Many Times an Analyst Will Have to Make Judgments as to Whether

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Essay

Many times an analyst will have to make judgments as to whether to include unrealized gains and losses when assessing earnings persistence and predicting future profitability.Discuss the case for and the case against including unrealized gains and losses as part of sustainable earnings when examining earnings persistence and future profitability.

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Definitions:

Accounting Effects

The impacts on a company's financial statements resulting from transactions, changes in accounting policies, or economic events.

Dividend Elimination

The process of removing intercompany dividends out of consolidated profit to avoid double counting when preparing consolidated financial statements.

Dividend Revenue

Income received from owning shares in a company, typically distributed from the company’s profits at regular intervals to its shareholders.