Finance Corporate Finance

Performance Dashboards and Analysis for Value Creation

By Jack Alexander
John Wiley & Sons October 2006

Specifications

ISBN-13
9780470047972
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons
Publication
October 2006
Format
Hardback , 320 pages
Jurisdiction
International or US ? Countri(es) for reference only

Details

No matter what industry your company competes in, you need to have a firm understanding of how to create a direct link between shareholder value and critical business processes in order to improve performance and achieve long-term value. Performance Dashboards and Analysis for Value Creation contains the information and expertise you need to do just this—and much more.

Table of Contents

List of Dashboards.

Preface.

About the Author.

Acknowledgments.

CHAPTER 1 The Management Challenge: Integrating Performance, Finance, and Value.

PART ONE Creating Context and Covering the Basics.

CHAPTER 2 Fundamentals of Finance.

CHAPTER 3 Key Valuation Concepts.

CHAPTER 4 The Business Model and Financial Projections.

PART TWO Linking Performance and Value.

CHAPTER 5 Drivers of Shareholder Value and the Value Performance Framework.

CHAPTER 6 Revenue Growth and Pricing Strength.

CHAPTER 7 Operating Effectiveness.

CHAPTER 8 Capital Effectiveness: Working Capital.

CHAPTER 9 Capital Effectiveness: Long-Term Assets.

CHAPTER 10 Cost of Capital and the Intangibles.

PART THREE Driving Performance and Value.

CHAPTER 11 Building a Performance Management Framework.

CHAPTER 12 The Economics of Mergers and Acquisitions.

CHAPTER 13 Benchmark Takeaways and Summary.

Glossary.

Index of Performance Measures.

Subject Index.

About the Author

Jack Alexander is founder and President of Value Advisory Group, LLC, a consulting firm with a focus on improving business performance and building shareholder value. He is a lecturer at Babson College, where he teaches corporate finance and advanced finance electives in the MBA program. Alexander is a frequent speaker on value-based management and business performance management. Prior to establishing Value Advisory Group, Mr. Alexander held a number of senior operating and financial positions in the industry. He is a Certified Public Accountant and has an MBA from Rider University and a BS in business management from Indiana University of Pennsylvania.

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