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Is Polaris a HOG? A Case Study

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  • Michael J. Krause
  • Michael S. Wilson

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The main usefulness of a general purpose financial statement centers on its comparability to the financials produced by an entity's competition. This case works for both undergraduate and graduate students because it offers comparisons between two well known recreation industry companies. Financial statement analysis is a lesson which serves as an appropriate capstone to financial accounting education. Analyzing the financial statements of competing entities explains “why” accountants must implement the intricate “how” which produces the statements and the resulting decision models such as ratios and common‐sized statements. Compared to previous generations, current students will be more responsible for managing their own retirement funds. This case can help students start to appreciate investment analysis by providing enough detail for any level student to conduct financial statement evaluations that make comparisons to find successful fundamental business strategies. Résumé La principale utilité des états financiers à vocation générale d'une entité tient à leur comparabilité aux données financières produites par ses concurrents. Le cas proposé par les auteurs s'adresse tant aux étudiants de premier cycle qu'aux étudiants de cycle supérieur, car il donne à comparer deux sociétés bien connues du secteur des véhicules récréatifs. L'analyse des états financiers constitue un cadre idéal pour l'enseignement de la comptabilité générale. L'analyse des états financiers d'entités concurrentes illustre pourquoi les comptables doivent mettre en application l'outillage complexe grâce auquel sont établis les états financiers, de même que les modèles décisionnels qui en résultent tels que l'analyse indiciaire et les états en chiffres relatifs. Par rapport aux étudiants des générations précédentes, les étudiants actuels assumeront davantage la responsabilité de la gestion de leurs propres fonds de retraite. Le cas proposé permettra aux étudiants de s'initier à l'analyse des investissements en leur fournissant suffisamment de détails pour que, quel que soit leur niveau d'études, ils soient en mesure de procéder à des évaluations des états financiers dans le cadre desquelles ils effectueront des comparaisons afin d'élaborer des stratégies globales de base efficaces.

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  • Michael J. Krause & Michael S. Wilson, 2013. "Is Polaris a HOG? A Case Study," Accounting Perspectives, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 12(1), pages 89-96, March.
  • Handle: RePEc:wly:accper:v:12:y:2013:i:1:p:89-96
    DOI: 10.1111/1911-3838.12010
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