Comments on: ITRI: Itron Closes Deal Quickly. Was the Meter Running? http://stockmarketbeat.com/blog1/2007/04/18/itri-itron-closes-deal-quickly-was-the-meter-running/ Our beat: The stock market. Our job: Beat it. Thu, 28 Aug 2008 17:06:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 By: ITRI: Not Worried About Itron’s Auditor Change - Stock Market Beat - Our beat: The stock market. Our job: Beat it. http://stockmarketbeat.com/blog1/2007/04/18/itri-itron-closes-deal-quickly-was-the-meter-running/#comment-32797 ITRI: Not Worried About Itron’s Auditor Change - Stock Market Beat - Our beat: The stock market. Our job: Beat it. Fri, 25 May 2007 13:49:51 +0000 http://stockmarketbeat.com/blog1/2007/04/18/itri-itron-closes-deal-quickly-was-the-meter-running/#comment-32797 [...] That “unfortunate” lack of real disclosure is why investors generally should be wary of auditor changes even when no disagreements are noted. However, the acquisition of Actaris meant that one of the two auditors would be let go, and while it is a bit of a surprise that the parent company’s auditor lost out I don’t consider it particularly alarming. Instead, it will be more important to monitor the future filings for any changes to accounting methods or assumptions that may be made. Those can then be evaluated on a case by case basis. [...] […] That “unfortunate” lack of real disclosure is why investors generally should be wary of auditor changes even when no disagreements are noted. However, the acquisition of Actaris meant that one of the two auditors would be let go, and while it is a bit of a surprise that the parent company’s auditor lost out I don’t consider it particularly alarming. Instead, it will be more important to monitor the future filings for any changes to accounting methods or assumptions that may be made. Those can then be evaluated on a case by case basis. […]

]]> By: The Week Ahead (29 April 2007) - Stock Market Beat - Our beat: The stock market. Our job: Beat it. http://stockmarketbeat.com/blog1/2007/04/18/itri-itron-closes-deal-quickly-was-the-meter-running/#comment-27737 The Week Ahead (29 April 2007) - Stock Market Beat - Our beat: The stock market. Our job: Beat it. Tue, 01 May 2007 01:10:31 +0000 http://stockmarketbeat.com/blog1/2007/04/18/itri-itron-closes-deal-quickly-was-the-meter-running/#comment-27737 [...] Itron (ITRI) - risk to estimates in both directions due to Actaris acquisition [...] […] Itron (ITRI) - risk to estimates in both directions due to Actaris acquisition […]

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