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Profit vs. Positive Cash Flow

CaseInterview.com

In other words, the client wasn’t just wrong about some facet of the market, competition, or company. They’re obsessively concerned that their sales growth will be too low to generate enough cash to pay the bills. When revenue is collected, that’s called positive cash flow. The client was 180 degrees wrong.

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Greece Will Default in May Without Another Bailout or Change in Terms

MishTalk

Cash flow analysis shows Greece is in serious trouble again in spite of having a current account surplus. Greece Bailout Cash Flow Even this game is in trouble now as Greek Cash Flow Charts show. I use the words "will default" imprecisely. Realistically, Greece defaults on every payment already.

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A Refresher on Marketing ROI

Harvard Business

Companies spend a lot on marketing communications. And more fundamentally, does marketing actually work? Marketing ROI analysis can help answer those questions. What is Marketing ROI, and How Do Companies Use It? MROI helps prove that “marketing does indeed have an impact on the profitability of the firm.”

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Which MBAs Make More: Consultants or Small-Business Owners?

Harvard Business

To ground our analysis, let’s assume that the alternative to being a small firm CEO is to follow a traditional post-MBA career and recognize that, at best, we can only compare expected paths because everyone’s experience will be different. In this example, the annual cash flow is $1.5

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How Banks Can Compete Against an Army of Fintech Startups

Harvard Business

The marketing, underwriting, and servicing of SME loans have largely taken a backseat. Recent analysis by Bain and SAP found that only 7% of bank credit products could be handled digitally from end to end. .” And our analysis suggests there are strategies that they can use to compete successfully online.

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China Faces "Minsky Moment" on Ponzi Financing

MishTalk

We have described in detail over the past two years how we believe China’s twin excesses (excessive investment funded by excessive debt) will inevitably unwind, causing a substantial slowdown in China’s economy, significantly below market expectations. Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth to 5.0% over the next two years.

Finance 72
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Equity Research: Understanding the Role of Stock Analysts

Tom Spencer

Equity researchers, also known as stock analysts, are professionals who conduct in-depth research and analysis on publicly traded companies to help investors understand the potential risks and returns associated with owning a particular stock. One of the key responsibilities of an equity researcher is to conduct financial analysis.