Business Case Studies & Business Publications

Ratios Tell A Story—2009

Haskins, Mark E.

Case

Ratios Tell A Story—2009

Haskins, Mark E.

C-2316 | Published August 6, 2010 | 4 pages Case

Collection: Darden School of Business

Product Details

This short case challenges students to review a series of corporate financial metrics and to match them to 1 of the 13 industries labeled and listed for them. It is suitable for MBA and undergraduate students ready to expand their basic understanding of financial metrics.

? calculate a number of basic financial ratios ? craft a story about the distinctive aspects of a company's business by interpreting common-size balance sheets and several financial ratio metrics ? hypothesize how some of their basic understandings of an industry would be reflected in certain financial metrics ? propose a match of a column of metrics to an industry and present to their classmates their rationale and respond to questions from their classmates