The Case of the Unidentified Ratios

Posted: 7 May 2012

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Josh Lerner

Harvard Business School - Finance Unit; Harvard University - Entrepreneurial Management Unit; National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER); European Corporate Governance Institute (ECGI); Harvard University - Private Capital Research Institute

Date Written: February 17, 2012

Abstract

An investment banking analyst seeks to reconstruct which financial ratios go with which companies.

Learning Objective: Allows students to explore the relationship between financial ratios, operation strategy and profitability.

Suggested Citation

Lerner, Josh, The Case of the Unidentified Ratios (February 17, 2012). Harvard Business School Entrepreneurial Management Case No. 812-129, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2053431

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