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. With two separate balance sheets, management could plan around the risk variables (i.e. Example: Jolly Inc. more efficiently.

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Balance Sheet Cash Flow Revenue Reorganization 12

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 28, 2015

That fact becomes apparent when you juxtapose the balance sheet of a company like Microsoft with the balance sheet of a company like Siemens. Unlike their industrial peers, managers of asset-light businesses focus little on the balance sheet. It’s as simple as that. The challenge?

Balance Sheet 14

Balance Sheet Manager Assets Software 14

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 10, 2015

Unfortunately, that makes the problem harder, not easier, as business models are often hard-wired in what our colleague Mark Johnson dubs an organization’s rules, norms, and metrics, making shifts difficult to execute. Zooming in on the sales challenge helps to highlight the difficulty of business model innovation.

Media 13

Media Advertising Balance Sheet Cash Flow 13

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 30, 2013

The Barron's article mentioned that a 690 million euro convertible bond sale in February had bought Amazon some more time (the list was based on 1999 year-end data) — but that the company would still run out of cash in 21 months. Wouldn't want to get hung up on flawed financial metrics when there's a world to conquer.

Balance Sheet 13

Balance Sheet Metrics Marketing Travel 13

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 31, 2015

The company later announced loss in sales, but this has been tied more to a pattern of low profits in the last few years since the company’s merging with Kmart, than to the October data breach. The company did not reveal how many cards were affected. In the midst of the announcement, stock prices increased.

Balance Sheet 13

Balance Sheet Cash Flow Banking Assets 13

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 25, 2013

Focus on the metrics that matter. It’s the CMO’s job to make sure that metrics reflecting the health and value of the customer base –net present value, lifetime value, return on loyalty, cost per acquisition – get on the balance sheet. Although the metrics matter, what matters more is that the CMO and CFO agree on them.

Benchmarking 9

Benchmarking Metrics Advertising ROI 9

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 26, 2017

Proponents of downsizing argue that it is an effective strategy, with benefits such as increased performance and sales. Many of these effects may have long-term consequences, like reduced innovation, that are not captured in short-term financial metrics.

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Balance Sheet Sales Sales Metrics 8

Chris LoCutro

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Financial Closeout and Planning (00:09:10) Discover the key reports and metrics that guide my decision-making—P&L, budgets vs. actuals, and more. So we have, you know, the sales areas that are always reporting to me, you know, helping me to know, here's what's coming in. Balance sheet, we don't, we don't do debt.

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Assets Revenue Cash Flow Balance Sheet 59