Industry Comparisons Exercises: Series 05

These exercises will help you apply concepts to real companies’ financial statements to compare and contrast their financial performance across industries and time. Companies included in this series of exercises:

• Adobe Systems   
• China Eastern Airlines   
• CNH Global   
• Domino's Pizza   
• Nordstrom   

Sources: Companies’ websites. All brands and product names are trademarks of their respective owners.

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Exercise 1: Analyzing Balance Sheets

Exercise 2: Analyzing Income Statements

Exercise 3: Financial Reporting Environment

Exercise 4:  Analyzing Cash-Flow Statements

Exercise 5: Time to Reflect

 

 

 

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Exercise 1: Analyzing Balance Sheets

Topics:

  • Level 1: Analyzing Primary Elements - Financial Leverage
  • Level 2: Analyzing Major Categories - Working Capital and Current Ratios
  • Level 3: Analyzing Line Items - Common Balance Sheets and Asset Risks
  • Overall Financial Strength of Balance Sheets Across Companies and Industries

Exercise Materials:

Exercise 1 [pdf]

Excel template 1 [xlsx] Excel template 1[xls]

Word template 1 [docx] Word template 1 [doc]

Videos:

Searching and Locating Annual Reports 1 [10 minutes]

Locating Stock Prices Using Big Charts [3 minutes]

Using Excel 1: Basics [26 minutes]

 

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Exercise 2: Analyzing Income Statements

Topics:

  • Level 1: Analyzing Comprehensive Income- ROE-CI
  • Level 2: Analyzing Major Categories- ROE
  • Level 3: Analyzing Significant Subcategories- DuPont Model
  • Level 4: Analyzing Line Items- Common-Size Statements and Revenue Growth
  • Overall Financial Performance Across Companies and Industries

Exercise Materials:

Exercise 2 [pdf]

Excel template 2 [xlsx] Excel template 2 [xls]

Word template 2 [docx] Word template 2 [doc]

Videos:

Searching and Locating Annual Reports 1 [10 minutes]

Using Excel 1:Basics [26 minutes]

 

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Exercise 3: Financial Reporting Environment

Topics:

  • Fourth Quarter Earnings Conference Calls
  • Analyst Reports
  • Media Reports
  • Stock Market Reaction
  • Overall Financial Reporting Environment

Exercise Materials:

Exercise 3 [pdf]

Word template 3 [docx] Word template 3 [doc]

 

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Exercise 4:  Analyzing Cash-Flow Statements

Topics:

  • Level 1: Big Picture Analysis of Operating, Investing, and Financing Subtotals
  • Level 2: Determining and Analyzing Cash Surpluses and Shortfalls
  • Level 3: Analyzing How Cash Shortfalls are Covered or Surpluses are Used
  • Operating Cash-Flow Reconciliation Analysis
  • Overall Cash Flow Conclusions

Exercise Materials:

Exercise 4 [pdf]

Excel template 4 [xlsx] Excel template 4 [xls]

Word template 4 [docx] Word template 4 [doc]

 

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Exercise 5: Time to Reflect

Topics:

  • What are the ten most important things you learned from the course?
  • What criteria did you use to select and rank items for your top-ten list?

Exercise Materials:

Exercise 5 [pdf]

Word template 5 [docx] Word template 5 [doc]

 

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