Harvard Business Review

APRIL 5, 2017

While a laudable effort in principle, measuring a company’s tendency to make myopic operating and investing decisions is fiendishly complex. But the other indicators probably pick up legitimate differences in how companies in the sample operate, as opposed to whether they are myopic.

EPS 12

EPS Metrics Short-term Depreciation 12

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 7, 2012

billion in revenue, over $1 billion in gross profit and $500 million in EBITDA. Go after it aggressively, even if it means risking making hiring and operating mistakes and wasting capital — so long as this capital is relatively cheap, as it was for Akamai in the midst of the Internet bubble. How did Akamai do it? Founding Akamai.

P&L 16

P&L Lewin EBITDA Ries 16

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 2, 2012

and EBITDA margins are 47%. The chart below shows their financial performance over the last few years, with forecasted 2012 revenue of $767M and EBITDA of $339M. market cap is 6x revenue and 13x EBITDA, so not insane multiples on a comparable basis. As a result, gross margins are very high at 98% (not a typo!) Think about that.

EBITDA 12

EBITDA Engineering Travel Business Model 12

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 21, 2016

In 2000, with more than $100 million in negative cash flow, the company agreed to be acquired by Star Cruises, a leading cruise operator in Asia. The difference between employees who operate with the owner’s mindset and those who don’t can be as great as the difference between devoted parents and restless babysitters.

Company 14

Company IPO Price Loyalty 14

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 19, 2015

There are two key strategies that multinational executives operating in Brazil should consider. Second, corporations should take advantage of the unprecedented currency depreciation and localize their business operations. times their earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA). times EBITDA.

Strategy 8

Strategy Depreciation EBITDA Price 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 28, 2013

More goods get where they need to go and micro sellers remain in business, ready to resume normal operations when the flood is over and the NGOs fold up their tents. When disaster strikes, the NGO would set up pop-up warehouses in those locations to channel relief directly from the manufacturers to the myriad micro sites. THE $86 BAKED BEAN.

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain EBITDA NGO Taylorism 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 31, 2017

But having a grasp of terms like EBITDA and net present value are important no matter where you sit on the org chart. The most important concepts to grasp are “how to measure profitability, EBITDA, operating income, revenue, and operating expenses,” he says. How can you boost your financial acumen?

Finance 8

Finance Skills EBITDA Net Present Value 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 20, 2014

And this addresses the commercial value creation question – P&G’s mindset was to create operational efficiencies that would contribute to healthy EBITDA margins. The process also includes a determination of how much of the activities are classified as capital expenditures versus ongoing operating expenses.

Discounted Cash Flow 8

Discounted Cash Flow P&L NPV EBITDA 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 8, 2015

It became clear that John had succeeded in the past by doing what he knew and operating rather conservatively within his domain. In a 2010 study with Cornell University, we showed that our assessment grades predict performance, as measured not only by revenue and EBITDA but also by boss ratings (often issued by the Board).

Agility 8

Agility Emotional Intelligence Learning-by-Doing EBITDA 8

HR Digest

AUGUST 1, 2019

An effective financial literacy program should clear concepts of finance and accounting in simple terms with examples that are relevant to the organization’s day-to-day operations. Joe has also written toolkits for Harvard Business Press including the ROI Toolkit, Understanding EBITDA, and the Business Valuation Toolkit.

Finance 63

Finance Metrics EBITDA Handbook 63

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 27, 2012

Within three years, ALL's Brazilian rail operations had increased revenues by 50% and tripled EBITDA. And of course, complex models demand huge volumes of data, are susceptible to computational errors, and hinge on assumptions about unknowable variables such as disruptive technologies that, if wrong, can throw off the results.

Strategy 9

Strategy Proposal Guidelines Net Present Value 9