Originally Posted by
jungle
Here you go, it is a rather lengthy document and just covers 2006, later and earlier years are available from the same source.
http://www.dhl.com/publish/etc/medialib/...
Just as a hypothetical, suppose you were the head of the largest worldwide logistics company on the face of the earth. Do you think your accounting ducks would be in a row before you announced heavy losses requiring a major change in your business plan? Do you think the legal department was consulted with months ago? Do you think the defense is cocked and locked?
You are thinking one move behind and these guys are thinking five moves ahead. Maybe ten moves.
5 moves ahead, maybe 10? Yah, these guys are real rocket surgeons.
The way I see it...
They are either liars(accounting), or they're idiots(business decisions). You give them way too much credit.