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One fundie told me a while back that most ASX listed companies are so heavily geared against what amounts to little more than "goodwill" that most people would be too scared to gear into them if they knew the real/physical debt to asset ratio. Derivatives are a difficult mistress, as by...

Thanks Nullagine, Looks like the income calculations are more thorough than I had previously supposed; so much income is hidden through a vast array of structured products this is about as good an attempt at statistical income research as privacy & tax laws would allow.

Just a question (which is obvious if you think about it) - how do they define income & debt? For example, gross income, net income? Large cashflows are through either companies in SMEs... do they assume all income is counted via accrual basis or not? I only ask as some reports indicate...