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Groupon and the SEC
Vaughan S. Radcliffe; Mitchell Stein; Alexis GottschalkCase IVEY-9B12B002-EAccounting and Control, Finance, StrategyThis case provides an opportunity to review Groupon Inc’s S1 filing made prior to an initial public offering. Groupon’s financial statements attracted a great deal of controversy due to revenue recognition policies that produced substantially higher revenues for the corporation, as well as non-GAAP earnings measures, especially ACSOI — an invention of the firm that served to exclude certain marketing expenses from the calculation of profit. Since...Starting at €8.20
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IFRS: Canada's Decision
Vaughan S. Radcliffe; Mitchell SteinCase IVEY-9B11B017-EAccounting and Control, Finance, StrategyThe case comprises an interview with Paul Cherry, who as chair of the Accounting Standards Board of Canada (the Canadian accounting standard setter) led a process that brought Canada to adopt international financial reporting standards (IFRS). The case provides a rich and in-depth examination of the real-world considerations that led Canada to adopt IFRS. It offers analysis of the competing alternatives such as the U.S. GAAP (generally accepted a...Starting at €8.20
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Amazon vs. Walmart: Using Financial Ratios to Compare Companies
Mitchell Stein; Vaughan S. Radcliffe; Vineet YagnikCase IVEY-W36678-EAccounting and Control, FinanceIn 2021, an investment management firm analyst needed to convince his portfolio manager that technology companies such as Amazon.com Inc. (Amazon) could have a strong investment thesis since they improved upon existing business models. To make his argument, he used financial ratio analysis to compare one of the portfolio manager's favourite companies, Walmart Inc. (Walmart), with a more technologically focused competitor in the retail space, Amaz...Starting at €8.20
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Mystery Books Co.: Measuring Performance through Accounting Policy Choices
Vaughan S. Radcliffe; Mitchell Stein; Elaine WangExercise IVEY-W27858-EAccounting and Control, FinanceIn January 2021, the co-founder of Mystery Books Co. (Mystery Books) was evaluating the company’s 2020 performance under the leadership of his daughter as the new chief executive officer. His daughter had ambitions of securing Walmart Inc. as a key client, so the co-founder had promised her an additional performance bonus of 5 per cent of his 30 per cent ownership of common stock if she grew the company’s net income by 20 per cent over the previo...Starting at €8.20
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Comalsa
Boza, G.; Mons, JoanCase F-519FinanceEl caso intenta proporcionar al alumno las bases, herramientas y criterios en que se sustenta el análisis de la información comercial y financiera de los clientes de una empresa, a efectos de otorgamientos de créditos comerciales.Starting at €8.20
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Baskin Robbins-Zaragoza
Boza, G.; Fernández, PabloCase F-538FinanceEl caso describe la situación de una empresa franquiciadora de la marca de helados americanos Baskin Robbins, en Zaragoza, que, tras un primer año de grandes pérdidas, debe optar por liquidar o juntarse con la empresa franquiciadora de la marca en Barcelona, la cual ha tenido unos resultados favorables en su primer año de negocio.Starting at €8.20
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Mystery Books Co.: Measuring Performance through Accounting Policy Choices - Teaching Note
Vaughan S. Radcliffe; Mitchell Stein; Elaine WangTeaching Note IVEY-W27859-EAccounting and Control, FinanceTeaching note for product W27858.Starting at €0.00
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