Regulators everywhere are now on notice that they can't assume company calculations are accurate and that they may need to hire their own consultants to probe deeply.
By the company's calculation, some of those steps save money on a net basis.
By the company's calculation, the $17 a share was a little above book value -- higher than the initial price obtained by some competing mutual companies as they converted to shareholder ownership, but less than the 1.5 times book value at which many shareholder-owned companies are trading.
While the other companies didn't comment, Cablevision took strong exception to this debt figure, arguing that since it is a diversified company, the calculation includes debt for Madison Square Garden and Rainbow Media, among other things.
General Motors explained that "the apparent disparity between the Volt's sticker and lease prices is a reflection of the company's calculation that the vehicle will maintain a very high residual value after three years—significantly higher than that of the LEAF".
That final Beetle brings production to 21,529,464, by the company's calculations, a total that farout strips any other model.
And based on his company's calculations of landlord approval criteria at that time, he said, "The average person needed to earn $162,000 to qualify for an apartment".
According to the company's calculations, if it reported earnings of $13.50 a share, Richard K. Davidson, Union Pacific's chief executive, would receive 20,000 shares and $1.4 million in cash.
Transocean denied liability in a statement, saying that the company followed "calculations, blueprints and step-by-step construction procedures" from BP that federal regulators approved.
