by winston » Tue Nov 11, 2025 8:06 am
Michael Burry warns of $176 billion depreciation understatement by tech giantsby Louis Juricic
"Understating depreciation by extending useful life of assets artificially boosts earnings," calling it "one of the more common frauds of the modern era."
The investor specifically targeted tech companies purchasing NVIDIA chips and servers, arguing they should not be extending the useful lives of computing equipment that typically has a 2-3 year product cycle.
Burry estimates these companies will understate depreciation by $176 billion between 2026-2028.
By 2028, he projects Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) will overstate earnings by 26.9% and Meta (NASDAQ:META) by 20.8%.
He promised more details would be coming on November 25.
Source: investing.com
https://www.investing.com/news/stock-ma ... ts-4346876
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