Zomato’s Quest for Survival

The case of ‘Zomato’s Quest for Survival’ focuses on the concept of value relevance of accounting information. The case deals with financial ratio analysis, comparative financial statement analysis, cost–volume–profit analysis and DuPont analysis. The case also deals with the effect of acquisition on the acquiring firm’s fundamentals, post-acquisition. The case explores the potential growth of India’s food delivery market and goes on to explore Zomato’s business strategy and source of income. The case starts with Mr. Arghadip considering purchasing Zomato Ltd. Shares. He, therefore, gathered information from various sources to assess the company’s fundamentals and prospects for the future. A lot of questions worth discussing were brought up by the case. The ideal students for the case would be students of B.Com, M.Com, BBA and MBA. The case can also be discussed in Chartered Accountant and Cost and Management Accountant courses.