Harvard Business Review

MARCH 21, 2013

Operating efficiency (sales over assets). Financial leverage (assets over equity). equity markets* on BusinessWeek's 2008 list ended up underperforming broader market indices between March 2008 and March 2013. After all, half of the top 20 companies traded on U.S.

Cash Flow 17

Cash Flow Assets Benchmarking Sales 17

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 15, 2014

vehicles decreasing from 40% of total in 2000 to 17% in 2013), by destination (e.g., from 80% in 2000 to 50% in 2013), and by exposure to the economic cycle. PPG (originally “Pittsburgh Plate Glass”) is a splendid example of such a transformation.

Cash Flow 14

Cash Flow Revenue Sales Sales 14

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 31, 2015

During the 2013 holiday season shopping period, Target was the object of then the biggest cyber attack on a retailer. bank in assets, JP Morgan Chase , announced that in August, hackers had accessed its security system and that approximately seven million small businesses and 76 million households had been affected by a data breach.

Balance Sheet 13

Balance Sheet Cash Flow Banking Assets 13

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 21, 2013

Operating efficiency (sales over assets). Financial leverage (assets over equity). equity markets* on BusinessWeek's 2008 list ended up underperforming broader market indices between March 2008 and March 2013. After all, half of the top 20 companies traded on U.S.

Cash Flow 10

Cash Flow Assets Benchmarking Sales 10

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 21, 2016

Disruptions in the supply chain may affect production processes that depend on unpriced natural capital assets such as biodiversity, groundwater, clean air, and climate. “Stranded assets” are investments that become obsolete due to regulatory, environmental, or market constraints. billion in mining projects since 2010.

Assets 15

Assets Operations Revenue Energy 15

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 31, 2014

billion in cash and short-term investments — and my sense from looking at the numbers for the past couple of quarters is that it could probably be making some money, too (that is, generating positive free cash flow), if that were a priority. billion in its 2013 IPO) that investors have plowed into it.

Marketing 13

Marketing Cash Flow Software Media 13

Harvard Business Review

JULY 17, 2018

Since Immelt’s departure, GE’s stock is down another 30%, as its new CEO, John Flannery, has struggled to cope with the cash flow drain from years of problematic acquisitions, divestitures, and buybacks. in 2013 to 3.7 Because of these dubious decisions, GE’s ratio of debt to earnings has soared from 1.5

Cash Flow 8

Cash Flow Revenue Accounts Sales 8