Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 13, 2017

Specifically, our analysis found that the net benefits to ranchers ranged from $18 million to $34 million (12% to 23% of revenues) in net present value projected over 10 years. For slaughterhouses and retailers (Brazilian operations), we also projected positive benefits: $20 million to $120 million (0.01% to 0.1% of revenues).

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Net Present Value Retail Cost of Capital 8

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. ” If you’re unable to contribute to a discussion on the company’s performance, you’re unlikely to advance. If your company offers internal finance training, take advantage of it.

Finance 8

Finance Skills EBITDA Net Present Value 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 1, 2016

Investors and others ask why companies binge on buybacks while skimping on value-creating investment opportunities. But discussions of corporate governance invariably miss the real problem: most public companies have extensive governance procedures but no governing objective. Activist investors challenge management strategies.

Short-term 8

Short-term Long-term Objective Incentives 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 9, 2015

Your company is ready to make a big purchase — a fleet of cars, a piece of manufacturing equipment, a new computer system. If a company earns a $500,000 profit in a calendar year, shouldn’t it have $500,000 more in the bank on December 31 than it did on January 1 of that year? Excerpted from. But profit is not cash flow.

ROI 8

ROI Analysis Rate of Return Net Present Value 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 1, 2011

Moreover, I fail to see any argument why such short-term traders, by themselves, destroy value for the economy as a whole. Clearly, some of these traders could get very rich even while others lose money, but these trades — unless they influence operators within companies — amount to little more than robbing Peter to pay Paul.

Short-term 14

Short-term Hostile Takeover Long-term Management 14

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 10, 2012

Incremental innovations can be managed at the operating levels where the people know the customers/consumers best and decisions can be made in a more consensus-driven way with input and agreement between all stakeholder functions. Almost every company has a Stage Gate process because they work well for incremental innovation.

Process 15

Process Innovation Stage-Gate Net Present Value 15

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 9, 2012

In an uncertain and volatile world, risk management — a previously unsexy subject for many managers who created annual updates or reviews of their company's risk management plans — is now a front-burner issue for many. The former refers to costs that are visible and recorded within the company (e.g.,

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Chief Procurement Officer Risk Management Management 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 2, 2010

We have constructed a framework that allows an acquiring company to avoid the bias in valuation that often leads to wrong conclusions. The other is a process called Opportunity Engineering (OE) that instills a different way to look at value. We call this the Opportunity Value (OV) of an asset.

NPV 14

NPV Net Present Value Price Engineering 14

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 2, 2013

Three lines of progress are crossing, and rapidly reshaping how businesses and nonprofits together strengthen the locales in which they operate. Child sponsorships have been operating since 1953, and all of them share the high-level objective of breaking the cycle of poverty. This is what is going on now in community development.

Trends 8

Trends Development Net Present Value NGO 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 24, 2011

But why compare apples (book value) to oranges (share price and dividends)? Buffett explains that book value is the best proxy for "intrinsic value," the net present value of all estimated future cash flows. Consider that since 1965, Berkshire's book value grew 434,057% and the S&P index grew only 5,430%.

Letter 14

Letter P&L Net Present Value Insurance 14

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 23, 2015

If you want approval for a new project — purchasing new equipment or computer systems, applying for a patent, building a new store — chances are you need your company’s finance department on board. Do you think they’re going to do a net present value (NPV) analysis that shows they don’t need that computer?

Finance 8

Finance NPV CFO ROI 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 25, 2013

In our experience, companies that adopt this marketing analytics approach can unlock 10–20 percent of their marketing budget to either reinvest in marketing or return to the bottom line. And at another — a consumer packaged goods company — a series of strong brands had evolved in separate silos.

CFO 8

CFO Short-term Long-term Benchmarking 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 3, 2011

CEOs need to understand the principles of shareholder value and why they are so important in judging difficult trade-offs, learn about the relationship between the financial performance of the company and the company's stock, and communicate clearly and act appropriately when expectations gaps open.

Short-term 11

Short-term Long-term Price CEO 11

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 27, 2012

Successful companies shape their high-level strategies by relying not on complicated frameworks but on simple rules of thumb. It illustrates how simple rules can help companies shape strategy in an uncertain environment. Take the story of América Latina Logística (ALL). Fostering coordination.

Strategy 8

Strategy Proposal Guidelines Net Present Value 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 1, 2017

The global financial crisis prompted many companies to pull in their horns, hoard cash, trim costs, and take a wary view of large investments. Bain & Company’s Macro Trends Group carefully analyzed the global balance sheet and found that the world is awash in money. The Refresher: Net Present Value.

ROE 12

ROE Long-term GDP Six Sigma 12

Strategy Driven

SEPTEMBER 9, 2011

Many conventional metrics we use to estimate value are based on faulty assumptions. Net present value [NPV] is a case in point. Companies have long struggled to generate sustained profitable growth – and few have succeeded. Companies that will eventually be wrecked by others’ innovations are operating on autopilot.

Innovation 50

Innovation NPV Business Model Constraint 50