QUOTE(AdamG1981 @ May 28 2009, 04:46 PM)
RESORT big fat zero debt, with HUGE reserves. If wasnt for its star cruise impairment, net profit is actually up 3%
Yup, Resort problem (at least for minority shareholders) is that with huge cash pile and billion of profit, minoirty shareholders are getting peanut dividend 2% yield or so, which is considerably low for a highly profitable and huge cash pile company.
While it doesn't utilise the cash pile nor giving out as reward to the shareholders.
Impairment cost just means previous investment being done at high cost while if it doesn't yield any profit to the company, then it just means wrong investment decision had been made. You earn and earn then one bad decision on investment can wipe out previous hardwork done.
So impairment cost is still something to look at although it doesn't bleed the company cashflow or underlying fundamental.
Don't get me wrong, Resorts is a good and profitable company, and a good stock until now.