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Consultant Ninja: A Simple Question about the Credit Markets.

Consultant Ninja

Consultant Ninja. Management Consultant | Excel Jockey | Slide Monkey | Corporate Insurgent | One-Eyed Man in the Valley of the Blind Mckinsey | Bain | BCG | Booz | Oliver Wyman. A Simple Question about the Credit Markets. Posted by Consultant Ninja. Consultant Ninja. Consultant Insider. Consultant Ninja.

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Coronavirus & Consulting Offers

Tom Spencer

The travel and hospitality industries have been decimated, stock markets around the world have tanked, and governments struggle to combat this devil on so many fronts. How certain can you be that your internship or full time offer from a consulting firm will hold? Commerce has ground to a halt. Three prior downturns, what can we learn?

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Mergers & Acquisitions: Valuation

Tom Spencer

LAST post, I highlighted the importance of strategy when considering the viability of a potential acquisition; however, before a final decision can be made, a consultant needs to estimate the value of the target company. Valuation of discounted expected future cash flows.

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Would a Bund by any other name smell as sweet?

Tom Spencer

Thirdly, European banks are currently focused on building their balance sheets not on lending. While Bunds may still smell sweet, weak financial markets in Europe are a cause for concern. Weak financial markets increase the risk that one or more European banks will fail. Graduate Consulting Group. Categories.

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Overcoming Data Collection Challenges in Consulting

Tom Spencer

During one of my recent consulting experiences, I received a piece of advice from my supervisor that saved our engagement. His advice was specific to consulting, but applicable to other areas of business too. I was assigned to a typical strategy engagement – should client X selling product Y increase sales in market Z?

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Bank Valuation: Understanding Key Ratios and Metrics

Tom Spencer

A higher ratio of fee income implies less traditional credit risk and less balance sheet usage (therefore higher ROE) but also implies greater market risk related to securities portfolios and potentially higher revenue volatility related to volatility in capital markets.

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Profitability Framework

Tom Spencer

The profitability framework can help executives, consultants and entrepreneurs to diagnose and respond to falling prices, declining sales volume, or rising costs. For example, did a new low cost competitor like Walmart enter the market? Source: Flickr ). BUSINESSES sometimes experience reduced profitability. yep, so far so good).

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