The Holy Grail of Shareholder Value Measurement

Few dispute the value of EVA as a performance measure, but some companies think that other metrics correlate more closely with long-term shareholder returns. However, if you’re looking for one perfect measure, you’ll likely be disappointed. Here are the pros and cons of the most commonly used metrics.

Capitalizing on Economic Value Added

EVA is a measurement tool designed to strengthen companies’ return on capital investments. A study of best practices in EVA reveals that the metric can help reduce capital costs and improve gross revenues.

Managing Complexity

Hundreds of major corporations are implementing a Balanced Scorecard in their quest to increase shareholder value. But success is in the details.

Finance Executive Compensation Survey

Welcome to SalaryCentral at businessfinancemag.com. Here finance executives will find a wealth of resources for analyzing their present and future compensation. SalaryCentral includes the most comprehensive interactive compensation database currently available for finance executives, accompanied by two articles exploring the broader significance of the survey results. Sponsored by Business Finance and AOC, SalaryCentral is the first Internet portal dedicated exclusively to helping finance professionals understand … [ Read more ]

Antidotes for Troubled Times

Corporations are gaining a competitive advantage by building their image as good global citizens.

Patently Correct IP Risk Management

Companies that concentrate all of their intellectual asset management efforts on protecting patents from infringement ignore much more costly threats connected to their intellectual property portfolios. The greatest risk is not having an IP management strategy in place – an omission that can lead to loss of market share.

Forging a Stronger Supply Chain

The cost of goods and materials is usually the largest component of a company’s cost structure. Why, then, isn’t every financial manager examining the supply chain? Here are the keys that you can use to open the door to improvement — and play a pivotal role — in the supply chain management process.

Gilding the Supply Chain

Collaboration among manufacturers, suppliers and customers is helping companies drive excess costs out of the supply chain. Mutual trust and accurate cost accounting are the critical links.

Looking for Risk in All the Right Places

The old adage “don’t go looking for trouble” may be good advice, but not in risk management. Periodic audits of the risks that stem from every nook and cranny of the enterprise can provide a competitive advantage.

BusinessFinance.com

This site’s goal is to create an online commercial finance marketplace where capital seekers and capital providers experience greater efficiency and profitability. Look for funding sources (commercial finance, lease financing, goverment loans, investment funds, real estate finance, or venture capital) via the site’s capital search engine (requires free registration). The site’s Expert Center offers some great resources, especially their free Funding Workbook and links … [ Read more ]

How Money Migrates

Technology has brought major improvements to the cross-border payment process. But the old problems, including payments never showing up or showing up very late, continue to hamper global commerce.

Working With Multiple Worksheets

How to improve data organization and create useful summaries.

Buying Into E-Procurement

Purchasing goods using the Web requires jumping over some serious hurdles, such as back-office integration, but companies that have made the leap are saving serious money.

Automate Repetitive Tasks With Macros

Design your own mini-program, or macro, within Excel and run it with a shortcut key.