Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 10, 2012

The most intimate relationship most of us have with leverage is our home mortgage. However, there are two conditions necessary for financial leverage to actually become power. The second is that the asset underlying the leverage holds its value. What if a competitor slashes membership prices by 25%?

Financial Leverage 14

Financial Leverage Film Finance Class 14

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 14, 2015

The results are very consistent: firms making investments on material ESG issues outperform their peers in the future in terms of risk-adjusted stock price performance, sales growth, and profitability margin growth.

Financial Leverage 8

Financial Leverage Construction Industry Transportation 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 21, 2013

Last year , number crunchers at Forbes found that Salesforce.com is the company with the highest "Innovation Premium" baked into its stock price. Financial leverage (assets over equity). The editors of Fast Company say Nike. Operating efficiency (sales over assets).

Innovation 15

Innovation Company Disaggregation Financial Leverage 15

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 21, 2012

But there our story deviates from the norm because our turnaround wasn't based on cost control, financial leverage, or manufacturing efficiencies. We put our money in because we saw an opportunity to turn a struggling company around and secure a high ROI. We did that. All this translates into hard cash.

Strategy 10

Strategy McKinsey Chemicals Armstrong 10

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 21, 2013

Last year , number crunchers at Forbes found that Salesforce.com is the company with the highest "Innovation Premium" baked into its stock price. Financial leverage (assets over equity). The editors of Fast Company say Nike. Operating efficiency (sales over assets).

Innovation 8

Innovation Company Disaggregation Financial Leverage 8