A Wave of Earnings Restatements Slams a Hot Market

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One reason for the big SPAC sell-off—the SEC made hundreds restate earnings when it changed the way warrants were treated

The guidance from the Securities and Exchange Commission hasn’t had a big impact on investors but has helped cause a big slowdown in one of the market’s hottest areas.some were improperly accounting for warrants

. The guidance took the market by surprise, according to analysts. Issuance of SPACs has tumbled since. What’s more, some SPACs used the restatements to disclose other more serious problems. SPACs, or blank-check companies, are shells that raise money and list on an exchange, with the goal of merging with a private firm and taking it public. Many issue warrants as part of the fundraising, giving investors the right to buy stock in the new entity created by the merger at an arranged price. The warrants are seen as anFor years, SPACs and companies that had merged with SPACs treated these warrants as equity in their financial statements.

 

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