Complex sentence: Messier argues that Vivendi's troubles were not of his making, and his defenders point out that the next year, on March 6,2003, the company announced an even larger a record loss of $25 billion.
Split into simpler sentences: Messier argues that Vivendi's troubles were not of his making. The next year, on March 6,2003, the company announced an even larger a record loss of $25 billion.