Watchdog Transparency Blog

Watchdog Transparency Blog

In our Blog we take a critical look at public company disclosures and focus on issues surrounding transparency, reliability and accuracy. It you are looking for cheerleading, you have come to the wrong place. We rely on information from the best sources available to gain insight into companies and make predictions about what will happen in the future. Nothing in business is certain, so sometimes we will be wrong, but we will always be an independent voice telling you the truth as we see it. We offer Retail Investors our Research Reports for Free.

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Six Leading Indicators of Securities Litigation

Posted on Aug 26, 2020

At Watchdog Research our team analyzes public company disclosures and summarizes that information in an easy-to-use report. Our reports include 29 different categories, and each one is assigned a green, yellow, or red flag. These flags have helped our D&O Subscribers assess and price risks into their premiums in a way that is easy to understand for their clients.

Posted in Litigation, featured

Chinese Companies: Listed vs. Delisted in the Past Decade

Posted on Aug 25, 2020

Our company specializes in assessing the probability a company will suffer a Gray Swan Event, rare but predictable events that can negatively affect the value of company stock. Our products help capture and assess risk. The collapse of Luckin Coffee was a powerful reminder of how risky an investment in a Chinese company can be, however, at the time our analysis did not capture the risk posed by Luckin.

Posted in China, featured

UPDATE: Where in the World is Marcum Bernstein Pinchuk?

Posted on Aug 6, 2020

Marcum BP is a joint venture between Marcum LLP and Bernstein & Pinchuk LLP specializing mostly in Chinese clients. Their practice of “city-swapping” raises some interesting questions.

Posted in featured, City-Swapping

WEX Exemplifies Accounting Challenges that Accompany Mergers

Posted on Aug 3, 2020

WEX Inc (WEX) is a company, headquartered in Maine, that provides payment solutions. Over the years they have grown and expanded the number of services that they offer by going on a acquisition/merger spree. They have engaged in at least one merger or acquisition every year since 2015, and they accelerated this trend in 2019 with four mergers or acquisitions.

Posted in Mergers, featured

SEC Comment Letters and Accounting Problems Plague Contura Energy, Inc. “CTRA”

Posted on Jul 24, 2020

CTRA is a company that mines and processes coal before selling it to powerplants and steel producers. 2020 has brought some unexpected challenges for all energy producing companies, as demand has fallen sharply. According to the U.S. Energy Information Association, demand for coal is down 37% from last year. But CTRA is not merely struggling with the fallout of the pandemic, there recent disclosures have raised a bevy of red flags related to their accounting and internal controls.

Posted in SEC Comment Letters, featured

The Party is Over at “CRON”

Posted on Jul 17, 2020

When CRON restated the third quarter results for 2019, it attributed the restatement to “accounting errors.” Accounting errors? No kidding! Over a quarter of the company’s supposed revenue went up in smoke.

Posted in Watchdog Spotlight, featured

Slacker Standards: SEC Exempts Even More Companies From 404(b)

Posted on Jul 14, 2020

There is scant evidence that 404(b) is scaring companies away from the public marketplace, but there is evidence that the sort of companies that just got an exception from 404(b) were the ones who needed it most.

Posted in SEC, featured
Total articles: 108(page 8 of 16 with 7 articles)
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Watchdog Transparency Blog

Watchdog Transparency Blog

In our Blog we take a critical look at public company disclosures and focus on issues surrounding transparency, reliability and accuracy. It you are looking for cheerleading, you have come to the wrong place. We rely on information from the best sources available to gain insight into companies and make predictions about what will happen in the future. Nothing in business is certain, so sometimes we will be wrong, but we will always be an independent voice telling you the truth as we see it. We offer Retail Investors our Research Reports for Free.

Sign up to get all of our blogs delivered directly to your inbox.

Articles

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Six Leading Indicators of Securities Litigation

Posted on Aug 26, 2020

At Watchdog Research our team analyzes public company disclosures and summarizes that information in an easy-to-use report. Our reports include 29 different categories, and each one is assigned a green, yellow, or red flag. These flags have helped our D&O Subscribers assess and price risks into their premiums in a way that is easy to understand for their clients.

Posted in Litigation, featured

Chinese Companies: Listed vs. Delisted in the Past Decade

Posted on Aug 25, 2020

Our company specializes in assessing the probability a company will suffer a Gray Swan Event, rare but predictable events that can negatively affect the value of company stock. Our products help capture and assess risk. The collapse of Luckin Coffee was a powerful reminder of how risky an investment in a Chinese company can be, however, at the time our analysis did not capture the risk posed by Luckin.

Posted in China, featured

UPDATE: Where in the World is Marcum Bernstein Pinchuk?

Posted on Aug 6, 2020

Marcum BP is a joint venture between Marcum LLP and Bernstein & Pinchuk LLP specializing mostly in Chinese clients. Their practice of “city-swapping” raises some interesting questions.

Posted in featured, City-Swapping

WEX Exemplifies Accounting Challenges that Accompany Mergers

Posted on Aug 3, 2020

WEX Inc (WEX) is a company, headquartered in Maine, that provides payment solutions. Over the years they have grown and expanded the number of services that they offer by going on a acquisition/merger spree. They have engaged in at least one merger or acquisition every year since 2015, and they accelerated this trend in 2019 with four mergers or acquisitions.

Posted in Mergers, featured

SEC Comment Letters and Accounting Problems Plague Contura Energy, Inc. “CTRA”

Posted on Jul 24, 2020

CTRA is a company that mines and processes coal before selling it to powerplants and steel producers. 2020 has brought some unexpected challenges for all energy producing companies, as demand has fallen sharply. According to the U.S. Energy Information Association, demand for coal is down 37% from last year. But CTRA is not merely struggling with the fallout of the pandemic, there recent disclosures have raised a bevy of red flags related to their accounting and internal controls.

Posted in SEC Comment Letters, featured

The Party is Over at “CRON”

Posted on Jul 17, 2020

When CRON restated the third quarter results for 2019, it attributed the restatement to “accounting errors.” Accounting errors? No kidding! Over a quarter of the company’s supposed revenue went up in smoke.

Posted in Watchdog Spotlight, featured

Slacker Standards: SEC Exempts Even More Companies From 404(b)

Posted on Jul 14, 2020

There is scant evidence that 404(b) is scaring companies away from the public marketplace, but there is evidence that the sort of companies that just got an exception from 404(b) were the ones who needed it most.

Posted in SEC, featured
Total articles: 108(page 8 of 16 with 7 articles)
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Watchdog Transparency Blog

Watchdog Transparency Blog

In our Blog we take a critical look at public company disclosures and focus on issues surrounding transparency, reliability and accuracy. It you are looking for cheerleading, you have come to the wrong place. We rely on information from the best sources available to gain insight into companies and make predictions about what will happen in the future. Nothing in business is certain, so sometimes we will be wrong, but we will always be an independent voice telling you the truth as we see it. We offer Retail Investors our Research Reports for Free.

Sign up to get all of our blogs delivered directly to your inbox.

Articles

Articles

Six Leading Indicators of Securities Litigation

Posted on Aug 26, 2020

At Watchdog Research our team analyzes public company disclosures and summarizes that information in an easy-to-use report. Our reports include 29 different categories, and each one is assigned a green, yellow, or red flag. These flags have helped our D&O Subscribers assess and price risks into their premiums in a way that is easy to understand for their clients.

Posted in Litigation, featured

Chinese Companies: Listed vs. Delisted in the Past Decade

Posted on Aug 25, 2020

Our company specializes in assessing the probability a company will suffer a Gray Swan Event, rare but predictable events that can negatively affect the value of company stock. Our products help capture and assess risk. The collapse of Luckin Coffee was a powerful reminder of how risky an investment in a Chinese company can be, however, at the time our analysis did not capture the risk posed by Luckin.

Posted in China, featured

UPDATE: Where in the World is Marcum Bernstein Pinchuk?

Posted on Aug 6, 2020

Marcum BP is a joint venture between Marcum LLP and Bernstein & Pinchuk LLP specializing mostly in Chinese clients. Their practice of “city-swapping” raises some interesting questions.

Posted in featured, City-Swapping

WEX Exemplifies Accounting Challenges that Accompany Mergers

Posted on Aug 3, 2020

WEX Inc (WEX) is a company, headquartered in Maine, that provides payment solutions. Over the years they have grown and expanded the number of services that they offer by going on a acquisition/merger spree. They have engaged in at least one merger or acquisition every year since 2015, and they accelerated this trend in 2019 with four mergers or acquisitions.

Posted in Mergers, featured

SEC Comment Letters and Accounting Problems Plague Contura Energy, Inc. “CTRA”

Posted on Jul 24, 2020

CTRA is a company that mines and processes coal before selling it to powerplants and steel producers. 2020 has brought some unexpected challenges for all energy producing companies, as demand has fallen sharply. According to the U.S. Energy Information Association, demand for coal is down 37% from last year. But CTRA is not merely struggling with the fallout of the pandemic, there recent disclosures have raised a bevy of red flags related to their accounting and internal controls.

Posted in SEC Comment Letters, featured

The Party is Over at “CRON”

Posted on Jul 17, 2020

When CRON restated the third quarter results for 2019, it attributed the restatement to “accounting errors.” Accounting errors? No kidding! Over a quarter of the company’s supposed revenue went up in smoke.

Posted in Watchdog Spotlight, featured

Slacker Standards: SEC Exempts Even More Companies From 404(b)

Posted on Jul 14, 2020

There is scant evidence that 404(b) is scaring companies away from the public marketplace, but there is evidence that the sort of companies that just got an exception from 404(b) were the ones who needed it most.

Posted in SEC, featured
Total articles: 108(page 8 of 16 with 7 articles)
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Watchdog Transparency Blog

Watchdog Transparency Blog

In our Blog we take a critical look at public company disclosures and focus on issues surrounding transparency, reliability and accuracy. It you are looking for cheerleading, you have come to the wrong place. We rely on information from the best sources available to gain insight into companies and make predictions about what will happen in the future. Nothing in business is certain, so sometimes we will be wrong, but we will always be an independent voice telling you the truth as we see it. We offer Retail Investors our Research Reports for Free.

Sign up to get all of our blogs delivered directly to your inbox.

Articles

Articles

Six Leading Indicators of Securities Litigation

Posted on Aug 26, 2020

At Watchdog Research our team analyzes public company disclosures and summarizes that information in an easy-to-use report. Our reports include 29 different categories, and each one is assigned a green, yellow, or red flag. These flags have helped our D&O Subscribers assess and price risks into their premiums in a way that is easy to understand for their clients.

Posted in Litigation, featured

Chinese Companies: Listed vs. Delisted in the Past Decade

Posted on Aug 25, 2020

Our company specializes in assessing the probability a company will suffer a Gray Swan Event, rare but predictable events that can negatively affect the value of company stock. Our products help capture and assess risk. The collapse of Luckin Coffee was a powerful reminder of how risky an investment in a Chinese company can be, however, at the time our analysis did not capture the risk posed by Luckin.

Posted in China, featured

UPDATE: Where in the World is Marcum Bernstein Pinchuk?

Posted on Aug 6, 2020

Marcum BP is a joint venture between Marcum LLP and Bernstein & Pinchuk LLP specializing mostly in Chinese clients. Their practice of “city-swapping” raises some interesting questions.

Posted in featured, City-Swapping

WEX Exemplifies Accounting Challenges that Accompany Mergers

Posted on Aug 3, 2020

WEX Inc (WEX) is a company, headquartered in Maine, that provides payment solutions. Over the years they have grown and expanded the number of services that they offer by going on a acquisition/merger spree. They have engaged in at least one merger or acquisition every year since 2015, and they accelerated this trend in 2019 with four mergers or acquisitions.

Posted in Mergers, featured

SEC Comment Letters and Accounting Problems Plague Contura Energy, Inc. “CTRA”

Posted on Jul 24, 2020

CTRA is a company that mines and processes coal before selling it to powerplants and steel producers. 2020 has brought some unexpected challenges for all energy producing companies, as demand has fallen sharply. According to the U.S. Energy Information Association, demand for coal is down 37% from last year. But CTRA is not merely struggling with the fallout of the pandemic, there recent disclosures have raised a bevy of red flags related to their accounting and internal controls.

Posted in SEC Comment Letters, featured

The Party is Over at “CRON”

Posted on Jul 17, 2020

When CRON restated the third quarter results for 2019, it attributed the restatement to “accounting errors.” Accounting errors? No kidding! Over a quarter of the company’s supposed revenue went up in smoke.

Posted in Watchdog Spotlight, featured

Slacker Standards: SEC Exempts Even More Companies From 404(b)

Posted on Jul 14, 2020

There is scant evidence that 404(b) is scaring companies away from the public marketplace, but there is evidence that the sort of companies that just got an exception from 404(b) were the ones who needed it most.

Posted in SEC, featured
Total articles: 108(page 8 of 16 with 7 articles)
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