A week ago it was Citi, which took farcical non-GAAP earnings through the rabbit hole when it revised its already reported Q3 earnings lower by $0.20 to, as described in “Algos Please Ignore: Citi Slashes Previously Reported Net Income Due To “Legal Investigations” Over FX Rigging Probe” and now it is that other bank which has made crime an ordinary course of business.
From the just released press release which sees its Q3 EPS revised down from $0.04 to -$0.04
Bank of America Corporation today announced an adjustment to its financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2014 to include additional litigation expense related to its foreign exchange business.
Subsequent to the company’s earnings announcement on October 15, and prior to the filing of the company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2014, the company has been engaged in separate advanced discussions with certain U.S. banking regulatory agencies to resolve matters related to its foreign exchange business. As a result of those discussions, the company recorded a $400 million non-deductible charge and adjusted its third-quarter 2014 financial results to a net loss of $232 million or $(0.04) per share. There can be no assurance as to the ultimate outcome of these matters.
The company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, which is being filed today with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, will reflect the adjustment.
Is this a surprise? No. Recall: “For Bank Of America, Crime Is Now An Ordinary Course Of Business”
