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Identifying the Industry - A Short Case ...

Nagar, Neerav

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Identifying the Industry - A Short Case on Financial Statement Analysis

Nagar, Neerav

IIMA-FA0544 | Published March 29, 2019 | 3 pages Case

Collection: Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad

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This short case provides income statements and balance sheets for a recent year for 7 Indian firms from 7 industries in Exhibits 1 and 2. These firms belong to the following industries.1 Airline2. Banking 3. Information Technology Services 4. Liqour Producer 5. Oild Exploration and Development 6. Pharmaceutical 7. Retail. The task before the students is to evaluate the financial statements given in the exhibits and identify the appropriate industry for each firm.

To understand the inherent uniqueness of every industry. To learn and appreciate the fine operational characteristics, investment and financial decisions that reflect in the firms' respective financial statements. To learn common-size and ration analysis. To understand how the magnitude of the line items in the financial statements reflect a firm's business model.