Westfield Financial (WFD)

7.09 +0.01  +0.14%  Jun 01, 11:37AM Go Pro
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About R&D Expense

R&D expenses are a line item from many companies' income statements.

R&D expense (short for research and development expense) is essentially the amount of money that a company spends to develop new products and services each year. For example, if a pharmaceutical firm hires research scientists to develop new drugs, the salaries of these researchers will generally be expensed in the R&D expense category.

Like marketing expenses, but unlike capital expenditures, R&D expenses are subtracted from revenues every year directly. Therefore, accountants treat R&D spending as an expense rather than as an investment, though there is continuous debate over whether this is the correct classification.

An investor looking at companies with large R&D expenditures should think hard about whether a single company's R&D spending is an expense (like buying rubber to produce tires) or whether it is an investment (like buying machinery to produce tires more efficiently). Determining the answer to that question can have a large impact on how the company is valued.
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WFD News

$WFD filed latest Quarterly Report http://stks.co/3j0k
about 24 days ago by MarketBrief
$WFD filed latest Proxy Statement with the SEC (Form DEF 14A) http://stks.co/3IpC
about 51 days ago by MarketBrief
Bank-Stock Comeback: Three Trading At-or-Below Book Value With Earnings Momentum http://stks.co/2S2t $BAC $WFC $JPM $C $PNC $CNBKA $WFD
about 106 days ago by ycharts
Westfield Financial (WFD) Approves 5% Buyback
Dec 22, 4:58PM Street Insider
$WFD filed latest Quarterly Report http://stks.co/11ex
about 206 days ago by MarketBrief
$WFD completed a Bullish Star candlestick pattern on 09/24/2010. Look for an upward price movement on 09/25/2010
about 616 days ago by candlestickpick

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