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HR Finance 101: A Guide To Finance for HR

AIHR

A transaction is a business event with a financial impact on an organization’s financial statement. For example, when a company pays a wage for a service rendered, the amount is recorded in the wages payable account of the balance sheet. It refers to the outflow of cash in return for incoming goods or services.

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How Share-Price Fixation Killed Enron

Harvard Business Review

These divisions all generated consistent earnings and cash flows. Enron was rated BBB+ (or the equivalent) by all three rating agencies, which typically include all off balance sheet debt when determining a rating. Adding the SPEs to Enron''s balance sheet would cause Enron to lose its investment-grade rating.

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Oil’s Boom-and-Bust Cycle May Be Over. Here’s Why

Harvard Business Review

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. Most major producers with large balance sheets will likely hedge their bets and attempt both. These increasingly efficient survivors now represent half of U.S.

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Why Data Breaches Don’t Hurt Stock Prices

Harvard Business Review

Shareholders should look beyond short-term effects and examine the impact on other factors , such as overall security plans, profitability, cash flow, cost of capital, legal fees associated with the breach, and potential changes in management.

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How CMOs Can Get CFOs on Their Side

Harvard Business Review

CMOs must demonstrate and track marketing’s impact by focusing on key performance indicators (KPIs) that are important for shareholder value such as strong cash flow, cost of capital, return on capital, and operating margin. Why is this so challenging?

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4 Types of Activist Investors and How to Spot Them

Harvard Business Review

Based on my work studying activist strategies, I’ve outlined four hypothetical scenarios below (based on actual events) that demonstrate the different strategies an activist could pursue. However, free cash flow per share remained impressive at both companies, and fixed cost ratios remained somewhat intact.

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In Defense of Responsible Offshoring and Outsourcing

Harvard Business Review

They are key both to cash flow which finances dividends, and to "net income" that drives stock price which, in turn, benefits shareholders (heavily American) — especially older individuals who are either direct investors or who rely on pension funds. Worker Transition at Home.