"Before in the PR, the income was reported as around $7 mil. AFTER these items. Thus, 2005 will show a loss."
Not true if they had capital loss carry forwards. In 2005, EBITDA = NI because of the loss carries. That's why EBITDA could also be very close to NI in 2006 as well. That's the major perk to buying distressed companies; you also get to buy their write-offs essentially.
Agree that we still need some info, but this is a HUGE first step. "Here's some of our numbers boys and the CPA and SEC attorney say they are correct. More to follow."
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