Goodwill Impairment

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Goodwill that has become or is considered to be of lower value than at the time or purchase. From an accounting perspective, when the carrying value of the goodwill exceeds the fair value, then it is considered to be impaired. Negative publicity about a firm can create goodwill impairment, as can the reduction of brand-name recognition.
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Goodwill impairment became a public issue during the accounting scandals in 2002. Many firms have artificially inflated their balance sheets by reported excessive goodwill value. This tactic can work during strong bull markets, but the accounting scandals led to legislation that required corporations to report their goodwill assets at realistic levels. Goodwill impairment tests must be conducted annually based on proper methodologies specified by accounting standards.  
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  • Tyson Plucks Along

    http://stocks.investopedia.com/stock-analysis/2009/Tyson-Plucks-Along-TSN-GIS-K-PG1124.aspx
    ... and pork. Cleaning House The goodwill impairment change reduced shareholders
    equity to $4.3 billion, from $5 billion. What remains ...

  • When Goodwill Becomes Badwill

    http://stocks.investopedia.com/stock-analysis/2009/When-Goodwill-Becomes-Badwill-DKS-FLEX-ANN-JNY0311.aspx
    ... company's offerings". Ann Taylor Stores (NYSE:ANN) also reported a pretax goodwill
    impairment charge of $286.6 million in Q4. This large ...

  • Supervalu's Turnaround Is Working

    http://stocks.investopedia.com/stock-analysis/2011/Supervalus-Turnaround-Is-Working-SVU-KR-WMT-WFMI-SWY0415.aspx
    ... This year's results did include a $30 million goodwill impairment charge and hefty
    interest expense of $120 million, though this was down 7.7% from last year. ...

  • Impairment Charges: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly

    http://www.investopedia.com/articles/analyst/110502.asp
    Impairment charge is a term for writing off worthless goodwill, but you need
    to know what it means and what its potential impact is on EPS. ...

  • Tiger Woods: Goodwill Crashing

    http://stocks.investopedia.com/stock-analysis/2009/Tiger-Woods-Goodwill-Crashing-NKE-PG-PEP-ERTS-ACN-T1209.aspx
    ... That doesn't mean investors shouldn't be aware of the possible goodwill impairment
    that comes with a business whose revenues deteriorate quickly due to ...

  • Regions Financial Hit By Goodwill Write-Down

    http://stocks.investopedia.com/stock-analysis/2009/Regions-Financial-Hit-By-Goodwill-Write-Down-RF0126.aspx
    ... (Impairment charge is a term for writing off worthless goodwill, but you need to
    know what it means and the potential impact it can have on EPS. ...

  • Sell Off at Kroger Overdone

    http://stocks.investopedia.com/stock-analysis/2009/Sell-Off-at-Kroger-Overdone-KR-WMT-TGT-SBU-SWY1210.aspx
    ... The company also took a hefty $1.1 billion goodwill impairment charge during the
    quarter to write down the value of its Ralph's division in Southern California ...

  • SUPERVALU's Struggles

    http://stocks.investopedia.com/stock-analysis/2011/SUPERVALUs-Struggles-SVU-KR-SWY-WMT-TGT0114.aspx
    ... Selling, general & administrative (SG&A) costs also only fell 1.6% and a hefty goodwill
    impairment sent operating income into negative territory. ...

  • Jackson Hewitt Still In The Woods

    http://stocks.investopedia.com/stock-analysis/2010/Jackson-Hewitt-Still-In-The-Woods-JTX-HRB-INTU0719.aspx
    ... In the 2010 fiscal year, JTX results reflect the impact of a non-cash goodwill
    impairment charge of $274.1 million, and a non-cash tax valuation charge of ...

  • Look To VF Corp For Dividend And Profit Stability

    http://stocks.investopedia.com/stock-analysis/2010/Look-To-VF-Corp-For-Dividend-And-Profit-Stability-VFC-M-JCP-WMT-RL-PVH0215.aspx
    ... Reported net income plummeted 42.8% to 60 cents per diluted share, but this value
    was severely reduced due to the goodwill impairment charges related to Nautica ...

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