Magnimetrics Library
Practical finance, Excel, valuation, and FP&A articles with downloadable working files where relevant.
Introduction Running a business poses the threat of getting lost into the day-to-day issues the company faces. And this can mean we start to miss the bigger picture. Investing time and resources in creating a budget and a business plan is essential to ensure we form a proper long-term strategy for the business. A budget […]
We can categorize customers and prospects in profitability tiers by linking them to demographic data and purchasing information. However, this is only an analytical view of clients, treating them as resources for our selling efforts. We can yield much better results if we treat them as human beings looking for genuine and more personalized interactions. […]
Customer Churn is one of the most essential metrics for any company with a subscription-based model. It shows the rate at which customers are leaving and switching their subscriptions to someone else. It’s paramount to understand and analyze churn, as even a slight increase in the churn rate can have devastating effects on our business. […]
Microsoft Excel is an essential tool for many businesses, but few fully utilize its automation capabilities to streamline repetitive tasks. You can use macros to automate almost any actions you typically perform manually in Excel. This can often result in substantial time savings from mundane business tasks. It can also significantly improve accuracy by minimizing […]
Research in the SME sector shows that around 40-50% of companies seek debt financing at least once in their life cycle. It’s essential to understand the actual cost of Debt to make informed decisions within the business. The Cost of Debt represents the effective interest rate the business pays on its debts. Generally, the ratio […]
Seasonality is a characteristic of time-series where the data has predictable and somewhat regular fluctuations that repeat year over year. It is safe to assume that any pattern of data changes over one-year periods represents seasonality. It is usually driven by weather or commercial seasons. We have to differentiate the term from cyclical data, as […]
Introduction Most significant new projects for a business require investments in Working Capital, and this harms a company’s cash flow. Proper cash management is essential if we want the company to continue to operate in the future. A business can be profitable, but if it can’t keep cash on hand, it won’t survive. Therefore it […]
Introduction to Internal Rate of Return Companies undertake various projects with the end goal to either increase earnings or cut down costs. These projects often require that the entities make significant investments. In capital budgeting, the management of the business wants to have an estimation of the returns on such investments. The Internal Rate of […]
Introduction to the Economic Value Added (EVA) The EVA (Economic Value Added) is an indicator of profitability and a measure of financial performance, based on residual wealth. It is the excess profit above the cost of capital, generated by the business, adjusted for taxes, and presented on a cash basis. The consulting firm Stern Value […]
As we discussed in our last article, debt covenants are provisions within financial agreements such as loans or credit lines between lenders and borrowers that restrict certain activities like dividends and asset sales to protect lenders’ interests and maintain their risk exposure at acceptable levels. If you are not familiar with debt covenants, I suggest […]
