Courses Using Red Company

Introductory Financial Accounting Courses

Red Company is generally used in the last two weeks of an Introductory Financial Accounting Course to teach students:

The various data analysis techniques that are used in financial statement analysis.
Where to obtain the data used in each analysis technique and how to calculate the result.
How to interpret the calculated result for each financial statement analysis tool.
How to blend together the results of numerous financial statement analysis tools to gain insight into a company's financial performance.

Refer to the Topics Covered page for the specific list of the 32 analysis tools that students learn utilizing Red Company.

The following is a sample of the schools currently using Red Company in their undergraduate Introductory Financial Accounting course:

Arizona State University
Miami University of Ohio
University of St. Thomas
Metropolitan State University

Master's Programs

In a master's program, Red Company is typically used as a self-study during the last two weeks of the course. At the graduate level, certain universities divide their class into teams and assign one or two companies to each team. Oral presentations can also be required for each team to present on their ARP findings. The following is a sample of the schools currently using Red Company in their master's program:

Hamline University
Miami University of Ohio
Plymouth State University

Training Programs

Red Company is used in various types of training programs to develop an understanding of financial statement analysis.

An example of a program using Red Company as part of their training is the Executive Training Program, which is part of the Xavier University Leadership Center.