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Financial Statement Analysis
Britannia Industries Ltd.
& Nestlé India Ltd.
A comparison of financial statements

Submitted to: Prof. Seshadev Sahoo

Submitted By: Group 1
Chandan
Gupta

Sona
Sood

Shivaki
Deshwal

Samuel
Nigg

Nishant X.
Jeyaraj

PGP28086

PGP28068

PGP28202

IEP14002

PGP26029

INDIAN INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT LUCKNOW
5th September, 2013

Table of Contents
1. Overview of the companies (only financial, profitability, activity-sales, market cap and other significant aspect) ......................................................................................................................................... 2
2.

Why these two company and why this sector selected ......................................................................... 3
Companies: ..................................................................................................................................................................... 3
Sector: .............................................................................................................................................................................. 3

3.

Comparability between companies ....................................................................................................... 4

4.

Significant differences i.e. accounting practice. ................................................................................... 4
Sales .................................................................................................................................................................................. 4
Inventories ...................................................................................................................................................................... 4
Depreciation / amortisation ....................................................................................................................................... 5

5.

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