According to Axios, listed companies, who previously provided detailed breakouts of information on earnings reports, are now paring down these disclosures.
Questions:
1. What is(are) the reason(s) for this minimalist reporting?
2. What changes did Ford Motors make and what may be a reason for this?
3. Companies say the old metrics are less appropriate as their businesses evolve, but what do market strategists claim?
Source:
Brown, C. (2019). Wall Street trend: Cutting back details from earnings reports. Axios.com, Feb. 8 (Retrievable at https://www.axios.com/get-read-cutting-back-on-how-they-report-earnings-1549633742-087c7687-159b-427e-a746-407f9bed96a0.html)