Chapter 11
Financial Statement Analysis
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b) Are the ratios improving or weakening? What could the company do to better control
these ratios?
Analysis
IFRS became the standard for public corporations in Canada in 2011. Before 2011,
corporations followed Canadian GAAP for reporting. What is the implication of this if you were
comparing a company’s performance over several years, from 2009 to 2014?
