Identifying the Industry - A Short Case on Financial Statement Analysis

Name: Identifying the Industry - A Short Case on Financial Statement Analysis (English version)
SKU: F&A0544

Nagar, Neerav

Product #:F&A0544

Supplier:Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad

Discipline:Finance

Details:Case (PDF) • 3 pages • 2019-03-29 (Rev: 2021-07-27)

Subjects:

Industry analysis Strategic analysis Finance and investing

Industries:

Financial service sector

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This short case provides income statements and balance sheets for a recent year for seven Indian firms from seven industries. These firms belong to the following industries: Airline; Banking; Information Technology Services; Liquor Producer; Oil Exploration and Development; Pharmaceutical, and Retail
The task before students is to evaluate the financial statements given in the exhibits and identify the appropriate industry for each firm.

Learning Objectives

The key objectives of the case are: To understand how the inherent uniqueness of every industry reflects in firms' financial statements. To learn and appreciate fine operational characteristics, and investment and financial decisions that reflect in firms’ financial statements. To understand how the magnitude of line items in the financial statements reflect a firm’s business model.