Harvard Business Review
DECEMBER 2, 2010
Most commonly noted in hindsight analysis of M&As are the effects of what we will call false positives, where in the fullness of hindsight it becomes clear that an acquisition effort was flawed from the start. The two together, NPV + OV, provide an inclusive but not inflated valuation.
Harvard Business Review
FEBRUARY 7, 2011
If the first possibility prevails, then it's hard to see how the short-term hit to profits created by political instability could subsequently be made up (unless an investor were granted some favor that created or locked in a favorable market position). Vinod K.
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Harvard Business Review
MARCH 23, 2015
They’re essentially asking the company to take the cash it has generated through its business operations and spend it on something with an uncertain future return. Do you think they’re going to do a net present value (NPV) analysis that shows they don’t need that computer? Here’s why. Excerpted from.
Harvard Business Review
MARCH 29, 2018
operating rooms, recovery floors, emergency department), and ancillary departments (e.g., Consider, for example, a surgical patient who starts in the pre-operative area, then moves to the operating room, the post-anesthesia care unit, and the inpatient floor, with occasional side trips for imaging, testing, and physical therapy.
Harvard Business Review
FEBRUARY 24, 2014
While on the surface, the dirty business of fossil fuels is nothing like Silicon Valley, many in the oil business have moved beyond the standard net present value (NPV) model for assessing the merit of investments. What if I suggested that the best place to look for answers could be the shale oil fields of North Dakota? Talk about options!
Harvard Business Review
JANUARY 21, 2016
Today large commercial buildings address only two percent per year of the NPV-positive investments in efficiency that are available to them. Addressing energy use in existing large commercial buildings has proven notoriously difficult.
Harvard Business Review
MARCH 31, 2017
And who’s in the best position to offer advice? The most important concepts to grasp are “how to measure profitability, EBITDA, operating income, revenue, and operating expenses,” he says. Next time you're deciding about a big investment, NPV can help you make a more informed decision. Go it alone.
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