Harvard Business Review

MARCH 31, 2017

“The decision-makers will want to see a simple model that shows revenue, costs, overhead, and cash flow,” he says. See More Videos > See More Videos > Tackle the balance sheet. “Take an interest in the balance sheet and then do the due diligence to understand it,” he says.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 31, 2015

In the third quarter of 2014, Home Depot showed a 21% increase in earnings per share. Sears announced in October 2014 that one of its companies, Kmart, was the target of a data security breach and that credit/debit cards and personal information were compromised by hackers. In the beginning of October, 2014, the largest U.S.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 1, 2018

output comes from fracking operations that have cut costs dramatically since slumping prices in 2014 forced dozens of companies into bankruptcy. In fact, 2018 may mark the first year shale producers will be able to fund future expansions of drilling programs through their own cash flow. The soaring U.S.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 7, 2015

According to Schulte, Roth & Zabel’s Activist Investing 2015 Annual Review, a total of 344 companies worldwide were subjected to activist demands in 2014, up 18% from the 291 recorded in 2013. However, free cash flow per share remained impressive at both companies, and fixed cost ratios remained somewhat intact.

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