MishTalk

OCTOBER 30, 2014

In his latest Global Strategy Report , Albert Edwards at Societe Generale discusses " earnings season " which he calls " cheating season ". Despite the soothing Q3 headline earnings reports as US companies ‘game’ the system, all is not well once you look into the ‘MUC’ (Manipulated Underperforms Conservative).

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Progressus

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

The Power of Unity Firms need real-time insights into the entire business – finance, project accounting, sales, everything – otherwise multiple versions of the truth will start showing up in budgets, estimates, and forecasts. It prevents you from generating reliable cash-flow forecasts and makes it incredibly difficult to manage resources.

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Progressus

OCTOBER 27, 2023

Professional services is an expansive space spanning several industries – consulting firms, software publishers, IT service providers, even manufacturers and distributors that offer post-sale services — each with its own set of challenges, regulations, and opportunities.

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MishTalk

MAY 14, 2014

Reports of the pending collapse of China property bubble have circulated for years, including some on this blog. China’s real estate market correction — some economists are even calling it the popping of a bubble — is partly the result of a deliberate decision by the country’s leaders in Beijing. Here we are again, in another slowdown.

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CaseInterview.com

MAY 26, 2023

Let’s say a company is looking to relocate to a new market. They may hire a consultant to advise on ideas for gaining market share. They may mix separate issues or expect that their previous strategies will work in a new market. In this case, you may determine that gaining market share will be your client’s biggest challenge.

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Martinka Consulting

JUNE 18, 2021

You must use free cash flow to truly calculate ROI. Financial diligence – we agree a Quality of Earnings report is not usually necessary for small business deals (those that fit in the SBA loan range) but you must get a “proof of cash” from a CPA firm. Trust but verify” as President Reagan said.

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Harvard Business

JUNE 28, 2016

(It might be tempting to turn to the highest starting salary paid, which typically goes to the graduate with the most experience in the most competitive market, who often earns crazy money their first year. Some large sample surveys report that MBAs nationwide have an average starting salary of about $100K.

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Martinka Consulting

MARCH 5, 2021

You may think it sexy to make something but if you’re a sales type with no manufacturing experience it’s probably a road to disaster. I recently saw a business for sale and on the surface it looked great, with $1 million of earnings. It’s important you know what you want to do on a daily, weekly, monthly basis.

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MishTalk

OCTOBER 25, 2015

Rising vacancy rates and plummeting rents are increasingly common in Chinese malls and department stores, despite official data showing a sharp rebound in retail sales that helped the world's second-largest economy beat expectations in the third quarter. But it won't be reported that way. Malaysia-based Parkson (3368.HK),

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Martinka Consulting

OCTOBER 18, 2013

When it comes time to sell however, they want to demonstrate that the business has more cash flow than the tax returns (and financial statements) show. Some of these adjustments are easily justifiable, such as adjusting the owner’s salary to market rate or if the seller owns the real estate and pays more than market rent.

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Harvard Business

OCTOBER 21, 2016

Today’s executives are dealing with a complex and unprecedented brew of social, environmental, market, and technological trends. McKinsey reports that the value at stake from sustainability concerns can be as a high as 70% of earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization. billion in mining projects since 2010.

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CaseInterview.com

SEPTEMBER 5, 2020

When he cites the idea of market niches as a way to build a durable competitive advantage, he borrows that concept from the field of ecology. This can occur if sales drop drastically, and you didn’t see it coming. It can also occur when sales accelerate suddenly, and you didn’t see that coming either. Me: “Why?”. Me: “Why?”.

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ConsultX

MARCH 1, 2022

They are seeing first hand how many opportunities are being missed to improve profitability and cash flow just from existing operations alone. Printable report. The calculator produces a printable report that can be offered as a deliverable, included in a proposal or used as a part of an improvement plan.

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MishTalk

APRIL 1, 2015

Kristi Culpepper, a bond guru, has gone over Chicago''s annual financial report, bond documents, investor presentations, and CAFRs. For example, Culpepper reports Chicago general obligation bond deals have been used by the city as a means to avoid servicing short-term debt. First let''s go over Culpepper''s background.

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Harvard Business

OCTOBER 28, 2016

And if you’re the acquirer, you can benefit in only one of four ways: You buy an asset on the cheap (that’s what portfolio managers do), but it requires being smarter than the market in pricing the asset. You gain market power, allowing you to price the asset higher than you could otherwise. That leaves synergy.

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MishTalk

DECEMBER 16, 2015

Cash: With zero interest rates the penalty for holding cash is not very significant. Stock Market: Nothing cheap. If you take out those stocks, the stock market isn't doing real well. China: I don't think China is growing as fast as it reports to be. So I don't understand the stock market. RUHLE: Perversely.

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