Harvard Business Review

MARCH 31, 2017

But having a grasp of terms like EBITDA and net present value are important no matter where you sit on the org chart. The most important concepts to grasp are “how to measure profitability, EBITDA, operating income, revenue, and operating expenses,” he says. If you’re not a numbers person, finance is daunting.

Finance 8

Finance Skills EBITDA Net Present Value 8

Strategy Driven

MARCH 18, 2011

In addition, we believe that your starting point for strategy development is what you are already great at, rather than studying the industry and market for opportunities. Is it more important to consider capabilities when you develop a strategy now than it was, say, five years ago? SD : Why now? What do most companies do instead?

Resources 52

Resources Industry System Strategy 52

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 10, 2012

Its corporate development group looked at upwards of 150 targets a year, and used a remarkably efficient screening process that rejected any potential acquisition that didn't make good sense strategically. The company did not overlook small deals if they contributed to the development of critical capabilities. Pfizer Inc.

Due Diligence 15

Due Diligence EBITDA Health Care Gordon 15

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 28, 2013

But if you develop a strong habit of using active voice, you'll largely prevent convoluted, backward-sounding sentences in your writing. Don't write "The closing documents were prepared by Sue"; instead, write "Sue prepared the closing documents." How do you identify passive voice? It's invariably a be- verb or get , plus a past-tense verb.

VBM 8

VBM EBITDA Document Depreciation 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 28, 2013

Here in the Guardian , two business professors offer a practical solution to all three problems using developing nations’ supply chains. While on average the initial PE firm increased a start-up’s value by 20%, the second firm found plenty of room for improvement, increasing the average value another 24%. THE $86 BAKED BEAN.

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain EBITDA NGO Taylorism 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 2, 2012

and EBITDA margins are 47%. The chart below shows their financial performance over the last few years, with forecasted 2012 revenue of $767M and EBITDA of $339M. market cap is 6x revenue and 13x EBITDA, so not insane multiples on a comparable basis. As a result, gross margins are very high at 98% (not a typo!) Think about that.

EBITDA 8

EBITDA Engineering Travel Business Model 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 11, 2012

Companies should have their fingers on the pulse of the start-up community to spot potentially transformational development early. EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization) is the equivalent of corporate blood pressure. Look at profit margin trends. Listen to passionate leaders.

EBITDA 8

EBITDA How To Crisis Depreciation 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 7, 2012

Facebook and Google would be obvious choices for this, but so much has been written about each of them and they represent such special business models, I worried that it would be both hard for entrepreneurs to relate and hard for me to develop new insights. billion in revenue, over $1 billion in gross profit and $500 million in EBITDA.

P&L 13

P&L Lewin EBITDA Ries 13

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 28, 2013

But consider this equally inscrutable language: The value is multiples of EBITDA, assuming the back-office cost synergy targets are achievable. In longitudinal assessments conducted by The Fullbridge Program, graduates emerged "more developed, polished and professional."

EBITDA 9

EBITDA Human Resources McKinsey Cost 9

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 26, 2011

Corporate development groups may have to accept that EBITDA multiple valuations may not be appropriate when buying a category creator. Category creation requires innovation teams to re-think their role beyond just creating new products and services.

B2C 12

B2C Strategy B2B Waterman 12

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 21, 2014

Last year, News Corp’s newspaper division reported EBITDA of $795 million on $6.7 Beyond that, there is mobile, e-commerce affiliate programs, social media, big data, and the fact that it is easier to experiment with and develop new content on digital platforms than it ever was in the physical world.

Venture Capitalist 8

Venture Capitalist EBITDA Venture Funding Magazine 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 24, 2011

This development plan can be scaled to build 3 million or 30 million units per year, if needed. It has been successfully used in over 20 projects throughout Northern California including two residential projects currently under development. The picture reproduced below is one example of a completed development using this system.

Suri 14

Suri Construction Class EBITDA 14

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 6, 2015

To develop consistent and reliable data, we rely on a scientifically developed and standardized survey instrument designed to gauge public perceptions of companies on seven dimensions: finance, leadership, workplace, citizenship, governance, products, and innovation. Take a look at the table below.

CEO 8

CEO Reputation Metrics EBITDA 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 21, 2016

But by the 1990s it had run aground: It hadn’t properly developed systems to implement its growth strategy internally, and so that strategy broke down at dozens of points of execution on the front line—with customers, crew, staff on the shore and the company’s travel agent partners. Codify best practices.

Company 8

Company IPO Price Loyalty 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 15, 2015

To borrow a telecom industry metaphor, a deal with a customer is the “last mile” in connecting any strategy with business development efforts and marketplace results. Business results were outstanding: EBITDA more than doubled in the first year and ROIC increased almost 300%, with fewer sales people. Only customers buy.

Strategy 8

Strategy Team Discount ROIC 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 8, 2015

As a rule, organizations have favored other qualities and attributes – in particular, those that are easy to measure, and those that allow an employee’s development to be tracked in the form of steady, linear progress through a set of well-defined roles and business structures. But in practice, this is not the case.

Agility 8

Agility Emotional Intelligence Learning-by-Doing EBITDA 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 27, 2012

Next, ALL's CEO assembled a cross-functional team to develop simple rules for prioritizing capital spending. Within three years, ALL's Brazilian rail operations had increased revenues by 50% and tripled EBITDA. reuse existing resources.

Strategy 8

Strategy Proposal Guidelines Net Present Value 8

HR Digest

AUGUST 1, 2019

An all-comprehensive financial literacy program requires an understanding of the financial skills required to perform the job responsibilities, identifying the skills gap, developing content to fill these gaps, and an outcome assessment to ensure that each participant has learned and can apply the knowledge obtained.

Finance 63

Finance Metrics EBITDA Handbook 63