Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 24, 2011

Buffett explains that book value is the best proxy for "intrinsic value," the net present value of all estimated future cash flows. Gain accounting advantage : Buffett reports on the performance of his operating businesses by grouping them according to similar balance sheet and income statement characteristics.

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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. The most important concepts to grasp are “how to measure profitability, EBITDA, operating income, revenue, and operating expenses,” he says. Related Video. Play with numbers.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 1, 2011

They would see massive profits, tons of free cash flow, and healthy balance sheets. It's a strategic and operational straight-jacket. want people to focus on cash flow, which is a much longer-term measure than short-term profit.". But not the analysts.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 1, 2018

The constantly fluctuating number of barrels of crude available from nimble shale operations is a primary driver, but so are the long-term impact of increased fuel efficiency and the fits and starts of the global transition away from fossil fuels on world demand. .—while The soaring U.S.

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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). ” Another reason you might see a very high ROA is if a company is messing with its balance sheet, explains Knight. How to calculate whether your company has enough cash.

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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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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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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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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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Harvard Business Review

APRIL 10, 2013

I met Slovenian entrepreneur, Sandi Cesko, in 2007 when his Ljubljana -based multi-channel retail operation, Studio Moderna , had about $70 million in sales. Stay off of ventures'' balance sheets — and get onto their income statements. Even better. Scale-up means growth, and growth means jobs, wealth, and tax revenues.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 20, 2014

And this addresses the commercial value creation question – P&G’s mindset was to create operational efficiencies that would contribute to healthy EBITDA margins. In many companies, these types of data assets are currently assigned rough valuations and classified as “intangible” or “goodwill” on the balance sheet.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 25, 2013

Creating transparency into its operations is the starting point for marketing to help CFOs understand where and how value is being gained or lost, which makes budgeting discussions much more productive. Bringing everyone into line is essential, but not necessarily easy or quick.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 7, 2015

This typically means they look to re-engineer the balance sheet to increase shareholder yield, over the shortest amount of time possible, which typically ranges between six to twelve months. Sometimes it doesn’t make sense for companies operating in the same space to continually compete. Example: Jolly Inc.

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 22, 2012

can benefit consumers and the economy with lower cost (although foreign operations often sell in foreign markets). The cash from high revenues and margins is also often used to enhance the corporation: for improving its operations, productivity, technology and products, or for increasing reach and scale efficiencies through acquisitions.

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Chris LoCutro

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

I also explain how to avoid common pitfalls, such as mismanaging surplus funds or underestimating seasonal cash flow needs. We also dive into how we prepay significant expenses like our Next-Level Leadership LIVE Event to free up cash flow for the new year while reducing tax liabilities. What's our liquidity?

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