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- March 1987 (Revised May 1995)
- Teaching Note
Comdisco, Inc.: Financial Statement Analysis (A) and (B), Teaching Note
Keywords: Financial Statements
- March 2001
- Article
2001 CFA Level 1 and II Financial Statement Analysis Review
By: David F. Hawkins
Hawkins, David F. "2001 CFA Level 1 and II Financial Statement Analysis Review." Accounting Bulletin, no. 96 (March 2001).
- April 2002
- Article
2002 CFA Level I and II Financial Statement Analysis Review
By: David F. Hawkins
Keywords: Financial Statements
Hawkins, David F. "2002 CFA Level I and II Financial Statement Analysis Review." Accounting Bulletin, no. 106 (April 2002).
- July 2020 (Revised September 2020)
- Case
Cash Flow Statements and Analysis
By: Paul Healy
Healy, Paul. "Cash Flow Statements and Analysis." Harvard Business School Case 121-019, July 2020. (Revised September 2020.)
- Teaching Interest
Strategic Financial Analysis
By: Suraj Srinivasan
In a competitive climate, how do some companies outperform others? Managers, consultants, analysts, and investors must understand financial analysis to answer that question and make strategic decisions that drive business profitability and... View Details
- August 2002 (Revised September 2002)
- Background Note
Financial Analysis of Microsoft
Contains a detailed analysis of Microsoft's financial performance from 1985 to 2001. During this time, Microsoft improved its profitability and cash flow generation--changes that led to a dramatic rise in valuation. Also addresses the issue of determining how much... View Details
Sahlman, William A. "Financial Analysis of Microsoft." Harvard Business School Background Note 803-019, August 2002. (Revised September 2002.)
- Winter 2013
- Article
Mandatory IFRS Adoption and Financial Statement Comparability
By: Francois Brochet, Alan Jagolinzer and Edward J. Riedl
This study examines whether mandatory adoption of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) leads to capital market benefits through enhanced financial statement comparability. UK domestic standards are considered very similar to IFRS (Bae et al., 2008),... View Details
Keywords: IFRS; Comparability; Private Information; Insider Trading; Ethics; Standards; Financial Statements
Brochet, Francois, Alan Jagolinzer, and Edward J. Riedl. "Mandatory IFRS Adoption and Financial Statement Comparability." Contemporary Accounting Research 30, no. 4 (Winter 2013): 1373–1400.
- Article
Financial Statement Errors: Evidence from the Distributional Properties of Financial Statement Numbers
By: Dan Amiram, Zahn Bozanic and Ethan Rouen
Amiram, Dan, Zahn Bozanic, and Ethan Rouen. "Financial Statement Errors: Evidence from the Distributional Properties of Financial Statement Numbers." Review of Accounting Studies 20, no. 4 (December 2015): 1540–1593.
- 19 May 2011
- Working Paper Summaries
Mandatory IFRS Adoption and Financial Statement Comparability
- 1990
- Other Unpublished Work
Using and Interpreting Financial Statements
By: Marc L Bertoneche
Keywords: Financial Statements
- May 1979 (Revised August 2013)
- Background Note
Financial Analysis of Real Property Investments
Develops a conceptual framework for financial analysis of real estate investments, taking into consideration the necessity for baseline data, project trends, and forecast discontinuities. View Details
Keywords: Forecasting and Prediction; Investment Return; Trends; Financial Services Industry; Financial Services Industry
Poorvu, William J. "Financial Analysis of Real Property Investments." Harvard Business School Background Note 379-193, May 1979. (Revised August 2013.)
- October 1985
- Background Note
Statement of Changes in Financial Position
By: David F. Hawkins
Hawkins, David F. "Statement of Changes in Financial Position." Harvard Business School Background Note 186-075, October 1985.
- March 2025
- Article
Do Public Financial Statements Influence Private Equity and Venture Capital Financing?
By: Brian K. Baik, Natalie Berfeld and Rodrigo S. Verdi
We study whether private firm public financial statements influence the probability of raising venture capital (VC) and private equity (PE) financing. In particular, we propose that private firms’ public financial statements can help the VC/PE search process by... View Details
Keywords: Business Economics; Search Costs; Accounting; Venture Capital; Governance; Private Equity; Financial Statements
Baik, Brian K., Natalie Berfeld, and Rodrigo S. Verdi. "Do Public Financial Statements Influence Private Equity and Venture Capital Financing?" Accounting Review 100, no. 2 (March 2025).
- January 2022 (Revised March 2022)
- Module Note
Analysis of Financial and Non-Financial Information for Forecasting Performance
This note describes the main themes and cases of a teaching module on the analysis of information from, and outside of, financial statements for forecasting firms’ future financial performance. The module’s pedagogical goal is to deepen students’ understanding of the... View Details
Wang, Charles C.Y. "Analysis of Financial and Non-Financial Information for Forecasting Performance." Harvard Business School Module Note 122-071, January 2022. (Revised March 2022.)
- September 1960 (Revised August 1983)
- Background Note
Note on Financial Analysis
Serves as an introduction to funds flows and ratio analysis. Includes basic discussion of these tools as assists in the analyst's or manager's job. Supplementary material includes problem set and answers. View Details
Helfert, Erich A. "Note on Financial Analysis." Harvard Business School Background Note 206-047, September 1960. (Revised August 1983.)
- March 1999
- Article
Off Comes On: New Consolidated Financial Statements Proposed
By: David F. Hawkins
Keywords: Financial Statements
Hawkins, David F. "Off Comes On: New Consolidated Financial Statements Proposed." Accounting Bulletin, no. 78 (March 1999).
- November 1999
- Case
Thermo Electron Corporation: Financial Analysis
By: Paul M. Healy and Souren G. Ouzounian
Healy, Paul M., and Souren G. Ouzounian. "Thermo Electron Corporation: Financial Analysis." Harvard Business School Case 100-057, November 1999.
- 2013
- Book
Business Analysis and Valuation: Using Financial Statements, Text and Cases
By: Krishna G. Palepu and Paul M. Healy
This book provides a framework for business analysis and has been used by business schools throughout the world. It provides a foundation for analysis using four key steps: 1) Strategy analysis: Identifying a firm's strategy and understanding sources of its competitive... View Details
Keywords: Governance; Debt Securities; Valuation; Performance Evaluation; Financial Statements; Credit; Business Ventures; Strategy; Financial Condition; Mergers and Acquisitions; Forecasting and Prediction
Palepu, Krishna G., and Paul M. Healy. Business Analysis and Valuation: Using Financial Statements, Text and Cases. 5th ed. Cengage Learning, 2013.
- September 1994 (Revised June 2017)
- Case
Chemalite, Inc. (B): Cash Flow Analysis
By: Robert Simons and Antonio Davila
Students are asked to use actual and pro forma financial statements to prepare a statement of cash flows under both the direct and indirect method. View Details
Keywords: Cash Flow Analysis; Strategy Execution; Management Control Systems; Analysis; Cash Flow; Financial Statements
Simons, Robert, and Antonio Davila. "Chemalite, Inc. (B): Cash Flow Analysis." Harvard Business School Case 195-130, September 1994. (Revised June 2017.)