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Some seasonal factors could have come into play yet, as I first argued on Monday, one scary number stands out in its accounts and that is derived from its net current assets, ...
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Comment on this article
Martyn Benson
September 11, 2019 at 6:38 pmAs the well known phrase goes – “No shit Sherlock”.
Gee whiz- That’s an awful lot of words and numbers to come to the conclusion that many already knew five years or more ago.
Ale Pasetti
September 11, 2019 at 6:42 pmHI Martyn, many thanks for your comment. I think you appreciate it’s a completely different situation compared to… 12/18 months ago (if you recall its ’18 numbers), right?
“No shit Sherlock” wouldn’t have pleased the editors, anyway.
Best,
Ale