That is an interesting assumption. In these times we are in, unprecedented some might say,and basically cyclical, a spade is a spade.
Read an article sometime back about timber being a good investment over time. ABI being in the business for a long time damn sure knows this, and other companies as well. If necessary they can manipulate the wood,fiber, paper markets at will. They can close or sell mills, cut wages, and declare bk, but in the end those trees and streams keep on. It's a shame to see current accounting practices manipulated in the short term, just to be re-evaluated later on and they will be.
