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Case Math

Tom Spencer

Break Even Analysis: Relevant when trying to decide whether to launch a new product or invest in a project with high fixed costs. Net Present Value: The NPV of an investment is the present value of the series of expected future cash flows generated by the investment minus the cost of the initial investment.

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Stop Focusing on Profitability and Go for Growth

Harvard Business

See More Videos > See More Videos > To elaborate, a company’s intrinsic equity value reflects the long-term cash flows that shareholders expect to receive over time, discounted at the appropriate risk-adjusted cost of equity capital. Bain recently completed research on workforce productivity.

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China Faces "Minsky Moment" on Ponzi Financing

MishTalk

Based on our analysis, our baseline case is that China may slow from the current level of 7.7% Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth to 5.0% One of the more controversial conclusions of our analysis is that global economic growth could be impacted severely enough to cause a global earnings recession. over the next two years.

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Consultant Ninja: When "hedging" is just speculation: Management.

Consultant Ninja

The Company’s cash flows and results of operations have been adversely impacted by these factors as indicated by its net loss of $5.3 Labels: Analysis. Analysis. (40). Productivity. (6). billion during the year ended December 31, 2008. " - United Airlines 2008 10-K, 2 March 2009. Posted by Consultant Ninja.

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What MoviePass Can Teach Us About the Future of Subscription Businesses

Harvard Business

Since I last wrote about the company , theater operator AMC entered the subscription market, to early success , and MoviePass took out and paid back a $6 million emergency loan and flip-flopped both its pricing and its product. This ad strategy led to its quest to scale as quickly as possible, given its cash burn.

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Asset Management – Valuation (Part 2 of 4)

Tom Spencer

There are a couple of reasons for this: Asset managers can see cash flow and earnings fluctuate wildly with markets. For alternative asset managers such as hedge funds, their cash flows may be cut by more than half as profits fall and they collect a smaller fee from their profit participation agreements.

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How Banks Can Compete Against an Army of Fintech Startups

Harvard Business

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. The marketing, underwriting, and servicing of SME loans have largely taken a backseat.

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