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  • January 1996 (Revised December 1997)
  • Case

Colgate-Palmolive Company: Analyzing an Annual Report

By: William J. Bruns Jr.
A directed analysis of the Colgate-Palmolive Co. annual report. Focuses on the basics of reading an annual report including analysis of financial statements, calculation of financial ratios, and study of the layout and message of the report. Industry financial ratios... View Details
Keywords: Financial Reporting; Reports; Financial Statements; Consumer Products Industry
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Bruns, William J., Jr. "Colgate-Palmolive Company: Analyzing an Annual Report." Harvard Business School Case 196-116, January 1996. (Revised December 1997.)
  • 19 May 2003
  • Research & Ideas

Expensing Options Won’t Hurt High Tech

(One cure for stock option abuse, say proponents, is to change accounting rules so that option grants are reflected in a company's principal financial statements. High-tech start-ups blister at that idea, saying it would harm their... View Details
Keywords: by Zvi Bodie, Robert S. Kaplan & Robert C. Merton
  • October 2019 (Revised August 2020)
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Souqalmal: The Choice Is Yours (A)

By: V.G. Narayanan and Alpana Thapar
This case describes how Ambareen Musa, Founder and CEO of Souqalmal, a Dubai-based online comparison aggregator of banking and insurance products launched her business in 2011 and rapidly grew it over next couple of years. However, by 2017, the Mauritian entrepreneur... View Details
Keywords: Unit Economics; Finance; Accounting; Competitive Strategy; Financial Statements; Insurance Industry; Middle East
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Narayanan, V.G., and Alpana Thapar. "Souqalmal: The Choice Is Yours (A)." Harvard Business School Case 120-028, October 2019. (Revised August 2020.)
  • February 2001 (Revised April 2001)
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Warnaco Group, Inc. (B)

By: David F. Hawkins
Supplements the (A) case. View Details
Keywords: Financial Statements; Financial Reporting; Restructuring; Apparel and Accessories Industry; Retail Industry
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Hawkins, David F. "Warnaco Group, Inc. (B)." Harvard Business School Case 101-069, February 2001. (Revised April 2001.)
  • December 1989 (Revised December 1996)
  • Case

Manufactured Homes, Inc.

By: Krishna G. Palepu
Focuses on analyzing the growth potential of the company using the company's financial statements. View Details
Keywords: Accounting; Financial Statements; Growth and Development
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Palepu, Krishna G. "Manufactured Homes, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 190-090, December 1989. (Revised December 1996.)
  • November 1985
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Prentice Stevens, Inc.: Rating Industrial Debt

By: David F. Hawkins
Keywords: Borrowing and Debt; Management; Financial Statements
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Hawkins, David F. "Prentice Stevens, Inc.: Rating Industrial Debt." Harvard Business School Case 186-133, November 1985.
  • 16 Sep 2015
  • Op-Ed

The Real Duty of the Board of Directors

ownership of modern corporations is a central point of our new paper, Materiality in Corporate Governance: The Statement of Significant Audiences and Materiality. Aiming to improve corporations’ public disclosures, we argue that the board... View Details
Keywords: by Robert G. Eccles & Tim Youmans
  • February 2003 (Revised June 2006)
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Arthur Andersen LLP

By: David F. Hawkins and Jacob Cohen
This case highlights the history of Arthur Andersen and the collapse of the firm following the Enron Corp. audit and the Department of Justice obstruction of justice conviction. View Details
Keywords: Accounting Audits; Financial Statements; Business Exit or Shutdown; Lawfulness; United States
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Hawkins, David F., and Jacob Cohen. "Arthur Andersen LLP." Harvard Business School Case 103-061, February 2003. (Revised June 2006.)
  • November 2000 (Revised March 2001)
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Revenue Recognition and Reporting

By: David F. Hawkins
Discusses revenue recognition and reporting rules, guidelines, and issues. A rewritten version of an earlier note. View Details
Keywords: Revenue; Financial Statements; Financial Reporting
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Hawkins, David F. "Revenue Recognition and Reporting." Harvard Business School Background Note 101-050, November 2000. (Revised March 2001.)
  • August 2000 (Revised February 2001)
  • Background Note

Revenue Recognition

By: Paul M. Healy
This case discusses revenue recognition in straightforward situations and then considers revenue transactions that may be more complex to record. Revenue recognition criteria can be implemented for the following situations: 1) Customers pay prior to delivery; 2)... View Details
Keywords: Business Earnings; Revenue Recognition; Decision Making; Financial Statements
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Healy, Paul M. "Revenue Recognition." Harvard Business School Background Note 101-017, August 2000. (Revised February 2001.)
  • April 1996 (Revised May 2000)
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Bed Bath & Beyond

By: Amy P. Hutton and James Weber
This case examines how accurately investors have incorporated information about the growth strategy of Bed Bath & Beyond (BBBY) into share price, especially given the changing competitive environment in the housewares industry and the recent Barron's article pointing... View Details
Keywords: Analysis; Valuation; Financial Statements; Consumer Products Industry; Retail Industry
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Hutton, Amy P., and James Weber. "Bed Bath & Beyond." Harvard Business School Case 196-123, April 1996. (Revised May 2000.)
  • July 2009
  • Supplement

Spreadsheet Supplement to Blue Ocean or Stormy Waters? Buying Nix Check Cashing (CW)

By: Peter Tufano
These spreadsheets will allow students to analyze financials for Kinecta Federal Credit Union and Nix Check Cashing. They also provide insight into the banking and AFS markets in which both organizations operate. View Details
Keywords: Financial Statements; Financial Institutions; Banking Industry; Financial Services Industry
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Tufano, Peter, and Andrea Ryan. "Spreadsheet Supplement to Blue Ocean or Stormy Waters? Buying Nix Check Cashing (CW)." Harvard Business School Spreadsheet Supplement 210-701, July 2009.
  • February 2012 (Revised December 2012)
  • Supplement

Sino-Forest (B)

By: David F. Hawkins
Excerpts from a hedge fund's report accusing a Chinese bond company of using fraudulent financial statements. View Details
Keywords: Financial Statements; Crime and Corruption; Accounting Audits; Business Earnings; Financial Services Industry; China
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Hawkins, David F. "Sino-Forest (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 112-066, February 2012. (Revised December 2012.)
  • October 2005 (Revised December 2012)
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Productos Finas

By: David F. Hawkins
Provides a simple exercise to illustrate consolidation accounting. View Details
Keywords: Consolidation; Accounting; Financial Statements; Corporate Finance
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Hawkins, David F. "Productos Finas." Harvard Business School Case 106-037, October 2005. (Revised December 2012.)
  • September 2010 (Revised December 2010)
  • Supplement

Enman Oil, Inc. (D)

By: David F. Hawkins
Company pursues ways to reduce its debt to equity ratio by resorting to off balance sheet debt transactions. View Details
Keywords: Energy Sources; Capital Structure; Financial Statements; Energy Industry; Mining Industry; United States
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Hawkins, David F. "Enman Oil, Inc. (D)." Harvard Business School Supplement 111-045, September 2010. (Revised December 2010.)
  • September 2010 (Revised December 2010)
  • Supplement

Enman Oil, Inc. (B)

By: David F. Hawkins
Company pursues ways to reduce its debt to equity ratio by resorting to off balance sheet debt transactions. View Details
Keywords: Energy Sources; Capital Structure; Financial Statements; Energy Industry; Mining Industry; United States
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Hawkins, David F. "Enman Oil, Inc. (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 111-043, September 2010. (Revised December 2010.)
  • April 2004 (Revised April 2011)
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Enron Corporation: May 6, 2001 Sell Recommendation

By: David F. Hawkins and Jacob Cohen
A consulting firm to institutional investors recommends selling Enron Corp.'s equity short on May 6, 2001, while many sellside analysts are recommending the stock as a "buy." View Details
Keywords: Judgments; Financial Reporting; Investment; Competency and Skills; Financial Statements; Consulting Industry
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Hawkins, David F., and Jacob Cohen. "Enron Corporation: May 6, 2001 Sell Recommendation." Harvard Business School Case 104-075, April 2004. (Revised April 2011.)
  • November 1993
  • Supplement

Sierra On-Line (C): The Insiders' Perspective, An Interview with Ken and Roberta Williams

Presents the insiders' perspective using an interview format. Ken and Roberta Williams, Sierra's founders, discuss issues raised in the (A) and (B) cases and present their vision to become the world leader in educational software. Teaching Purpose: Analysts typically... View Details
Keywords: Performance Evaluation; Financial Statements; Management Teams; Education Industry
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Wilson, G. Peter, and Elizabeth H. McNair. "Sierra On-Line (C): The Insiders' Perspective, An Interview with Ken and Roberta Williams." Harvard Business School Supplement 194-051, November 1993.
  • January 2011 (Revised November 2011)
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Identifying Firm Capital Structure

Students are asked to link concealed balance sheets with firm descriptions. The case helps students understand how balance sheets reflect industry and firm characteristics. View Details
Keywords: Financial Statements; Business Ventures; Capital Structure
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Becker, Bo. "Identifying Firm Capital Structure." Harvard Business School Case 211-072, January 2011. (Revised November 2011.)
  • August 2010 (Revised January 2013)
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Urban Water Partners (A)

By: Karthik Ramanna, George Serafeim and Aldo Sesia
The case explores a new business venture to bring clean water to residents of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, who otherwise cannot afford it. Management has enough money to get the company through August 2010 but needs more capital thereafter. An HBS alumnus is interested in... View Details
Keywords: Accrual Accounting; Financial Statements; Business Startups; Social Entrepreneurship; Investment; Performance Evaluation; Dar es Salaam; Massachusetts
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Ramanna, Karthik, George Serafeim, and Aldo Sesia. "Urban Water Partners (A)." Harvard Business School Case 111-016, August 2010. (Revised January 2013.)
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