Data Detective
Financial Analysis Simulation
Simulation Overview
In this interactive simulation, learners take on the role of a financial analyst at a top consulting firm, challenged to match disguised company financials with their corresponding industries. Using balance sheets, income statements, and key ratios, learners apply critical thinking and analytical reasoning to decode how business operations and strategy are reflected in financial data.
The simulation reinforces the fundamentals of financial analysis and ratio interpretation while cultivating a deeper understanding of how different industries operate. It builds the ability to form data-driven narratives and to link financial metrics with organizational realities—key skills for professionals making strategic, investment, or operational decisions.
Players
Single Player
Languages
English
Simulation Time
Total Time: 1 hour
Intro 5 minutes, Gameplay 30 minutes, Debrief 30 minutes
Accessibility
WCAG 2.0 Compliance
Price
$165 per person
Simulation Categories
The Story
You’ve made it to the final round of interviews at The Saulnier Group, a prestigious financial consulting firm. To prove your analytical skills, you’re presented with a high-stakes challenge: several sets of disguised financial statements, each belonging to a well-known company. Your task is to use ratios, statements, and your business insight to uncover which numbers tell whose story—and explain your reasoning with confidence. Every match tests your ability to see beyond the data, revealing how strategic choices shape financial performance.
With a library of over 50 publicly traded firms—and the option for instructors to add custom companies—the simulation offers a dynamic and flexible learning experience. It's a puzzle of logic, finance, and industry insight—all rolled into one immersive, asynchronous learning environment.
Core Competencies
Analysis and Business Acumen
Data-Driven Insights
Measurement and Analysis
Critical Thinking and Problem Solving
Financial Decision Making
Clear Communication
Learning Objectives
Resources to Power Your Simulation
Each simulation comes with a Facilitation Guide along with 1:1 facilitator training and free trials.
Available with this simulation
Facilitation Guide
Author Video
Facilitator Video
Free Trial & Demo
Check Out Similar Forio Sims
Finance and Accounting
Working Capital Simulation
Manage a growing company’s cash flow by adjusting credit, collections, and inventory policies. Balance liquidity, profitability, and customer satisfaction while navigating shifting market conditions and operational constraints.
Check It Out
Finance and Accounting
M&A in Wine Country
In this multiplayer synchronous simulation, learners play a role on the management team at one of three wine producers. Each player evaluates the other companies, and can attempt to merge or become a potential acquisition target.
Check It Out
Marketing
Data Analytics
A Harvard Business simulation where learners use data analytics to make strategic decisions under uncertainty—balancing intuition, evidence, and judgment to drive organizational performance.
Check It Out