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Why Financial Acumen Is More Important Than You Think

Niagara Institute

The head of finance is talking about cash flow, debt to equity ratio, and EBITA. You are thrilled to be in this new role and faced with new responsibilities outside of the functional job you once excelled in. A blank look comes over your face.

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Some Ideas To Help Accelerate Your SWOT Analysis

Six Disciplines

Products and Services (price, quality, Finances (stability, profitability, debt to equity ratio). Consider exploring these key categories: Strengths and Weaknesses. Marketing (company image, reputation, positioning, market share, growth). Organizational (leadership, accountability, commitment, engagement).

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A Refresher on Debt-to-Equity Ratio

Harvard Business Review

In fact, analysts and investors want companies to use debt smartly to fund their businesses. That’s where the debt-to-equity ratio comes in. What is the debt-to-equity ratio? “It’s a simple measure of how much debt you use to run your business,” explains Knight.

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Ideas To Help Accelerate Your SWOT Analysis

Six Disciplines

Products and Services (price, quality, Finances (stability, profitability, debt to equity ratio). Consider exploring these key categories: Strengths and Weaknesses. Marketing (company image, reputation, positioning, market share, growth). Organizational (leadership, accountability, commitment, engagement).

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The Microfinance Contagion Scenario

Harvard Business Review

Losses in AP will overwhelm many institutions' equity cushion. The average debt-to-equity ratio of the 10 largest MFIs in India is 7.06 , indicating an average 12% equity cushion. But just rescheduling debt payments may not be enough. At the prevailing ratios, management failed to act prudentially.

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VC Stereotypes About Men and Women Aren’t Supported by Performance Data

Harvard Business Review

Nonetheless, statistics show that women-owned businesses, which account for one-third of Swedish businesses, are not granted the corresponding proportion of government venture financing; in fact, women-owned businesses receive only 7%. Debt-to-equity ratio (leverage): the degree to which an entrepreneur exposes his or her business to risks.

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What You Don’t Know About Sales Can Hurt Your Strategy

Harvard Business Review

In my experience, most CEOs, CFOs, and other C-suite executives involved in strategy formulation know these finance basics. (Or, Isn’t that a function of risk parameters and the debt-to-equity ratio? Or, they learn fast after a few investor meetings.) But consider the basics.