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anyone else found dec'11 report alarming?, page-2

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    Hi Whartanto
    I don't think you've read the full story.
    They capitalise it all and amortise an amount each year is how I see it.
    Look at Note 8 and you can see the net effect is for an increase in development in the Blance Sheet from 20.2 to $20.8m. ie they've expensed nett all the development except for $0.6m.
    Like you, I prefer an expensing straight off as it occurs rather than give the chance to manipulate profit by changing amortisation. But overall, probably not too bad.
    I've certainly seen worse!
 
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