Financial Statements Analysis: Cases from Corporate India (List of Tables. List of Figures. List of Abbreviations. Pref)

Financial analysis is integral to business sustainability in determining an organisation’s financial viability and revealing its strengths and weaknesses, a key requirement in today’s competitive business environment. In a first of its kind, __Financial Statements Analysis: Cases from Corporate India__: * evaluates the financial performance and efficiency of various corporate enterprises in India; * presents actual case studies from eight core sectors (in manufacturing and services) ― construction, cement, steel, automobile, power, telecom, banking, and Business Process Outsourcing (BPO); * examines the financial statements on parameters such as financial ratios (profitability, solvency, and liquidity), while appraising their operating efficiency, market potential and valuation; and * investigates their implications for larger decision-making and policy recommendations. It will be an important resource for scholars, teachers and students of business and management, commerce, finance, and accounting. It will also appeal to corporate trainers, senior executives and consultants in related fields. "Financial analysis is integral to business sustainability in determining an organisation's financial viability and revealing its strengths and weaknesses, a key requirement in today's competitive business environment. In a first of its kind, Financial Statements Analysis: Cases from Corporate India: evaluates the financial performance and efficiency of various corporate enterprises in India; presents actual case studies from eight core sectors (in manufacturing and services) - construction, cement, steel, automobile, power, telecom, banking, and Business Process Outsourcing (BPO); examines the financial statements on parameters such as financial ratios (profitability, solvency, and liquidity), while appraising their operating efficiency, market potential and valuation; and investigates their implications for larger decision-making and policy recommendations. It will be an important resource for scholars, teachers and students of business and management, commerce, finance, and accounting. It will also appeal to corporate trainers, senior executives and consultants in related fields."--Publisher's website Cover 1 Half Title 2 Title Page 4 Copyright Page 5 Table of Contents 6 List of Tables 8 List of Figures 12 List of Abbreviations 16 Preface 18 Acknowledgements 20 Introduction: Business Organisations 22 Part I: Accounting Environment 32 1. Accounting: Nature and Scope 34 2. Financial Statements 41 3. Financial Ratios 50 Part II: Corporate Cases 54 4. Construction Sector: Hindustan Construction Company vs Larsen & Toubro 56 5. Power Sector: NTPC Limited vs TATA Power 77 6. Steel Sector: TATA Steel vs Steel Authority of India Limited 106 7. Automobile Sector: Maruti Suzuki India Limited vs Hindustan Motors 124 8. Cement Sector: Associated Cement Company Limited vs Cement Corporation of India Limited 135 9. Telecom Sector: Bharti Airtel Limited vs Idea Cellular 156 10. Banking Sector: State Bank of India vs ICICI Bank 171 11. BPO Sector: TCS e-Serve Ltd vs Triton Corporation Ltd 189 Notes 209 Select Bibliography 213 About the Author 217 Index 218