Comment on amortization of nba franchise

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Boston Celtics Limited Partnership II and Subsidiaries presented these consolidated statements of income for 1998, 1997, and 1996.

BOSTON CELTICS LIMITED PARTNERSHIP II AND SUBSIDIARIES CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME

 

For the Year Ended

Revenues:

June 30,
1998

June 30,
1997

June 30,
1996

Basketball regular season

$39,107,960

$31,813,019

$35,249,625

Ticket sales

28,002,469

23,269,159

22,071,992

Television and radio broadcast rights fees

8,569,485

7,915,626

7,458,651

Other, principally promotional advertising

75,679,914

62,997,804

64,780,268

Costs and expenses:

     

Basketball regular season

     

Team

40,401,643

40,941,156

27,891,264

Game

2,820,107

2,386,042

2,606,218

General and administrative

13,464,566

13,913,893

15,053,333

Selling and promotional

4,819,478

4,680,168

2,973,488

Depreciation

208,162

189,324

140,894

Amortization of NBA franchise and other intangible assets

165,035

164,702

164,703

 

61,878,991

62,275,285

48,829,900

 

13,800,923

722,519

15,950,368

Interest expense

6,017,737

5,872,805

6,387,598

Interest income

6,402,366

6,609,541

8,175,184

Net realized gains (losses) on disposition of marketable

     

securities and other shortterm investments

     

Income from continuing operations before income taxes

     

Provision for income taxes

     

Income from continuing operations

     

Discontinued operations:

     

Income from discontinued operations (less applicable income taxes of $30,000)

   

82,806

Gain from disposal of discontinued operations (less applicable income taxes of $17,770,000)

   

38,330,907

NET INCOME

12,267,317

420,306

54,200,529

Net income applicable to interests of General Partners

306,216

62,246

1,291,014

Net income applicable to interests of Limited Partners

$11,961,101

$358,060

$52,909,515

Per unit:

           

Income from continuing operations-basic

$

2.45

$

0.07

$

2.68

Income from continuing operations-diluted

$

2.17

$

0.06

$

2.59

Net income-basic

$

2.45

$

0.07

$

9.18

Net income-diluted

$

2.17

$

0.06

$

8.89

Distributions declared

$

2

$

1

$

1.5

Required

a. Comment on Amortization of NBA Franchise and Other Intangible Assets.

b. Would the discontinued operations be included in projecting the future? Comment.

c. The costs and expenses include team costs and expenses. Speculate on the major reason for the increase in this expense between 1996 and 1997.

d. What were the major reasons for the increase in income from continuing operations between 1997 and 1998?

e. Speculate on why distributions declared were higher in 1998 than 1996. (Notice that net income was substantially higher in 1996.)

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