4011 APRIL 7, 2009 CRAIG CHAPMAN Biovail Corporation: Revenue Recognition and FOB Sales Accounting Background Late on October 9, 2003, David Maris, an analyst at Banc of America Securities (BAS), was trying to interpret the shocking events of the previous few days and finish the write-up of his first report on the Canadian pharmaceutical firm, Biovail Corporation. Maris didn’t like what he saw at the company, but he never liked writing “Sell” recommendations. In any event, he wanted
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4011 APRIL 7, 2009 CRAIG CHAPMAN Biovail Corporation: Revenue Recognition and FOB Sales Accounting Background Late on October 9, 2003, David Maris, an analyst at Banc of America Securities (BAS), was trying to interpret the shocking events of the previous few days and finish the write-up of his first report on the Canadian pharmaceutical firm, Biovail Corporation. Maris didn’t like what he saw at the company, but he never liked writing “Sell” recommendations. In any event, he wanted
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Table of Contents INTRODUCTION 1 ISSUES 1 QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS 2 QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS 3 (i). Revenue Recognition Analysis 3 (ii). Strength and Weaknesses of Biovail 3 RECOMMENDATIONS 4 CONCLUSION 5 INTRODUCTION Biovail corporation was one of Canada’s largest publicly traded pharmaceutical companies. Biovail is a specialty pharmaceutical company engaged in the formulation, clinical testing, registration, manufacture and commercialization of pharmaceutical products, utilizing advanced
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at Accounting Biovail INTRODUCTION Operating within a complex and highly competitive pharmaceutical industry, the challenges confronting Biovail are intensifying as regulatory agencies release formal allegations of misconduct against four corporate executives and as outstanding lawsuits, widespread scrutiny, and a history of questionable accounting practices are unavoidably coming to a head. Responsible for overcoming its damaged reputation and for moving the company forward, it is imperative that
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FOB shipping point – Biovail’s contract with the distributor had title change in Manitoba when it left the shipping dock. (Byer takes responsibility for the goods when the goods leave the seller’s premises) FOB destination – The agreement between Biovail and the Distributor provided that title too, and the risk of loss with respect to the product would not have passed to the Distributor until the product was delivered to the Distributor’s facility. (Sellers remain responsible for the goods until the
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Financial Accounting MFAB, July 2016 Assignment for Biovail Corporation Due before 8.30 am, Sunday, July 31, 2016 Please answer the following questions: 1. What is the manufacturer revenue per pill?1 How many pills equate to $10m in revenue? What is the volume of $10m worth of pills? How many truckloads are required to carry $10 million worth of pills? Show your calculations. (5 points) 2. How should the company recognize revenue based on each of the two possible FOB contract structures
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[pic] SCHOOL OF ACCOUNTANCY UNIVERSITI UTARA MALAYSIA FIRST SEMESTER 2014/2015 (A141) COURSE CODE : BKAL3063 COURSE : INTEGRATED CASE STUDY PRE-REQUISITE : BKAF3073 FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING & REPORTING IV 1. SYNOPSIS This is a capstone course for the accountancy programs, which integrates knowledge from financial accounting & reporting, management accounting, taxation, audit, finance, management and business–related
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Craig Chapman, Page 1 CRAIG J. CHAPMAN Assistant Professor - Accounting Information and Management Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University Jacobs Center, Room 6227, 2001 Sheridan Road, Evanston, IL 60208 Telephone: (847) 491-2662, Fax: (847) 467-1202 E-mail: c-chapman@kellogg.northwestern.edu SSRN Research Page: http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/cf_dev/AbsByAuth.cfm?per_id=417740 Education HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL, BOSTON, MA Doctor of Business Administration degree, Accounting
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Ltd. * BC Hydro * BC Research Inc * Becancour Silicon (silicon manufacture) * Bell Canada * Bennett Environmental * Becker's * Ben Moss Jewellers * Big Blue Bubble (software firm) * BigPark (software firm) * Biovail * BioWare (video games) * Bison Transport Inc. (Transportation) * Black Diamond Cheese Limited * Black Hen Music (record label) * Black Photo Corporation * BlackBerry (wireless devices) * Blake, Cassels & Graydon (law
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Record: 1 | BlackBerry blues. By: McMAHON, TAMSIN. Maclean's. 6/4/2012, Vol. 125 Issue 21, p32-34. 3p. Abstract: The article discusses the decline of the Canadian technology company Research In Motion (RIM), the creator of the BlackBerry smartphone, as of June 2012. Topics include competition in the global smartphone market, RIM's corporate investments in research and development (R & D), and the failure of the telecommunications equipment manufacturer Nortel. (AN: 76358166) | | |
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