Harvard Business

JUNE 8, 2018

and (ii) how can digital firms improve their financial reports to communicate sources of value creation in their businesses? Digital companies, however, consider scientists’ and software workers’ and product development teams’ time to be the company’s most valuable resource.

Financial 29

Financial Report Cash Flow Metrics 29

BCG

OCTOBER 26, 2016

Report Wednesday, October 26, 2016. In this report, BCG’s fourth annual study of shareholder value creation in ECS, we introduce the ECS Technology Index—a portfolio of 17 publicly listed technology and IT companies that participate in the industry. The following are among the report’s key findings.

Report 40

Report Construction Cash Flow Engineering 40

Martinka Consulting

OCTOBER 23, 2019

The Wall Street Journal and others recently reported about an accounting expert who had predicted the Madoff Ponzi scheme and recently went after GE for what he said are their deceptive accounting practices (of course, GE responded this person didn’t know what he was talking about).

Financial 40

Financial Cash Flow Real Estate Metrics 40

Progressus

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

Technology combined with data is a matter of life and death for professional services firms where the “product” is a combination of insights and expertise. It prevents you from generating reliable cash-flow forecasts and makes it incredibly difficult to manage resources. Are project operations, sales, customer service, etc.

Agile 52

Agile Tools Data Talent 52

MishTalk

MARCH 21, 2014

Inquiring minds are tuning into a report on the Ponzi finance setup in China. Mish Note:] The prelude to the report on MacroBusiness Australia is interesting in and of itself: " From Morgan Stanley comes the latest must read bearish China report. Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth to 5.0% Morgan Stanley agrees.

Finance 75

Finance Cash Flow Banking Government 75

Progressus

OCTOBER 27, 2023

And —rather than selling physical products, they deal in less tangible resources like time, insights, and expertise – billed either by hour or by project. According to TSIA’s 2023 State of Professional Services report , services services remain at the core of professional services orgs across the spectrum.

Industry 52

Industry SMB Software Talent 52

Harvard Business

APRIL 5, 2017

While a laudable effort in principle, measuring a company’s tendency to make myopic operating and investing decisions is fiendishly complex. But the other indicators probably pick up legitimate differences in how companies in the sample operate, as opposed to whether they are myopic.

Metrics 30

Metrics Study Cash Flow McKinsey 30

Harvard Business

MARCH 1, 2018

In November, United States’ crude oil production exceeded 10 million barrels per day for the first time since 1970, according to the US Energy Information Administration (EIA). output comes from fracking operations that have cut costs dramatically since slumping prices in 2014 forced dozens of companies into bankruptcy.

Cash Flow 37

Cash Flow Transportation Balance Sheet Energy 37

Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 14, 2017

The weather affects consumers’ behavior in terms of what products they buy, where they buy them, and in what quantity. Research shows that abnormal weather disrupts the operating and financial performance of 70% of businesses worldwide. These disruptions add up. alone, or 3.5%

Cash Flow 28

Cash Flow Apparel Financial Sales 28

Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 23, 2016

First, small businesses tend to be more productive than larger ones and may be especially unlikely to invest in risk management that diverts resources from production. These firms were more than twice as likely to report that their access to credit had decreased since before Sandy. Firms applied for credit to finance recovery.

Insurance 28

Insurance Insurance Small Business Finance 28

Harvard Business

OCTOBER 21, 2016

This can disrupt a firm’s ability to operate on schedule and budget. 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. ” Improving risk management.

Study 28

Study Efficiency Productivity Operations 28

Harvard Business

MARCH 31, 2017

After all, if you’re trying to sell a product or strategy, you need to be able to demonstrate that it is both practical and high margin. “The decision-makers will want to see a simple model that shows revenue, costs, overhead, and cash flow,” he says. “They need to see why it’s a good idea.”

Finance 28

Finance Balance Sheet How To Metrics 28

ConsultX

MARCH 1, 2022

Imagine being able to quickly and accurately calculate how much money a business is sacrificing through imperfect operation, and which areas of the business are draining the most profit. This is Profit that is being missed out on from areas of the business that aren’t operating as they should. Printable report.

Cash Flow 52

Cash Flow ROI Operations Analysis 52

MishTalk

JULY 11, 2014

The question stems from lengthy (256 page PDF) from the BIS Annual Report (Bank for International Settlements) that stated among other things " The only source of lasting prosperity is a stronger supply side. As a result, extraordinary accommodation can induce major adjustments in asset prices and financial flows elsewhere.

Balance Sheet 74

Balance Sheet Financial Banking Policies 74

Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 20, 2017

Instead of formulating detailed, long-term financial plans, executives at Dell now align around a common performance ambition—a cash flow vector consistent with growing the company’s intrinsic value faster than competitors. Webvan was forced to cease operations by 2001.

Strategy 28

Strategy Strategy Strategy& Company 28

Harvard Business

OCTOBER 28, 2016

AT&T will now control brands such as Turner and CNN, get large subscription revenue streams from HBO, and own both traditional and digital media properties such as Warner Brothers and Bleacher Report — creating, as the Washington Post noted, “one of the most powerful combinations of content and distribution America has ever seen.”

Wireless 28

Wireless Video Media Cash Flow 28

Harvard Business

FEBRUARY 7, 2017

New research, led by a team from McKinsey Global Institute in cooperation with FCLT Global , found that companies that operate with a true long-term mindset have consistently outperformed their industry peers since 2001 across almost every financial measure that matters. The differences were dramatic.

Management 28

Management Metrics Financial Company 28

Harvard Business

OCTOBER 5, 2017

The root cause is twofold: a mismatch between organizations’ strategies and actual market demand, and a lack of operational discipline. MD Anderson Cancer Center lost $266 million on operations in FY 2016 and another $170 million in the first months of FY 2017.

System 28

System Financial Insurance Insurance 28

MishTalk

DECEMBER 16, 2015

China: I don't think China is growing as fast as it reports to be. I think that the strong dollar is having enormous production on US production and US businesses. ZELL: I don't think China is growing as fast as it reports to be. I mean in the last few months all the banks have redone their reserve reports.

Real Estate 28

Real Estate Energy Tools Government 28