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Kenneth Lay formed Enron in 1985 by merging two natural gas pipeline companies. Enron grew to become one of the largest electricity and natural gas companies in the world. However, Enron used accounting loopholes and off-balance sheet entities to hide billions in debts and inflate profits. When this was uncovered in 2001, Enron's stock price collapsed and the company declared bankruptcy, resulting in billions lost for shareholders and employees. The Enron scandal exposed widespread accounting fraud and corruption and shook confidence in corporations.
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- Enron's collapse resulted in significant losses for shareholders and employees, as well as widespread debt and losses across the energy industry and beyond.
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Once upon a time, there was a gleaming office tower in Houston, Texas. In front of that gleaming tower was a giant “E,” slowly revolving, flashing in the hot Texas sun. But in 2001, the Enron Corporation, which once ranked among the top Fortune 500 companies, would collapse under a mountain of debt that had been concealed through a complex scheme of off-balance-sheet partnerships. Forced to declare bankruptcy, the energy firm laid off 4,000 employees; thousands more lost their retirement savings, which had been invested in Enron stock. The company's shareholders lost tens of billions of dollars after the stock price plummeted. The scandal surrounding Enron's demise engendered a global loss of confidence in corporate integrity that continues to plague markets today, and eventually it triggered tough new scrutiny of financial reporting practices. In an attempt to understand what went wrong, this case will examine the history, culture, and major players in the Enron scandal.
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- 2. Presented to: Sir Osama Bashir Soomro Presented by: Sidra Afroz Khan Uzair Abdul Wahid Junaid Ahmed Aneela Khan
- 3. Enron Corporation - American energy company based in Houston, Texas. Formed in 1985 by Kenneth Lay by merging natural gas pipeline companies, namely, Houston Natural Gas and Inter North. Employed approximately 20,000 staff. One of the world’s major electricity, natural gas, communications, pulp & paper companies. Revenues of nearly $111 billion in 2000. Fortune Magazine named Enron “America’s Most Innovative Company” for six consecutive years.
- 4. Also led to the dissolution of Arthur Andersen, which was one of the five largest audit and accountancy partnerships in the world. Enron was cited as the biggest audit failure.
- 5. Founder: Kenneth lay Former President CEO: Jeffrey Skilling Former CFO: Andrew Fastow
- 8. The bankruptcy of Enron shook the entire system. Some highlights brought about when this scandal had been exposed were: 1.$30 million of self-dealings by the Chief Financial Officer. 2.$700 million of net earnings disappeared. 3.$1.2 billion shareholder’s equity disappeared. 4.Over $4 billion in hidden liabilities. Many of Enron’s recorded assets and profits were inflated or even wholly fraudulent and non-existent. Debts & equities were put into entities formed “offshores” that were not included in the company’s financial statements
- 9. • In 1985, Kenneth Lay merged the natural gas pipeline companies of Houston Natural Gas and InterNorth to form Enron • As Enron became the largest seller of natural gas in North America by 1992, its trading of gas contracts earned $122 million (before interest and taxes), the second largest contributor to the company's net income. The November 1999 creation of the Enron Online trading website allowed the company to better manage its contracts trading business. • In an attempt to achieve further growth, Enron pursued a diversification strategy. The company owned and operated a variety of assets including gas pipelines, electricity plants, pulp and paper plants, water plants, and broadband services across the globe. • Enron's stock increased from the start of the 1990s until year-end 1998 by 311%, the stock increased by 56% in 1999 and a further 87% in 2000
- 11. Enron's complex financial statements were confusing to shareholders and analysts. In addition, its complex business model and unethical practices required that the company use accounting limitations to misrepresent earnings and modify the balance sheet to indicate favorable performance. The combination of these issues later resulted in the bankruptcy of the company, Kenneth Lay served as the chairman, and pressured Enron executives to find new ways to hide its debt. Fastow and other executives "created off-balance-sheet vehicles, complex financing structures
- 12. The company showed entire sales value as revenue in it financial statements. As a result, Enron’s revenues increased from $13.3 billion to $100.8 billion. This 65% annual increase was unprecedented in the energy industry wherein growth of 2-3% is considered respectable.
- 13. 2001, a investment agency boss publicly doubts the profitability model of Enron, the stock price decrease from $80 to 42$ in Aug. 16, Oct. Enron announces the total loss for 3th quarter was $618 million. 22, Oct. SEC begin to investigate Enron formally. 8, Nov. Enron was forced to admit do false account, profit total false nearly $600 million since 1997. 30, Nov. stock price falls to $0.26 per share. 2, Dec. formally apply for bankruptcy protection.
- 16. Enron's headquarters in Downtown Houston was leased from a consortium of banks who had bought the property for $285 million in the 1990s. It was sold for $55.5 million, just before Enron moved out in 2004. [160] Enron's shareholders lost $74 billion in the four years before the company's bankruptcy ($40 to $45 billion was attributed to fraud). As Enron had nearly $67 billion that it owed creditors, employees and shareholders received limited, if any, assistance aside from severance from Enron.To pay its creditors, Enron held auctions to sell assets including art, photographs, logo signs, and its pipelines. In May 2004, more than 20,000 of Enron's former employees won a suit of $85 million for compensation of $2 billion that was lost from their pensions.
- 17. In conclusion, Enron was a remarkable and innovative company in the world, Its success cannot be neglected. But there is a interest question for Enron’s bankruptcy: Is there a company can get success without ethics? To see from the facts, the answer is “no.” Whether Enron or Anderson, they finally pay for their fault on ethics. We see ethic problem would bring a fatal strike to a company, no matter how it was successful.