Example
5. Questionable accounting numbers (Red Flags)
In Macquarie Bank’s consolidated income statement for the financial year ended 31 March 2006, the significant questionable part is its failure to sufficiently explain the profit which was acquired from its associates and joint ventures and also the profit which is generated by Macquarie bank. The profit attributed to ordinary equity holders of MBL has increased by $104M from 2005 to 2006, whereas the share of net profits of associates and joint venture has increased by $155M from $17M in 2005 to $172M in 2006 business dominate the profit provided to shareholder which means that there are negative profits from