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The restatement of past financial statements often wreaks havoc on a public company with a ?parade of horribles? that includes negative publicity, difficulty in accessing capital markets, downgrades in credit ratings, a decrease in stockholder value, stockholder lawsuits, an investigation by the Securities and Exchange Commission and significant additional expenses. The worst-case scenario may include a total collapse of the company. Dealing with all of these issues will divert significant attention, time and energy of management and employees from the operation of the company?s business.
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