Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 24, 2011

Imagine if managements, boards, and investors adopted them: we could restart our economy, energize our business school curricula and create prosperity for our children and grandchildren. Buffett explains that book value is the best proxy for "intrinsic value," the net present value of all estimated future cash flows.

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Balance Sheet Cash Flow Insurance Benchmarking 15

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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Balance Sheet Metrics Revenue Cash Flow 15

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 4, 2011

billion in retail managed resources, of which €8.43 billion were within the balance sheet, rising 7% versus the average of 0.5% It has resulted in positive cash flows, occupancy of over 90%, and higher levels of customer and employee satisfaction in 2010. It closed out the 2010 fiscal year with €11.97

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Cash Flow Balance Sheet Hospitality Insurance 15

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 1, 2011

They would see massive profits, tons of free cash flow, and healthy balance sheets. Wouldn't it be more personally rewarding for them — and all the layers of management beneath them — to build and lead fundamentally more profitable organizations (versus maximizing short-term profits)?

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Cash Flow Balance Sheet Operations Benefits 11

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 4, 2016

There are people who disagree with that adage, of course, some saying that cash and cash flow are more important (and too often ignored). I talked with Joe Knight, author of the HBR TOOLS: Return on Investment and co-founder and owner of www.business-literacy.com , to learn more about these ratios and how managers can use them.

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Assets Balance Sheet Cash Flow Banking 14

Harvard Business Review

JULY 11, 2013

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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Balance Sheet Assets Cash Flow Energy 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 1, 2017

The global financial crisis prompted many companies to pull in their horns, hoard cash, trim costs, and take a wary view of large investments. Bain & Company’s Macro Trends Group carefully analyzed the global balance sheet and found that the world is awash in money. times global GDP) to more than $600 trillion (9.5

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Cash Flow Balance Sheet Energy Assets 15

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 31, 2015

While consumers are rightfully worried that their personal information may be compromised, shareholders and companies’ management have a wider set of concerns, including loss of intellectual property, operational disruption, decreased customer trust, tarnished brand, and loss of investor commitment.

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Balance Sheet Cash Flow Banking Assets 13

Harvard Business Review

MAY 28, 2018

Nikon, the legendary Japanese camera maker, provides a textbook study in how smart managers can work with strategic investors to transform a struggling business. It also called for streamlining headquarters and cutting executive management’s compensation. Heini Wehrle/BIA/Minden Pictures/Getty Images.

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Balance Sheet Cash Flow Banking Fixed Costs 12

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 10, 2015

The basic point was that online advertising was too small, and that transaction sizes were too insignificant to be anything other than a step down for companies used to rich cash flows. Develop an honest capabilities balance sheet, highlighting both strengths and weaknesses, and compare it to your blueprinted business models.

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Media Advertising Balance Sheet Cash Flow 13

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 10, 2013

For you entrepreneurs, the challenges of scale-up are first and foremost the responsibility of managements and boards. It is hell to manage.". Stay off of ventures'' balance sheets — and get onto their income statements. Don''t go looking to public officials for help in growing your venture ten times bigger.

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Balance Sheet Government Scaling Cash Flow 10

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 25, 2013

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. Shareholders don’t care about fans or followers unless those numbers can be tied to profit.

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Benchmarking Metrics Advertising ROI 9

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 7, 2015

The success of an activist strategy is contingent upon placing a management team in an extremely reactive, frenzied and compromising position. Because by the time the activist has engaged senior management, they have already performed extensive due diligence on the company and have a detailed strategy they intend to pursue.

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Balance Sheet Cash Flow Revenue Reorganization 12

Chief Executive

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

Despite stiff economic headwinds, robust M&A opportunities are there for the taking, with many companies enjoying steady cash flows and strong balance sheets. “In In today’s high-inflation environment, strategic acquirers with lots of cash on the balance sheet need to do something with it,” says Christopher R.

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Balance Sheet Cash Flow Software Marketing 52

Chris LoCutro

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

We’ll show you how to manage your finances, assess your team’s performance, and create a culture that thrives. This is where many business owners fall short, simply because they aren’t trained in proper financial management. Balance sheet, we don't, we don't do debt. Cash flow statements is something that we spend.

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