7. Real-World Applications of Financial Analysis: What It Enables

How Does It Impact Business Decisions
- Capital investments
- Expansion financing
- Dividend vs. reinvestment strategies
Investor Strategy
- Identify undervalued companies with improving margins or cash flow.
- Avoid firms with unsustainable leverage or poor trend performance.
Corporate Turnarounds
- Starbucks used Zero-Based Budgeting (ZBB) with its “Back to Starbucks” plan. This helped them cut costs and invest in front-line operations (Business Insider).
- Community Health Systems sold hospitals to lower debt. However, reported EBITDA multiples raised concerns. This brought up questions about their valuation and strategy transparency (Axios).
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