What is an insurance write-off? How does an insurer decide if a car is a write-off? What are the insurance write-off categories? Category A. Category B. Category C. Category D. Write-off values are relative. What if I don't agree with the decision to write-off my car? If my car is a write-off, can I buy it back? What if the write-off valuation won't cover my car finance?
Changes in the implicit value of a stock can cause it to drop dramatically in price because it is intangible. Basically, it is investors' perceived value of the stock. If investors perceive a company to be in financial trouble, whether it is or not, it decreases the implicit value of the stock.
The reverse is true as well, which explains why many retail stocks saw their earnings drop substantially even if comps declined by single digits only. 1  Wal-Mart's own guidance for Q1 saw comp sales increase by 1.25%, thus actual results were better than the company's (conservative) forecast.