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- July 1979
- Article
Spectral Analysis of Stock Market Prices
By: Marc L Bertoneche
Bertoneche, Marc L. "Spectral Analysis of Stock Market Prices." Journal of Banking & Finance 3, no. 2 (July 1979).
- September 2006 (Revised November 2007)
- Case
Patrimonio Hoy: A Financial Perspective
By: Arthur I Segel, Michael Chu and Gustavo A. Herrero
Patrimonio Hoy, a program targeting the housing needs of low-income families launched by CEMEX, a major Mexican corporation and a leading global cement company, has gone from a market research project to a highly visible initiative in 22 cities and has earned public... View Details
Keywords: Diversification; Housing; Income; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Emerging Markets; Finance; Mexico
Segel, Arthur I., Michael Chu, and Gustavo A. Herrero. "Patrimonio Hoy: A Financial Perspective." Harvard Business School Case 207-059, September 2006. (Revised November 2007.)
- April 2010
- Case
Jones Electrical Distribution
By: Thomas R. Piper and Jeffrey DeVolder
Jones Electrical Distribution is faced with a need for increased bank financing due to its rapid sales growth. Students must determine the reasons for the rising bank borrowing, estimate the amount of borrowing needed and assess the attractiveness of the loan to the... View Details
Keywords: Financial Analysis; Forecasting; Financing; Bank Loans; Growth Management; Cash Flow; Financing and Loans; Forecasting and Prediction; Distribution Industry
Piper, Thomas R., and Jeffrey DeVolder. "Jones Electrical Distribution." Harvard Business School Brief Case 104-179, April 2010.
- March 2013
- Case
NovaStar Financial: A Short Seller's Battle
By: Suraj Srinivasan and Amy Kaser
The NovaStar case describes the challenges faced by short seller Marc Cohodes of hedge fund Rocker Partners as he tried to expose what he thought was widespread fraud in mortgage lender NovaStar Financial. The case is set in the time period from 2001 to 2007 and tracks... View Details
Keywords: Short Selling; Financial Accounting; Financial Analysis; Financial Analysts; Valuation; Business Analysis; Financial Statement Analysis; Financial Statements; Securitization; Securities Analysis; Fraud; Accounting Quality; Accounting Red Flags; Accounting Restatements; Hedge Fund; Hedge Funds; Accounting Scandal; Accounting Fraud; Financial Crisis; Financial Intermediaries; Financial Firms; Corporate Accountability; Subprime Lending; Mortgage Lending; Accounting; Accrual Accounting; Fair Value Accounting; Governance; Governance Compliance; Corporate Governance; Governance Controls; Financial Services Industry; United States; California
Srinivasan, Suraj, and Amy Kaser. "NovaStar Financial: A Short Seller's Battle." Harvard Business School Case 113-120, March 2013.
- June 2015
- Case
The Valuation and Financing of Lady M Confections
By: Mihir A. Desai and Elizabeth A. Meyer
This case explores the decision-making process that small, private businesses must undertake when considering an expansion and when selling equity to outside investors. In the process, students are asked to complete two exercises: a break-even analysis and a valuation... View Details
Keywords: Lady M; Bakery; Foodservice Industry; Breakeven Analysis; Restaurant Industry; Forecasting; Forecast; Financial Analysis; Borrowing and Debt; Corporate Finance; Equity; Financial Management; Financial Strategy; Finance; Food; Valuation; Food and Beverage Industry; New York (city, NY)
Desai, Mihir A., and Elizabeth A. Meyer. "The Valuation and Financing of Lady M Confections." Harvard Business School Case 215-047, June 2015.
- December 2007
- Article
Applying Modern Risk Management to Equity and Credit Analysis
By: Robert C. Merton
Traditional conventions of accounting and actuarial science distort the valuation of capital risk in corporations with pension plans because under these conventions, pension assets and liabilities are not included in balance sheet calculations. The modern risk... View Details
Keywords: Risk Management; Valuation; Financial Reporting; Decision Making; Credit; Financial Statements; Capital; Equity; Compensation and Benefits
Merton, Robert C. "Applying Modern Risk Management to Equity and Credit Analysis." CFA Institute Conference Proceedings Quarterly 24 (December 2007): 14–22.
- May 1991
- Background Note
Interpretation and Analysis of Stockholders' Equity
By: David F. Hawkins
Hawkins, David F. "Interpretation and Analysis of Stockholders' Equity." Harvard Business School Background Note 191-143, May 1991.
- 2010
- Working Paper
Financial guarantors and the 2007-2009 credit crisis
More than half of the municipal bonds issued between 1995 and 2009 were sold with bond insurance. During the credit crisis the perceived credit quality of the financial guarantors fell, and yields on insured bonds exceeded yields on equivalent uninsured issues. It does... View Details
Bergstresser, Daniel B., Randolph Cohen, and Siddharth Shenai. "Financial guarantors and the 2007-2009 credit crisis." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 11-051, November 2010.
- January 2013 (Revised August 2013)
- Case
First Solar: CFRA's Accounting Quality Concerns
By: Suraj Srinivasan and Ian McKown Cornell
The case relates to accounting quality analysis conducted by the leading research firm Center for Financial Research and Analysis (CFRA) on companies in the solar industry with a focus on First Solar Inc. In 2009, CFRA was concerned that First Solar, like much of the... View Details
Keywords: Accounting; Accounting Quality; Financial Accounting; Financial Statement Analysis; Accounting Fraud; Accounting Red Flags; Accounting Scandal; Risk and Uncertainty; Quality; Earnings Management; Valuation; Crime and Corruption; Financial Statements; Energy Sources; Green Technology Industry; Accounting Industry; Energy Industry
Srinivasan, Suraj, and Ian McKown Cornell. "First Solar: CFRA's Accounting Quality Concerns." Harvard Business School Case 113-044, January 2013. (Revised August 2013.)
- 16 Aug 2010
- Lessons from the Classroom
HBS Introduces Marketing Analysis Tools for Managers
marketing has undergone immense changes over the past decade, and those changes are driving an increasing need for data analysis. Marketing today combines both art and science: Managers must combine creative thinking with rigorous View Details
Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert
- January 2009 (Revised June 2010)
- Teaching Note
Lyons Document Storage Corporation: Bond Math (Brief Case)
By: William J. Bruns Jr.
Teaching Note to 3215 View Details
- December 2011
- Teaching Note
Bergerac Systems: The Challenge of Backward Integration (Brief Case)
By: David A. Garvin and Sunru Yong
Teaching Note for Product # 4381 View Details
- April 2013 (Revised March 2014)
- Case
Value Partners and the Evergrande Situation
By: Paul Healy and Keith Chi-ho Wong
In June 2012, Cheah Cheng-Hye and his colleagues at Value Partners, a Hong-Kong-based investment firm, received a copy of a short-seller report alleging that Evergrande, one of China's largest property developers, was using fraudulent accounting and paying bribes to... View Details
Keywords: Financial Analysis; Value Investing; China; Asset Management; Crime and Corruption; Financial Services Industry; China
Healy, Paul, and Keith Chi-ho Wong. "Value Partners and the Evergrande Situation." Harvard Business School Case 113-113, April 2013. (Revised March 2014.)
- January 2009 (Revised June 2010)
- Case
Lyons Document Storage Corporation: Bond Math
By: William J. Bruns Jr.
In 2009 a recent MBA must analyze the possible refunding of bonds issued in 2000 when interest rates were much higher. She must consider the possible consequences of repurchasing company bonds outstanding using cash that might be obtained by issuing new bonds at a... View Details
Keywords: Financial Accounting; Quantitative Analysis; Securities; Debt Securities; Bonds; Cash Flow; Mathematical Methods; Accounting; Interest Rates
Bruns, William J., Jr. "Lyons Document Storage Corporation: Bond Math." Harvard Business School Brief Case 093-215, January 2009. (Revised June 2010.)
- 29 Sep 2008
- Research & Ideas
Financial Crisis Caution Urged by Faculty Panel
Harvard Business School faculty members, looking at the U.S. financial crisis from a variety of disciplines, urged caution and prudent analysis in a recent panel discussion. The discussion titled... View Details
- November 2006 (Revised October 2007)
- Background Note
A Brief Note on Deferred Taxes: An Analysis Perspective
Provides an overview of accounting for deferred taxes. The primary objective is to provide external users with a basic understanding of deferred taxes. A simple illustrative example is provided, which is followed by a discussion of several important issues likely to be... View Details
Bradshaw, Mark T. "A Brief Note on Deferred Taxes: An Analysis Perspective." Harvard Business School Background Note 107-047, November 2006. (Revised October 2007.)
- February 2013
- Case
Diamond Foods, Inc.
By: Suraj Srinivasan and Tim Gray
The Diamonds Foods, Inc. case describes the major accounting blow up at the company in late 2011 that was triggered by a report by Off Wall Street, a prominent short selling research firm. Diamond Foods, a high flying growth company in 2011, grew from a walnut farmers'... View Details
Keywords: Accounting Restatements; Accounting Scandal; Accounting; Financial Analysis; Financial Statement Analysis; Short Selling; Revenue Recognition; Board Of Directors; Audit Committees; Auditing; Financial Reporting; Financial Statements; Agribusiness; Accrual Accounting; Earnings Management; Corporate Accountability; Corporate Disclosure; Corporate Governance; Valuation; Revenue; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; California; Cambridge
Srinivasan, Suraj, and Tim Gray. "Diamond Foods, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 113-055, February 2013.
- September 1960 (Revised April 1983)
- Background Note
Note on Financial Forecasting
Introduction to basic techniques of constructing pro forma statements and cash budgets. Illustrated by examples, supplemented by exercises. View Details
Helfert, Erich A. "Note on Financial Forecasting." Harvard Business School Background Note 206-048, September 1960. (Revised April 1983.)
- January 1994 (Revised July 2000)
- Exercise
Walt Disney Company's Sleeping Beauty Bonds--Duration Analysis
Walt Disney Co. issues a 100-year bond. This case describes the terms of the bond and immediate capital market reaction. View Details
Baldwin, Carliss Y. "Walt Disney Company's Sleeping Beauty Bonds--Duration Analysis." Harvard Business School Exercise 294-038, January 1994. (Revised July 2000.)
- October 1990
- Article
Troubled Debt Restructurings: An Empirical Analysis of Private Reorganization of Firms in Default
By: S. C. Gilson, J. Kose and L. H. P. Kang
This study investigates the incentives of financially distressed firms to restructure their debt privately rather than through formal bankruptcy. In a sample of 169 financially distressed companies, about half successfully restructure their debt outside of Chapter 11.... View Details
Gilson, S. C., J. Kose, and L. H. P. Kang. "Troubled Debt Restructurings: An Empirical Analysis of Private Reorganization of Firms in Default." Journal of Financial Economics 27, no. 2 (October 1990): 315–353.