ROIC as Key Metric Survey
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Most CEOs are quick to scrutinize the return on their stock portfolios, real estate, or other outside private investments. But too few apply the same level of scrutiny to the returns of their own business. That is where Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) comes in. For middle market companies, ROIC is more than a financial metric. [...]
Jeff Rolke is a lifelong resident of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, he grew up in Millis, a small town southwest of Boston, MA. Joining GoldCoast Mortgage Services in 2015 he has developed a niche of working with business owners and executives who have complex compensation plans.
"The worth of a business is measured not by what has been put into it, but by what can be taken out of it." - Benjamin Graham
"Even the world’s greatest business is not a good investment if the price is too high." - Lou Simpson
"What a company is worth depends on who wants to buy it." - Michael Price
"As I often remind our analysts, 100% of the information you have about a company represents the past, and 100% of the value depends on the future." - Bill Miller
"Managers and investors alike must understand that accounting numbers are the beginning, not the end, of business valuation." - Warren Buffett
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When I meet with a CEO who wants a certain price for their company, my response is always the same: “Why?” They are usually surprised by my question and the price they name is seldom based on the company’s performance. The truth is, it does not matter how hard you have worked, how many decades you have poured [...]