Financial Forensics Proof of Concept Report Index

Important notice

These documents are proof-of-concept demonstrations of a financial analysis workflow. They are published to illustrate the methodology, structure, and potential usefulness of the output.

They are not production analyst reports, investment research, investment advice, recommendations, offers, or solicitations to buy, sell, hold, or subscribe for any security or financial instrument.

The analysis is based solely on publicly available financial data and source materials reviewed for this demonstration. It does not rely on inside information, confidential company information, or non-public management materials.

Findings should be treated as analytical hypotheses and example management questions, not conclusions of fact. The reports may contain errors, omissions, or interpretations that require further verification against primary source materials. They should not be relied upon as the sole basis for any investment, credit, or commercial decision. No representation or warranty is made as to the completeness, accuracy, or timeliness of the information. The author accepts no responsibility for any loss arising from reliance on this material.

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BMY
Bloomsbury Publishing
Proof of concept
Exchange LSE
Period FY2022 – FY2026
Currency GBP (millions)
Report date 2026-09-14
Key financial tensions
  • 1 The May 2024 acquisition of Rowman & Littlefield's academic publishing business…
  • 2 The OCF/NI ratio compressed sharply from 2.35× to 1.35× between FY2022 and…
  • 3 Bloomsbury's working capital position shows pressure from both sides of the…
  • 4 Total debt grew 259.6% between FY2024 and FY2025, coinciding with the May 2024 acquisition of the Rowman & Littlefield academic publishing business…
  • 5 The aggregate pressure on operating cash flow has intensified markedly.
  • 6 SG&A as a proportion of revenue has risen from 42.2% to 46.6% over…
NCC
NCC Group
Proof of concept
Exchange LSE
Period FY2021 – FY2025
Currency GBP (millions)
Report date 2026-09-15
Key financial tensions
  • 1 In FY2022, the group deployed £153m in investing outflows — equivalent to 48.6%…
  • 2 Across FY2021–FY2025, reported net income rose from 10.0 to 17.0 while OCF…
  • 3 Operating cash flow and net income have moved in opposite directions over the…
  • 4 Between FY2021 and FY2023, total debt grew 132.4% while cash fell 37.6%…
  • 5 The aggregate claim on operating cash flow from dividends, net equity outflows,…
  • 6 NCC Group's cost structure has shifted materially over the four-year period to…
AVGO
Broadcom Inc
Proof of concept
Exchange NSQ
Period FY2021 – FY2025
Currency USD (millions)
Report date 2026-08-15
Key financial tensions
  • 1 Broadcom’s November 2023 acquisition of VMware has reset the company’s balance…
  • 2 Broadcom’s cash-conversion signal is hard to read because both sides of the…
  • 3 Receivables and DSO are deteriorating even while the factoring programme is…
  • 4 Broadcom’s debt load increased sharply in FY2024…
  • 5 Broadcom is simultaneously servicing elevated debt, paying growing dividends,…
MC
LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton
Proof of concept
Exchange PAR
Period FY2021 – FY2025
Currency EUR (millions)
Report date 2026-07-16
Key financial tensions
  • 1 Revenue contraction meeting a high and sticky absolute dividend commitment…
  • 2 Gross margin compression concentrated in FY2024–FY2025 coincides with a…
  • 3 The FY2021 other investing cash outflow of €13,315m — an order of magnitude…
  • 4 Interest coverage declined sharply and persistently across all five years, with the steepest single-year drop between FY2022 and FY2023…
  • 5 Exceptional or special items appeared in every year from FY2021 to FY2025, with the gap between reported and normalised earnings ranging from €734m to €1,042m annually…
TEAM
Atlassian
Proof of concept
Exchange NSQ
Period FY2021 – FY2025
Currency USD (millions)
Report date 2026-06-18
Key financial tensions
  • 1 Operating leverage absent despite 149.6% revenue growth
  • 2 Loom acquisition reset the balance sheet while operating margin remained negative
  • 3 Cash generation materially decoupled from GAAP earnings
  • 4 Buyback programme scaled to 52% of OCF without operating profitability