Publications
Publications
- February 1997 (Revised May 1998)
- HBS Case Collection
Tire City, Inc.
By: W. Carl Kester
Abstract
A small, rapidly growing retail distributor of automotive tires must present a set of forecasted financial statements to a bank in order to obtain a five-year loan. Expected growth rates given in the case and historical financial ratios derived from recent financial statements are used to forecast pro-forma income statements and balance sheets for the next two years.
Keywords
Financial Statements; Forecasting and Prediction; Financing and Loans; Price; Supply Chain; Distribution Industry; Retail Industry
Citation
Kester, W. Carl. "Tire City, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 297-091, February 1997. (Revised May 1998.)