Harvard Business Review

MARCH 1, 2024

To do that, executives need to rediscover the concept of economic profit (EP) — that is, revenue minus not just operating and administrative costs, but also the cost of the capital needed to produce that revenue.

EPS 25

EPS Cost of Capital Strategy Cost 25

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 4, 2013

Just under 1,000 companies account for half of the world's market capitalization, Eccles notes. Breakthrough requires an end to systemic inequities by opening up processes, information - and markets. Companies like Unilever are on an open innovation drive, while GSK and Novartis are focusing on access to medicines in poorer markets.

EPS 8

EPS Innovation CEO Pharmaceuticals 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 17, 2017

For anyone with a pension linked to market performance, that is a good thing. Firms like these have created tools like Environmental Profit & Loss (EP&L) statements and Social Return on Investment (SROI) to capture a more complete picture of their businesses. billion years of evolution to find solutions for climate change.

Morale 8

Morale EPS Supply Chain Politics 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 30, 2013

That opportunistic approach to financial markets has defined Amazon since it went public in 1997. Well, he's a hedge fund veteran who has always taken a skeptical view of Wall Street, treating it more as a loopy rich uncle than the efficient information processor of standard finance theory. With Amazon, though, nobody emphasizes EPS.

Training 10

Training Bond Christensen Long-term 10

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 20, 2014

In this letter, I’d like to explain more fully why I view the $51 billion already spent by Apple on open market (including accelerated) share repurchases under your leadership as a major misallocation of resources for both the company and the U.S. Rather, they trade in outstanding shares in the hope that their market price will increase.

EPS 11

EPS Innovation Incentives Supply Chain 11

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 7, 2017

Among the firms we identified as focused on the long term, average revenue and earnings growth were 47% and 36% higher, respectively, by 2014, and market capitalization grew faster as well. public market capitalization over this period. Earnings-per-share (EPS) growth: Difference between EPS growth and true earnings growth.

Long-term 8

Long-term EPS Short-term Management 8