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CEO Confidence Falls To Decade Low, But Few Predict Recession

Chief Executive

It is the lowest level it’s been since January 2013, on the heels of the “Fiscal Cliff” drama in Washington and ahead of further debt ceiling negotiations. . The Year Ahead The proportion of CEOs forecasting increases in profits and revenues over the coming year continued to fall in June, now down 21 and 10 percent respectively.

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Do You Know What Your Company’s Data Is Worth?

Harvard Business Review

For example, at the end of its 2015 fiscal year, Apple’s balance sheet stated tangible assets of $290 billion as a contribution to its annual revenues, with approximately $141 billion worth of intangible assets — a combination of intellectual capital, brand equity, and (investor and consumer) goodwill.

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The Fiscal Cliff Is Just a Long-Overdue Hangover

Harvard Business Review

fiscal cliff debacle is being played up in the media as if the entire US economy will cease to exist come January 2, 2013. But the actual cut for 2013 is a tenth of that figure, less than one percent of GDP, each year, over ten years, which is far less dramatic. But 2013 may just look a lot like this regardless of intent.

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Kodak’s Downfall Wasn’t About Technology

Harvard Business Review

The company filed for bankruptcy protection in 2012, exited legacy businesses and sold off its patents before re-emerging as a sharply smaller company in 2013. Today the company has annual revenues above $20 billion, competes in healthcare and electronics operations and derives significant revenues from document solutions.

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Why Financial Statements Don’t Work for Digital Companies

Harvard Business Review

Twitter reported a loss of $79 million before its IPO, yet it commanded a valuation of $24 billion on its IPO date in 2013. Similarly, Microsoft paid $26 billion for loss-making LinkedIn in 2016, and Facebook paid $19 billion for WhatsApp in 2014 when it had no revenues or profits. Let’s first look at the balance sheet.

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The Three Reforms China Must Enact: Land, Social Services, and Taxes

Harvard Business Review

These factors have led to questions over the quality of banks’ balance sheets and whether many of the loans extended in recent years can actually be repaid, raising further doubts over the sustainability of the debt-fueled model. The central government must start to give more tax revenues to local governments.

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Inside PriceWaterhouseCoopers' Annual CEO Survey

Harvard Business Review

What's really interesting is the CEO's confidence in increasing revenue year over year is down. 82% of the CEOs in the survey said they were going to spend time changing their customer strategies in 2013. The lack of M&A activity was surprising, especially when you look at the cash on the balance sheets.