September 2015
Teaching Note
HBS Case Collection

Unidentified Industries: Australia 2014

By: Benjamin C. Esty and William E. Fruhan, Jr.

Format:Print
| Language:English
| Pages:14

Abstract

Helps students to understand how the characteristics of a business are reflected in the firm's financial statements. In this exercise, students are given balance sheet data in percentage form (common-size balance sheets) and other selected financial ratios for a set of 12 unidentified firms from 12 different industries (all 12 companies are listed on the Australian Securities Exchange, ASX). Students must use the balance sheet data and the financial ratios along with their basic knowledge of the operating characteristics of these various industries to match each firm to the correct industry.

Keywords

Accounting; Finance; Financial Management; Australia

Citation

Esty, Benjamin C., and William E. Fruhan, Jr. "Unidentified Industries: Australia 2014." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 216-018, September 2015.