Tom Spencer

SEPTEMBER 15, 2018

A simple example: if I want to compare the heights of children in grade four versus grade five, my inferences will be inaccurate if my samples only captured grade four girls and grade five boys, because sex differences between samples is more likely to drive height variation than grade. Consulting is about crafting narratives around problems.

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Harvard Business

JULY 1, 2016

Properly understood, maximizing shareholder value means allocating resources so as to maximize long-term cash flow. This includes non-financial and financial performance metrics as well as incentive compensation plans.

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Harvard Business

JUNE 8, 2018

However, many investors seem to have concluded that the most successful companies with tens of billions of dollars of valuation today could never have justified their valuation at the start of their operation based on discounted cash flow. Analysts increasingly rely on non-GAAP metrics.

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Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 16, 2014

For example, they use online marketplaces to reduce the search costs for willing lenders to find creditworthy borrowers. Personal credit scores like FICO consider a combination of metrics such as payment history, current level of indebtedness, and types of credit used by potential small business borrowers.

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Harvard Business

AUGUST 3, 2018

This example illustrates that investors consider information beyond just earnings as value-relevant. The level and trend of a company’s top-line metric is an advance indicator of the success of its business model. Many of these metrics are disclosed in Facebook’s financial statements. What caused this slump?

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Harvard Business

MAY 6, 2016

For example, one large technology company embraced a strategy to win through new digital businesses. The board chose earnings per share (among other financial metrics) to measure and reward executives for long-term performance. Here’s a hypothetical example of how they might work at GE.

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Harvard Business

OCTOBER 21, 2016

Hoping to alleviate their concerns, this article also provides concrete examples of how sustainability benefits the bottom line. For example, Bunge, an agribusiness firm, reported a $56 million quarterly loss in its sugar and bioenergy segments due to drought in 2010. ” Improving risk management. Fostering innovation.

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Harvard Business

FEBRUARY 7, 2017

We know from FCLT surveys , for example, that 61% of executives and directors say that they would cut discretionary spending to avoid risking an earnings miss, and a further 47% would delay starting a new project in such a situation, even if doing so led to a potential sacrifice in value. Earnings quality: Accruals as a share of revenue.

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Harvard Business

JULY 13, 2016

For example, you can now subscribe to razor blades, underwear, groceries, clothes, toiletries, even dog toys. Identify the right metrics. In the digital membership economy, the metrics best apt to indicate success are more likely to be around member churn and engagement.

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Harvard Business

DECEMBER 19, 2017

For example, Blue Apron rose to become the largest meal kit delivery business in the U.S., Likewise, what is the right set of metrics that company executives should use to manage their subscription businesses in order to hold themselves fully accountable to their stakeholders? Case Study: Blue Apron. that aggregate sales in the U.S.

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