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Enron Corp. - University of California | Office of The President

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$12,000,000,000<br />

$10,000,000,000<br />

$8,000,000,000<br />

$6,000,000,000<br />

$4,000,000,000<br />

<strong>Enron</strong> <strong>Corp</strong>.<br />

Shareholders Equity<br />

1997 1998 1999 2000<br />

As originally reported As restated<br />

420. <strong>Enron</strong>'s manipulation <strong>of</strong> its results also had a dramatic impact on its key "debt-to-<br />

equity" ratio, measured as debt to total capitalization. Even the restatement, which did not correct<br />

the impact <strong>of</strong> <strong>Enron</strong>'s phony forward sales contracts alleged herein, shows a significant impact from<br />

the concealed debt and improper equity adjustments on the Company's debt-to-equity ratio. This<br />

ratio is used by ratings agencies to evaluate the Company's credit rating which Fastow had termed<br />

"strategically critical":<br />

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