Monsanto faces an uncertain near-term financial prospects and challenges students to create a case operating forecast (profit and loss account and balance sheet of paper). The point, of course, bound sensitivity analysis related to sales growth assumptions. Case is designed to cover the basics of forecasting, without introducing the complexities associated with the financing. "Hide
by Marc Lipson, Rick Green Source: Darden School of Business 9 pages. Publication Date: August 20, 2009. Prod. #: UV2556-PDF-ENG