January closes out with Washington drama, and 10-K reports from major media and tech
By Douglas Price February 1, 2025 The final day of a cold and tumultuous month delivered several annual reports from companies that be significantly impacted by economic policy shifts from the second Trump administration. Over the next week, I’ll provide snapshots of how good (or not) 2024 was for major corporate media companies Comcast, Charter…
After a tumultuous holiday week, Southwest Airlines looks to find its way back to a steady course
By Douglas Price January 4, 2023 – As 2022 began, Southwest Airlines was still emerging from the global pandemic, trying to return to a sense of economic normalcy. On December 7, the company presented an Investor Day event at the New York Stock Exchange and via webcast. It posted a slide deck of the presentation…
Happy New Year from QnK!
After a long hiatus (driven in part by a global pandemic) my stories on corporate business decisions will resume this week. At this point, I think it makes sense to measure corporate activity without the influence of external stimulus. Looking forward to whatever 2023 brings! Let’s go!!
Dollar Tree extends its wage boost for employees
July 9, 2020 — Chesapeake, Virginia-based Dollar Tree, Inc. issued a press release via Form 8-K current report that it will extend a $2 per hour wage premium for hourly-paid store associates and distribution associates for an additional week, through Saturday, July 18th. In an initial response to the COVID-19 crisis on March 25th, Dollar…
Twitter reports significant losses in second quarter; FTC action may bring additional woes
By Douglas Price August 3, 2020 Citing reduced advertising revenue during the COVID-19 crisis, Twitter, Inc. reported operating losses of $289 million during the second quarter. This is in stark contrast to a gain of $88 million during the same period last year. For both years, the amounts are before provisions for income taxes. Revenue…
FedEx and Redskins: A continuing partnership…with diminishing returns?
By Douglas Price July 16, 2020 Last month, FedEx submitted a Form 8-K current report to the Securities and Exchange Commission regarding a one-time charge for impairment of goodwill. Since then, the company has also been forced to confront potential damage to its most important intangible asset: its brand and name. More specifically, the association…
What in the world is CorporateQnK?
This is your home for short (or sometimes a bit longer) snapshots of public company reports to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. These SEC reports come in many forms, but I focus on the quarterly 10-Q’s, the annual 10-K’s, and the less frequent (but sometimes juicier) tidbits found in the 8-K current reports. The…
FedEx Delivers Financial Reporting in Pieces, Starting with Goodwill Charges
By Douglas Price July 1, 2020 As the second half of the whirlwind year that is 2020 get started, second quarter financials are about to be released. As impacts of Covid-19 continued to hit businesses from all directions, FedEx decided to release some information ahead of the calendar milestone. On June 19th, over three months…
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