The Differences Between Write Down and Impairment: Uncommon Investing Terms
Welcome to our brand new series – Uncommon Investing Terms. Today, we talk about what are the differences between write down and impairment.
In this new series we’re going to cover of course – uncommon investing terms.
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Here are some of the specific things we’ll cover in this series…
- What these terms mean in a book sense
- What they mean in a real-world sense
- Why they’re important for you and your investment analysis
- How to spot potential hidden assets using these things
- What are potential major red flags and avoid potentially terrible investments
- How these terms often save you an enormous amount of time by knowing them because they often show you multiple things at one time
- How knowing these terms gives you a major advantage over average value investors who don’t know them
- And more
I’ll also show you exactly where to find these using resources like Morningstar or by going into a companies financial reports.
If you like this new series let me know in the comments below or on social media and I’ll keep making these videos.
I hope you enjoy,
Jason
Today we’re talking about write down versus impairment…
Let’s get to it
In the video above you’ll learn about the differences between the terms write down and impairment… Why It’s important. What it shows you. The multiple things it immediately tells you about a company. And much more.
A recap
To view the resources on impairments and write downs use the links below.
- Write Down
- Impairment
- Write down definition via Investopedia
- Impairment definition via Investopedia
- Main Difference Between Write Down and Impairment Via Quora
- Analysis of Kraft Heinze’s $16.6 billion in writedowns and impairments
In this series next week we’ll talk about one of my absolute favorite things – Net Operating Loss Carryforwards or NOL’s.
Your thoughts…
Did I miss something? Do you want to know more about investing terms that I haven’t mentioned yet? Let me know in the comments below.
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