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We Can’t Study Short-Termism Without the Right Metrics

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. Incentivizing managers for growth routinely leads to expansion through overvalued acquisitions.

EPS

EPS Metrics Depreciation Short-term

Finally, Proof That Managing for the Long Term Pays Off

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 7, 2017

Companies deliver superior results when executives manage for long-term value creation and resist pressure from analysts and investors to focus excessively on meeting Wall Street’s quarterly earnings expectations. Earnings-per-share (EPS) growth: Difference between EPS growth and true earnings growth.

Long-term

Long-term EPS Short-term Management

Leadership Digital

We Can’t Study Short-Termism Without the Right Metrics

Finally, Proof That Managing for the Long Term Pays Off

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