Non-GAAP financial measures are financial metrics that are not based on standard accounting principles but are presented by a company to provide additional insight into its performance. These measures often exclude certain...more
Disclosure Simplification (New Rules in Place). In March 2019, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) adopted certain amendments as part of its continuing efforts to modernize and simplify provisions of Regulation...more
The recent SEC enforcement action against ADT Inc. for its failure to comply with the SEC’s equal prominence requirements applicable to non-GAAP financial measures, as outlined in our recent blog post, is a clear reminder...more
At the end of last year, in an enforcement action brought by the Division of Enforcement of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) against ADT Inc. (ADT), reporting companies were reminded that the SEC continues to...more
The SEC’s Division of Enforcement recently instituted cease-and-desist proceedings against a company for violating Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act and Rule 13a-11 by including non-GAAP financial measures in two of its...more
Failure to present GAAP financial measures “with equal or greater prominence” to non-GAAP measures results in cease-and-desist order and civil fine - The SEC continues to focus on noncompliant use of non-GAAP financial...more
The SEC recently instituted cease and desist proceedings relating to a company's use of non-GAAP financial measures, signaling the agency's continued focus on these disclosures, particularly in public company earnings...more
In a cease-and-desist order dated December 26, 2018, the Securities and Exchange Commission enforced rules regarding the disclosure of non-GAAP financial measures, resulting in a $100,000 penalty to the violating issuer. With...more
On December 26, 2018, the SEC filed a cease-and-desist order and fined ADT Inc. (“ADT”) $100,000 for its use of non-GAAP financial measures without giving equal or greater prominence to the comparable GAAP financial measures....more
In case you were questioning whether the SEC continues (assuming it reopens at some point) to address the inappropriate use of non-GAAP financial measures with the same level of gravity as in prior years, you might take note...more
2017 will most likely be remembered as a year of transition, as the Securities and Exchange Commission’s enforcement actions indicate, at least in the near term, an emphasis on specific initiatives and retail investor...more
On February 28, 2017, Skadden hosted a webinar titled “Key Trends in Executive Compensation, Employment Law and Compensation Committee Practices.” The Skadden panelists were labor and employment law partner David Schwartz,...more