Harvard Business Review

MARCH 31, 2017

If you’re not a numbers person, finance is daunting. But having a grasp of terms like EBITDA and net present value are important no matter where you sit on the org chart. Stop avoiding finance because you’re afraid of numbers. Think of it this way, “Finance is the way businesses keep score.

Finance 8

Finance Skills EBITDA Net Present Value 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 23, 2015

If you want approval for a new project — purchasing new equipment or computer systems, applying for a patent, building a new store — chances are you need your company’s finance department on board. To get the green light, it helps to understand how finance people think. Finance & Accounting Tool.

Finance 8

Finance NPV CFO ROI 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. This notion, that risk is a desirable feature, can seem like sacrilege to anyone who’s taken an introductory finance course.

Report 8

Report GAAP Net Present Value CFO 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 9, 2015

Sure, you may know this already, but people who haven’t studied finance often find this statement confusing. Finance & Accounting Tool. Once the plant starts operating, for instance, you might need to spend an additional $2 million on inventory. Excerpted from. HBR TOOLS: Return on Investment. Joe Knight. Add to Cart.

ROI 8

ROI Analysis Rate of Return Net Present Value 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 18, 2015

In particular, we are interested in how many of their responses correlate with what academic finance knows and what it teaches. ” PE firms typically take three types of value increasing actions — financial engineering, governance engineering, and operational engineering.

CAPM 8

CAPM Discounted Cash Flow Company Rate of Return 8

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.

Budgeting 8

Budgeting System Innovation Payback Period 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 25, 2013

This lack of an analytical approach has traditionally formed a barrier between marketing and finance. CFOs are more interested in capital investment estimates, net present values, and a clear outline of the trade-offs of any investment. They’re going to make ads and do whatever it is they do. Ask for the CFO’s help.

CFO 8

CFO Short-term Long-term Benchmarking 8