Auditors have sharply increased their warnings over the financial health of Hong Kong companies at time when investors fear the repercussions of China’s slowing economy.
The data, complied from a Financial Times analysis of stock exchange filings, reveals that auditors are increasingly citing fears about whether the companies in question are going concerns.
A total of 149 companies have so far this year reported modified opinions for their financial accounts — as many as for all of 2014. Of those, 27 listed on the main board of the Hong Kong exchange carried “disclaimers”, where auditors sidestep giving a definitive opinion.
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