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米ワールドコム粉飾決算問題
米長距離通信大手のワールドコムが、粉飾決算を行なっていたことがわかり、同社は経営はたんにひんしている。
WorldCom reveals multibillion dollar fraud
WorldCom Inc. spiraled toward bankruptcy after the telecommunications giant reported that it disguised $3.8 billion (¥456 billion) in expenses. It appears to be one of the largest cases of accounting fraud ever.
WorldCom, the nation's No. 2 long-distance carrier, said June 25 that more than $3 billion (¥360 billion) in expenses in 2001 and $797 million (¥95 billion) in the first quarter of 2002 were wrongly listed on company books as capital expenses, and thus not reflected in its earnings results.
That means the company may have actually lost millions of dollars when it reported profits
The company said it will restate earnings for all of 2001 and the first quarter of 2002.
"Our senior management team is shocked by these discoveries," said CEO John Sidgmore.
WorldCom also announced that its chief financial officer, Scott Sullivan, has been fired. The company added that it would also lay off 17,000 workers, starting June 28.
The news could be the final blow to WorldCom, which is reeling from a low stock price, a crumbling telecommunications market and an ongoing Securities and Exchange Commission investigation, observers said.
Shukan ST: July 5, 2002
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- WorldCom
- 米長距離通信大手ワールドコム
- multibillion dollar
- 数十億ドル
- fraud
- 詐欺
- spiraled toward bankruptcy
- 一気に破産の危機にひんした
- disguised
- 偽った
- expenses
- 支出
- appears to be 〜
- どうやら〜だ
- accounting fraud
- 不正会計
- long-distance carrier
- 長距離通信業者
- first quarter
- 第1四半期
- were wrongly listed
- 不正に記載された
- books
- 帳簿
- capital expenses
- 資本支出
- earnings results
- 収益結果
- restate
- 訂正する
- senior management
- 経営幹部
- CEO
- 最高営責任者
- chief financial officer
- 最高財務責任者
- lay off
- 解雇する
- final blow
- 決定打
- is reeling from a low stock price
- 株価低下でぐらついている
- crumbling
- 崩壊しつつある
- Securities and Exchange Commission
- 証券取引委員会