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What is an asset retirement obligation (ARO), and should it be added to enterprise value?

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An ARO is a legal obligation to dismantle assets and restore sites at the end of their lives - plugging oil and gas wells, mine reclamation, nuclear decommissioning. It sits on the balance sheet at…

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