Harvard Business Review

APRIL 5, 2017

If a company has beat or missed its EPS targets by less than two cents , that means the company has nipped and tucked its quarterly results just enough to meet the target EPS number it committed to analysts. What if concentrated market power of a few companies in an industry has made these companies more profitable than usual?

EPS 8

EPS Metrics Depreciation Short-term 8

Strategy Driven

MAY 25, 2020

Artists are in the business of themselves and it is exceptionally difficult work. Showcasing and creating art and then making a thriving business model out of it is not something anyone can do, especially if they don’t have a big-name label leading you through the process. Reinvention and Creation.

EPS 108

EPS Tactics Strategy Audience 108

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 4, 2013

Just under 1,000 companies account for half of the world's market capitalization, Eccles notes. Breakthrough requires an end to systemic inequities by opening up processes, information - and markets. Companies like Unilever are on an open innovation drive, while GSK and Novartis are focusing on access to medicines in poorer markets.

EPS 8

EPS Innovation CEO Pharmaceuticals 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 16, 2014

Icahn later reduced his buyback request to $50 billion, and in April 2014 Apple’s board approved a $30 billion program to be carried out by repurchasing its shares on the open market — either by just buying shares outright or doing it indirectly via accelerated share repurchases. trillion on buybacks (51% of net income) and another $2.3

Safe Harbor 9

Safe Harbor Hedge EPS Price 9

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 7, 2015

Tumbling transaction costs are altering the economics of organizations and, at a stroke, invalidating old business models. Consider management actions such as cutting jobs and investment as a response to currency fluctuations and the resulting accounting impact of those cuts on earnings per share (EPS).

Management 8

Management Drucker EPS Short-term 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 17, 2017

Capitalists focus on the financial returns from capital invested, and most business leaders prioritize issues that are financially material. For anyone with a pension linked to market performance, that is a good thing. Expand the focus from today’s business case for action to tomorrow’s business models.

Morale 8

Morale EPS Supply Chain Politics 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 20, 2014

In this letter, I’d like to explain more fully why I view the $51 billion already spent by Apple on open market (including accelerated) share repurchases under your leadership as a major misallocation of resources for both the company and the U.S. Rather, they trade in outstanding shares in the hope that their market price will increase.

Innovation 10

Innovation EPS Incentives Supply Chain 10