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Accounting Fraud at Tesco Stores (A)
Heese, Jonas; Srinivasan, Suraj; Kelley, JuliaCase HBS-120032-EAccounting and ControlThis case describes the accounting fraud at Tesco Stores Limited (TSL), which was discovered by a senior accountant in TSL's finance department. The accountant was concerned about TSL's handling of commercial income, which, according to the accountant, overstated Tesco's profit by an estimated 246 million. Beyond the accounting issue, the case describes Tesco's organizational and cultural shortcoming causing this problem, how Tesco's new CEO Da...Starting at €8.20
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Accounting Fraud at Tesco Stores (C)
Heese, Jonas; Srinivasan, Suraj; Kelley, JuliaCase HBS-120034-EAccounting and ControlThis case serves as a complement to the case "Accounting Fraud at Tesco Stores (A)".Starting at €5.74
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Fair Value Accounting at Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (B)
Heese, Jonas; Srinivasan, Suraj; Brochet, FrancoisCase HBS-119090-EAccounting and ControlThis case serves as a complement to the case "Fair Value Accounting at Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. (A)".Starting at €5.74
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Growth Investing at Totem Point
Srinivasan, Suraj; Wang, Charles C.Y.; Goldberg, Jonah S.Case HBS-119091-EAccounting and ControlThe case describes the investment of hedge fund, Totem Point Management in Analog Semiconductors (ADI) as a way to discuss forecasting and valuation in growth companies. In June 2016, hedge fund Totem Point invested in ADI at around $55 a share. In general, Totem Point aimed for their investments to yield 50 percent returns over a two-year time horizon. It was now 2018, and Totem Point was evaluating whether to maintain its position in ADI, expan...Starting at €8.20
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Bata Versus Relaxo - Analyzing Performance, Teaching Note
Srinivasan, Suraj; Leung, Iris; Pitcher, QuinnTeaching Note HBS-119051-EAccounting and ControlTeaching note for case 119050.Starting at €0.00
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Bata Versus Relaxo-Analyzing Performance
Srinivasan, Suraj; Leung, Iris; Pitcher, QuinnCase HBS-119050-EAccounting and ControlSet in 2016, Bata India versus Relaxo-Analyzing Performance compares the strategies and financial performance of two Indian footwear companies. Bata India had long been the market leader in footwear in India, but its leading market position was being challenged by Relaxo, a relatively young, upstart company. The case is framed from the perspective of an emerging markets financial analyst presented with the financial statements and operational dat...Starting at €8.20
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Tesla, Inc. in 2018
Sikochi, Siko; Srinivasan, Suraj; Pitcher, QuinnCase HBS-119013-EAccounting and ControlStarting at €8.20
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Fair Value Accounting Controversy at Noble Group
Sikochi, Siko; Srinivasan, Suraj; Pitcher, QuinnCase HBS-118034-EAccounting and ControlNoble Group, founded in 1986, was a large commodities trader based in Hong Kong and listed on the Singapore Stock Exchange. In 2012, Noble shifted its business strategy towards an asset-light model. Under this model, Noble did not own mines or farms to produce commodities but built commodity sourcing capacity by working with and investing in producers in exchange for purchase and marketing contracts. Noble also worked with customers to secure sup...Starting at €8.20
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Accounting for Political Risk at AES, Teaching Note
Perez Cavazos, Gerardo; Srinivasan, SurajTeaching Note HBS-118032-EAccounting and ControlTeaching note for cases 118023 and 118024.Starting at €0.00
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Accounting Turbulence at Boeing
Heese, Jonas; Srinivasan, Suraj; Lane, David; Barnett, JamesCase HBS-118020-EAccounting and ControlUnlike its rival Airbus, Boeing used a practice called program accounting to record its commercial aircraft expenses since the 1980s. Program accounting allowed Boeing to expense estimated average costs instead of the actual production costs of an aircrafStarting at €8.20