On March 14, 2023, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) issued a cease-and-desist order (the “Order”)1 and charged DXC Technology Company (“DXC”), an IT company based in Virginia, with violations of Rule 100(b) of...more
On December 13, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) Division of Corporation Finance staff (the staff) updated its Compliance & Disclosure Interpretations (CD&Is), concerning the use of non-generally accepted...more
In July 2020, a publicly traded pharmaceutical company entered into a settlement with the Securities and Exchange Commission, without admitting or denying findings, and agreed to pay a financial penalty relating to various...more
The recent SEC enforcement action against ADT Inc. for its failure to comply with the SEC’s equal prominence requirements applicable to non-GAAP financial measures, as outlined in our recent blog post, is a clear reminder...more
The use of non-GAAP financial measures is nearly ubiquitous for U.S. public companies. According to Audit Analytics, 97% of S&P 500 companies used non-GAAP financial measures in earnings releases during 2017. Many...more
The use of non-GAAP financial measures by US public companies continues to attract scrutiny. As concern grows that non-GAAP measures are being employed in company disclosures to distort actual performance numbers and, in some...more
On October 17, 2017, the Staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued new Non-GAAP Financial Measures Compliance and Disclosure Interpretations (C&DI) that clarify when financial forecasts used in connection...more
On October 17, 2017, the staff (the “Staff”) of the SEC’s Division of Corporation Finance issued two new compliance and disclosure interpretations (“C&DIs”) on the use of non-GAAP financial measures in forecasts for business...more
The SEC staff has issued two new Compliance and Disclosure Interpretations, or CD&Is, on non-GAAP financial measures in the context of business combinations....more
Reevaluate Non-GAAP Disclosures in Light of Updated C&DIs and Other SEC Actions. As the reporting season gets underway, reviewing non-GAAP disclosure practices should remain a top priority in light of the new and updated...more
On May 17, 2016, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued new Compliance and Disclosure Interpretations (C&DIs). The C&DIs provide added guidance on the use of non-GAAP financial measures in public disclosures...more
On June 27, 2016, Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) Chair Mary Jo White, speaking at the International Corporate Governance Network’s Annual Conference in San Francisco, reiterated the SEC’s growing concern regarding...more
On May 17, 2016, the Division of Corporation Finance of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC Staff”) revised existing interpretive guidance contained in its Compliance and Disclosure Interpretations relating...more
At a Glance: In May, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) added twelve new Compliance and Disclosure Interpretations (“C&DIs”) on the use of non-GAAP (“Generally Accepted Accounting Principles”) financial...more
On May 17, 2016, the SEC issued new Compliance & Disclosure Interpretations related to Regulation G. The Podium discussed the new guidance on the reporting of non-GAAP financial measures with Sullivan & Worcester Partner...more
Prefaced by public statements of SEC officials about improper use of non-GAAP financial measures, the Staff of the Division of Corporation Finance issued new and revised Compliance & Disclosure Interpretations (“C&DIs”) on...more
On May 17, 2016, the SEC’s Division of Corporation Finance escalated the SEC’s efforts to curb perceived misuse of non-GAAP financial measures with the issuance of a revised set of Compliance and Disclosure Interpretations...more
In recent months, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) has signaled that the use of non-GAAP measures will be scrutinized closely. Chair Mary Jo White has discussed non-GAAP disclosures in speeches, urging...more
Continuing the SEC’s recent focus on companies’ use of non-GAAP financial measures, the staff of the SEC Division of Corporation Finance issued updated guidance on May 17, 2016 that addresses compliance issues under...more
Earlier this week, the staff of the SEC’s Division of Corporation Finance issued several new, and rewrote several existing, Compliance and Disclosure Interpretations (“C&DIs”) relating to Non-GAAP Financial Measures. ...more