Submitted by NicuCalcea t3_z2rx3w in dataisbeautiful
burnshimself t1_ixjacic wrote
Reply to comment by Legal-Software in Manchester United may be up for sale, so is the team profitable? [OC] by NicuCalcea
You have a very loose understanding of the accounting concepts here. They are cash flow negative, this isn’t just amortization coming off some long held or stepped up intangible. Their amort is the expensing of acquired player contracts, which they have to pay actual cash for, so it isn’t just a tax shield they’ve fabricated. If you look on a cash basis (eg swap out D&A for Capex and acquisition of intangibles) the business is still CF negative.
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