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A company acquires a rather large investment in another corporation. What criteria determines that?

A company acquires a rather large investment in another corporation. What criteria determine

whether the investor should apply the equity method of accounting to this investment?

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Question added by Mohammad Iqbal Abubaker , Jahaca Pty Ltd - Accounts Administrator , Jahaca Pty Ltd - Accounts Administrator
Date Posted: 2017/03/05
Samy Jarrar
by Samy Jarrar , Corporate Compliance Manager - President Office , Nesma Holding Co. Ltd

it depends on the compenhensive market status, country risk, results from risk assesment and business environment in particular company and country.

Varun Vijay
by Varun Vijay , Senior Analyst , The Boston consulting group

The acquisition in other corporation would be determined through detailed informations and insights into the target corporation's business plan for the next 5 - 10 years, with detailed breakdown on the revenue and OPEX along with KPI's such as the IRR,NPV and the EXIT value for any investor (existing or onboarding). further the decision can be made based on the implied valuation multiples such as P/E and EV/EBITDA amongst others.

Fahid Malik
by Fahid Malik , Accountant , Sialkot Dry Port Trust

Simply it's depends upon the market information and BOD future forecasting plan. Thanks

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