Panthers Issue Statement in Response to Deadspin Report

[rscott94]

The Deadspin story presents an incomplete picture of the Carolina Panthers profitability. The figures offer an isolated snapshot of the team’s financial situation during an unusual time as the NFL lockout loomed.

At the time, the team had strategically reduced its spending because of the uncertainty and as part of a long-term plan to secure the team's best talent once a collective bargaining agreement had been reached.

The team's actual operating cash flow, even before federal and state tax payments were made, was significantly less than the accounting income reported in the story. The most meaningful reflection of a company's profitability is cash flow, and the team's operating cash flow fluctuated between pre-tax figures of $26.7M in fiscal year 2011 and $39.8M in fiscal year 2012.

A detailed review of the financial statements demonstrates the difficulty of being competitive in the NFL, paying players to the cap, and trying to add the financing of a major stadium renovation.

http://www.panthers.com/news/article-2/Panthers-respond-to-Deadspin-report-/84682ffc-8458-4568-bbf9-b1cfcfadf81a

[YoungPanthers89]

welp

[top dawg]

The fact that they put out this response is indicative of a PR nightmare. The biscuit can has been popped. You can't get that dough back in.

[CRA]

Pie chart

[The Golden Child]

Cool

[Panthro]

Yeah it's tough being an NFL owner said no one ever

[csx]

Yeah it's tough being an NFL owner said no one ever

You couldn't be one.

[Panthro]

You couldn't be one.

32 out of 300,000,000.

basing that on %'s you are you sir are taking one hell of a stab in the dark with that statement.

I feel like such a failure. lol

[Rubi]

32 out of 300,000,000.

basing that on %'s you are you sir are taking one hell of a stab in the dark with that statement.

I feel like such a failure. lol

Lol funny post

[Herbert The Love Bug]

snap, crackle and pop

[Hotsauce]

Yeah it's tough being an NFL owner said no one ever

Son, do I need to draw this out for you??

[Hotsauce]

The really sad thing about all of this, is this could really get ugly for the Panthers, and Charlotte.

[Ivan The Awesome]

The biscuit can has been popped. You can't get that dough back in.

This is a new metaphor for me. I'm gonna try to translate this to Spanish and use it to relate in a similar situation. I believe I'll have to change the subject matter though, maybe I should use tortillas instead of biscuits.

[SmashNDash]

Okay this blows my mind. A QB profits 20 million a year, but people are up in arms if the ENTIRE ORGANIZATION profits 120 million?