Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 13, 2017

We found that sustainable and deforestation-free practices created significant financial benefits for all players in the industry’s value chain. 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.

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Net Present Value Retail Cost of Capital 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 8, 2018

Business students have traditionally considered net present value, payback period, and hurdle rates as necessary tools to determine which project to select. One CFO commented that standard setters enjoy monopoly power and have no incentives to change their methods to be more responsive to investors.

Report 8

Report GAAP Net Present Value CFO 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 2, 2010

The higher level of uncertainty associated with H2 and H3 necessitates an updated valuation methodology that takes into account more than the net present value (NPV) of the target. We call this the Opportunity Value (OV) of an asset. This is where Opportunity Engineering comes into play.

NPV 14

NPV Net Present Value Price Engineering 14

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 25, 2013

CFOs are more interested in capital investment estimates, net present values, and a clear outline of the trade-offs of any investment. It only means using data to better define when and where marketers should target audiences with which messages—and to demonstrate the value in doing so. Finance Marketing'

CFO 8

CFO Short-term Long-term Benchmarking 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 27, 2017

The Refresher: Net Present Value. An activist hedge fund, for example, can exert massive pressure to change the strategy and/or investment approach of the company based on its ownership of a sufficient share of the company’s equity. Related Video.

Hedge 9

Hedge Short-term Long-term NPV 9

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 11, 2013

This would be a breakthrough communication technology, with the power of connecting an excluded and fragmented continent with itself, with the world, and to this newly emerging phenomenon — that none of us quite understood at the time — called the Internet. Given its economic heft, South Africa was among my first ports of call.

Net Present Value 8

Net Present Value Analysis Politics Telecommunications 8

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. That’s a more powerful model than something that is purely transactional.

Innovation 50

Innovation NPV Business Model Constraint 50