1.   Browett said Tesco allocates some store depreciation costs as well as all other relevant expenses to its online operation, but declined to provide financial details.

2.   Cash flow, a measure of financial performance for companies with high depreciation costs, is earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization.

3.   CEZ said higher depreciation costs were mostly to blame.

4.   Cuts in compensation, brokerage and clearing fees as well as depreciation costs aided profits.

5.   Gulf Canada Resources Ltd. said its second-quarter loss from operations, which was wider than analysts expected, widened because of higher financing and depreciation costs.

6.   He blamed this on the rising value of assets at state-financed enterprises, which in turn has increased depreciation costs, and affected production.

7.   If adopted, companies will be able to write off fewer business expenses and less of the depreciation costs on their capital investments.

8.   If the company takes a write-down now, depreciation costs would be lower in subsequent quarters.

9.   In a conference call, Chief Executive Gary Howard blamed the wider loss on increased depreciation costs for equipment and higher interest expense.

10.   It factored in depreciation costs, financing, insurance and maintenance.