Really great stuff bumidan...reading financial records and gleaning enough info off the data provided by corporations is an art/science indeed. I've not done ALOT of analysis for the game makers, but I've have done for other companies in the past, and the first and maybe most important thing that a lot of novices fail to comprehend is this....do analysis with a solid point of reference...perfect example is the M$ EDD loses $188 for the quarter...well...reading the Financial statement show you WHY those cost exist for EDD. They provide you (and professional money watchers) with the data to explain WHY they posted a loss. M$ is a HUGE company, and if they spent $600 million on one-time charges, that's hardly a hit to them, since it's been proven time-n-time again...capital investments will MAKE YOU MONEY in the long run. Thanks again for the analysis...you evidently put a lot of time and effort into it.
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