Harvard Business

MARCH 1, 2018

How did we get here, and what does it mean for the industry? That deal sent the price of Brent crude oil to above $70 a barrel in January, after the industry that had suffered through $54 per barrel oil on average in 2017. The recent price swings highlight a new era of uncertainty gripping the world’s energy markets.

Cash Flow 128

Cash Flow Transportation Energy Balance Sheet 128

Consulting Matters

JANUARY 7, 2019

If you want to achieve sustainable success as a consultant - ideally you want to create a marketing system to ensure you have a consistently full pipeline of right-fit clients. However, there will be times when you have to feel the cash flow pressure and need to find clients.right now! level, title, company size, industry, etc.)

Consulting 224

Consulting Strategy& Strategy Strategy 224

Harvard Business

FEBRUARY 16, 2017

The observation that many “unicorn” companies with no profits — and sometimes no revenues or even fully developed products — get valued so highly makes me skeptical of the idea that the capital market is systematically myopic. McKinsey tries to address this issue by doing comparisons within industries.

McKinsey 116

McKinsey Cash Flow Comparison Methodologies 116

Tom Spencer

NOVEMBER 14, 2011

In contrast, economies of scope is a lesser known concept particularly relevant to small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) that may not have access to large markets or the ability to produce at scale. Economies of scope have been found to exist in a range of industries including banking, publishing, distribution, and telecommunications.

Cash Flow 117

Cash Flow Consulting Productivity Telecommunications 117

Consulting Matters

JANUARY 7, 2019

If you want to achieve sustainable success as a consultant - ideally you want to create a marketing system to ensure you have a consistently full pipeline of right-fit clients. However, there will be times when you have to feel the cash flow pressure and need to find clients.right now! level, title, company size, industry, etc.)

Consulting 202

Consulting Strategy& Strategy Strategy 202

Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 30, 2018

And the same applies to the affected workers: The tight labor market means there are opportunities for those who go through retraining. Another issue involves reallocating resources in the face of fundamental market shifts. But markets and tastes shift, and changing assets and company processes is hard. government.

Cash Flow 129

Cash Flow Operations Government Sales 129

LSA Global

JULY 1, 2024

While the specific strategy success metrics vary across different industries and different strategies, metrics tend to fall into four overall buckets: Financial, Customer, Employee, and Other. Cash Flow Cash flow management is crucial for meeting day-to-day operational needs and setting the company up to invest in growth.

Metrics 68

Metrics Cash Flow Talent Financial 68

MishTalk

DECEMBER 11, 2014

Energy production is extremely capital intense, and often accompanied by negative free cash flow. EXXI), an oil and gas explorer, which has raised more than $2 billion in the bond market in the past four years. cents in September, according to Trace, the bond-price reporting system of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority.

Energy 78

Energy Marketing Benchmarking Cash Flow 78

Tom Spencer

SEPTEMBER 19, 2020

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. The UK has 3,500 known cases of the virus and London will probably be shut down in the next week, if not before. Commerce has ground to a halt.

Consulting 103

Consulting Balance Sheet Cash Flow Real Estate 103

Harvard Business

JULY 25, 2017

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? Avery explains that it is also referred to by its acronym, MROI, or as return on marketing investment (ROMI).

ROI 71

ROI Marketing Financial Sales 71

Consulting Success

NOVEMBER 20, 2017

Description: David Baker is a consultant who has been working with marketing firms and advertising agencies since the late 1980s. A successful entrepreneurial enterprise yields profit consistently, while those who find that they are constantly having cash flow problems are, in reality, the ones that are having legitimate business problems.

Consulting 176

Consulting Cash Flow Advertising Enterprise 176

Simon Associates

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

He is in the seals and gasket industry but plummeting oil prices have crushed him, forcing him to reinvent his business. The challenge was how to employ the new engineering talent he needed without adding unnecessary expenses, at least until his business started to generate cash flow again — not an uncommon challenge today.

Cash Flow 71

Cash Flow Company Engineering Culture 71

Management Consulted

MAY 29, 2016

Bruce introduced strategic competition in 1980s to the market and it has since transformed business productivity and has the same impact that the industrial revolution had on individual productivity. The focus here is completely on cash flows and not projections. OVERALL SUMMARY & CONCLUSION.

Boston Consulting Group 100

Boston Consulting Group Groups Strategy Strategy 100

Tom Spencer

MAY 24, 2024

Although it is fairly common for a successful business to generate 80% of its profits from 20% of its products, relying heavily on a small number of products, services, or markets exposes a business to significant risk. Just think of Kodak, Blockbuster, Blackberry, and Nokia, companies that were once dominant in their respective industries.

Strategy 88

Strategy Strategy Strategy& Cash Flow 88

Tom Spencer

APRIL 21, 2023

Equity research is a vital function within the investment industry that helps investors make informed decisions about buying, holding, or selling stocks. These reports typically include information on a company’s financial performance, management team, competitors, industry trends, and any other relevant information.

Research 88

Research Balance Sheet Cash Flow Analysis 88

Harvard Business

APRIL 5, 2017

Similarly, considering greater accruals (which represent the difference between reported income and operating cash flows) to measure short-term orientation has its difficulties. It assumes that a smaller proportion of cash flows in earnings indicates a myopic firm. Are all share repurchases myopic?

Metrics 99

Metrics Study McKinsey Cash Flow 99

Harvard Business

APRIL 26, 2017

The marketing, underwriting, and servicing of SME loans have largely taken a backseat. New digital entrants have spotted the market opportunity created by these dynamics, and the result is an explosion in online lending to SMEs from fintech startups. Other sectors of retail lending have not fared much better.

Banking 133

Banking Small Business Oliver Wyman Retail 133

Harvard Business

MAY 28, 2018

Then a new CFO joined the company: Masashi Oka, a financial industry veteran who had played a key role in transforming Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group-owned Union Bank in the US. They had surged with the rise of digital camera only to peak in 2012, coming back down as smart phones became widely used. What he heard was uncomfortable.

Company 101

Company Balance Sheet Cash Flow Interviews 101

Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 16, 2014

These innovative players, such as OnDeck, Funding Circle, and Fundera are disrupting the market by using technology to solve problems that have made small business lending costly for traditional banks. For now, the blended models based on personal scores and business-specific data continue to be the industry standard.

Small Business 71

Small Business Data Cash Flow Banking 71

Consultant Ninja

MARCH 4, 2009

"The volatility of and increases in crude oil prices, a weakening economic environment and a highly competitive industry with excess capacity have created an extremely challenging environment for the Company. billion during the year ended December 31, 2008. " - United Airlines 2008 10-K, 2 March 2009.

Oliver Wyman 100

Oliver Wyman Airlines Consulting Management 100

Tom Spencer

OCTOBER 15, 2021

Growth of the Live Sports Betting Market. As a result, the implementation of 5G is likely to lead to growth in the live sports betting market. He has experience in handling diverse industries, from fast-moving consumer goods to business-to-business hardware retailers. Implications of 5G for Online Sports Betting. Conclusion.

Sports 78

Sports Wireless Cash Flow Tools 78

Progressus

OCTOBER 27, 2023

Professional services is an expansive space spanning several industries – consulting firms, software publishers, IT service providers, even manufacturers and distributors that offer post-sale services — each with its own set of challenges, regulations, and opportunities.

Industry 52

Industry SMB Software Talent 52

CaseInterview.com

MAY 26, 2023

Management consulting is an industry that offers assistance with this kind of high-level decision-making and problem-solving. Let’s say a company is looking to relocate to a new market. They may hire a consultant to advise on ideas for gaining market share. Let’s say your company is closing down a manufacturing plant.

Management 105

Management Consulting Bain Deloitte 105

Tom Spencer

JULY 21, 2018

During one of my internships I worked on a due diligence project, which involved conducting market research to help a PE firm decide whether to acquire a major stake in a joint venture owned by one of the largest telecom companies in Asia. Financial due diligence involves a lot of financial modelling ( DCF , LBO , NAV ) and deal structuring.

Consulting 68

Consulting Management Cash Flow Financial 68

Progressus

OCTOBER 20, 2023

People often generate nearly 80% of the industry’s revenue, making efficient resource management critical. Utilization goals must strike a balance between short-term revenue targets and long-term considerations to avoid burnout or underutilization, which can lead to cash flow issues.

Cash Flow 52

Cash Flow Metrics Resources Sales 52

MishTalk

MAY 14, 2014

China’s real estate market correction — some economists are even calling it the popping of a bubble — is partly the result of a deliberate decision by the country’s leaders in Beijing. Economic data released on Tuesday also included a deceleration in industrial production, with growth in steel and cement output slowing to a crawl.

Real Estate 77

Real Estate Banking Construction Cash Flow 77

Harvard Business

AUGUST 13, 2018

It’s an eight-year-old restaurant in an industry where 80% of new entrants fail in the first five years. And stitched into its origin story is a clue to why some products (and businesses) succeed in the market while most wither and die. Most of us aren’t in the restaurant industry. Test your marketing promise.

Cash Flow 70

Cash Flow Productivity Industry Study 70

Harvard Business

AUGUST 24, 2017

Our analyses controlled for a wide range of the firm characteristics typically used in the statistical analysis of companies: industry, firm size, leverage, profitability, market-to-book ratio, returns, volatility, particular time periods, industry effects, and a host of other factors that might influence litigation.

Pharmaceuticals 72

Pharmaceuticals Intellectual Property Training Training 72

Martinka Consulting

NOVEMBER 8, 2014

While both of the above deal with middle market deals, and while middle market deals have different driving forces (think Private Equity Groups with too much money chasing too few deals), the above does carry over to smaller deals. or 4, times cash flow” won’t get the deal when the bank will lend that amount or more.

Cash Flow 40

Cash Flow Banking Groups Examples 40

ConsultX

MARCH 1, 2022

They are seeing first hand how many opportunities are being missed to improve profitability and cash flow just from existing operations alone. Regardless of the Industry, size of the Business or state of the Business, we found Profit Leakage in every single Business we surveyed!

Cash Flow 52

Cash Flow ROI Operations Analysis 52

Tom Spencer

MARCH 17, 2023

Michael Lewis: Prioritise playing the game ethically Similarly, Michael Lewis, the bestselling author of The Big Short , exposed the unethical and reckless behaviour of some players in the financial industry leading up to the 2008 financial crisis. However, many of the mortgages had been issued to people who could not afford them.

Ethics 78

Ethics Financial Cash Flow Real Estate 78

Martinka Consulting

APRIL 26, 2019

Second question: is there similar activity with larger companies, small, mid-sized, and lower middle market firms? The answer is yes, based on the activity level of everybody we know in the M&A/buy-sell industry. Barlow research – Two-thirds of lower middle-market business owners are expected to retire. Easy money.

Marketing 40

Marketing PricewaterhouseCoopers Cash Flow Banking 40

Harvard Business

AUGUST 15, 2017

One of the most stressful things about being self-employed is managing your cash flow. “Before you respond to a request or knock on a door in a marketing capacity, you need to establish that the company can pay you and will pay you,” he says. This information helps you better manage your monthly cash flow.

Cash Flow 71

Cash Flow Case Study Case Studies Talent 71

Martinka Consulting

AUGUST 6, 2018

This goes back to before the stock market crash of 1929. A 1932 research paper showed firms had loaded up with cash and post-crash, “companies were flush with cash and investors beleaguered,” which they wouldn’t pay out. Zweig writes that any form of modified profit isn’t cash flow. Medical insurance expense.

Cash Flow 40

Cash Flow Advertising Comparison Resumes 40

Martinka Consulting

SEPTEMBER 18, 2015

Those topics were the industry, inventory, cut backs in spending on marketing, R&D, etc. meaning the bottom line looks better but the future isn’t as bright), under-market wages, capital expenditures, and future cash flow. All great topics.

Cash Flow 40

Cash Flow Financial Industry Marketing 40

Harvard Business

APRIL 13, 2016

While these core businesses continued to generate cash flow, IBM struggled to find The Next Big Thing. IBM’s Emerging Business Opportunities (EBO) process provides cover for experimental business units targeting embryonic markets. A technique for this forgetting challenge is to practice portfolio reconfiguration.

Company 70

Company Construction Cash Flow System 70

Martinka Consulting

SEPTEMBER 23, 2017

Sounds similar to other industries. Buyers do more than get a profitable platform with customers, employees, and cash flow. The remainder of the costs were the first week’s labor, food, beverages, etc. Want to open a machine shop, you’ll spend a lot of money on equipment. To become a distributor, you have to have inventory.

Cash Flow 40

Cash Flow Construction Analysis Company 40