Among the phrases that investors hate to hear, "accounting restatements" ranks near the top.
At a minimum, it means that a company maintained sloppy accounting
standards. Worst case, it means that a fraud was perpetrated, such as a
leading sales executive lying about contracts or a financial officer
cooking the books.
Yet, there can be a silver lining. It can push shares well below
intrinsic value to the point that upside results simply from new
management cleaning up the mess. That's the setup in place for Hertz Global Holdings (NYSE: HTZ) (more)
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