inc. Q3 FY07 Earnings Call Transcript
Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Thank you, Mr. Brown. [Operator Instructions]. Now, we go first to Keith Walsh with Citi Keith Walsh - Citigroup Good morning everyone. J. Hyatt Brown - Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Hi Keith. Keith Walsh - Citigroup Hi, just...
Tags: Brown & Brown Inc.
Earnings calls 2007-10-23
STOCKS - AUSTRALIAN INDEX OPENS HIGHER - FEB 13, 2002.
MELBOURNE, Feb 13 Asia Pulse - The Australian sharemarket opened higher today, despite a more cautious US market and on the back of media giant News Corp reporting a loss for the half year. The Australian indices were again boosted at the start for the second day running...
Tags: FINANCE, News Corp.
Research articles 2002-02-13
NEWS CORP SLASHES INCOME GROWTH OUTLOOK FOLLOWING H1 SLUMP.
SYDNEY, Feb 13 Asia Pulse - Media giant News Corp Ltd slashed its income growth outlook today after slumping to a first-half net loss of $A1.04 billion ($US530.71 million). The company was hit by writedowns on pay TV holdings in Germany and Italy and "overpriced" contracts for US...
Tags: advertisement, FINANCE, income, News Corp.
Research articles 2002-02-13
News loses $7.75b.
May 14, 2002 Herald Sun ABIX via COMTEX -- News Corporation on 14 May 2002 announced a record $A7.75bn loss, the largest in Australia's corporate history. The bottom-line loss in the March 2002 quarter consisted of $A8.2bn in abnormal charges, which is mostly all...
Tags: Australia, FINANCE, News Corp., Taxes, TVs
Research articles 2002-05-23
News Corp feels the pressure of worldwide downturn.
Feb 14, 2002 (The Courier-Mail ABIX via COMTEX) -- Shares in US-Australian mass media giant News Corporation fell more than five per cent or $A0.73 to $A12.77 on 13 February 2002. The fall came after the company reported an 18.7 per cent fall in...
Tags: News Corp., SALES
Research articles 2002-02-13
Publishing and Broadcasting Ltd (PBL) $8.86.
Oct 4, 2001 Your Money Weekly ABIX via COMTEX -- Publishing and Broadcasting Limited PBL posted considerable abnormal losses in 2000-01. The company's profit of $A323.96m in 1999-2000 was transformed into a loss of $A84.616m. However, in spite of the company's disastrous investment ...
Tags: Australian Stock Exchange Ltd., One.Tel
Research articles 2001-10-08
Smorgon sinks into the red.
Aug 23, 2001 The Age ABIX via COMTEX -- Australia's Smorgon Steel has announced that it will not pay a final dividend. On 22 August 2001, the steel maker reported a loss of $A247 million for fiscal 2001. The loss was the result of...
Tags: OneSteel Ltd., Orica Ltd.
Research articles 2001-08-22
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