Harvard Business

MARCH 1, 2018

How did we get here, and what does it mean for the industry? That deal sent the price of Brent crude oil to above $70 a barrel in January, after the industry that had suffered through $54 per barrel oil on average in 2017. The news is all good for customers, but it makes planning for the industry players much more difficult.

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Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 14, 2017

When weather conditions are on average adverse over days, weeks, or entire seasons, shortfalls in sales cause reduced cash flows and can lead to financial distress and business failure. In the UK, no less than 18 weather-related profit warnings were issued by industry leaders. These disruptions add up. alone, or 3.5%

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Harvard Business

APRIL 5, 2017

Similarly, considering greater accruals (which represent the difference between reported income and operating cash flows) to measure short-term orientation has its difficulties. It assumes that a smaller proportion of cash flows in earnings indicates a myopic firm. Are all share repurchases myopic?

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Metrics Study Cash Flow McKinsey 29

Harvard Business

MAY 1, 2017

See More Videos > See More Videos > To elaborate, a company’s intrinsic equity value reflects the long-term cash flows that shareholders expect to receive over time, discounted at the appropriate risk-adjusted cost of equity capital. But the scales have now tipped in favor of accelerating growth.

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Emerson Consulting Group

NOVEMBER 6, 2020

However, what many employers do not realize — including many using a PEO — is it is possible, particularly with appropriate expertise, to construct essentially the same set of services at a small fraction of the PEO cost and thereby gain a greater ability to structure the level of service to each employer’s specific needs.

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