This presentation covers the topic of equity compensation from two disparate perspectives. 1) the point of view of an exit planning specialist 2) the point of view of a companies looking for long term executive and broad-based equity compensation solutions.
Equity Compensation Design and Use Matrix: stock options, restricted stock, e...PERFORMENSATION
This is a quick 1-page reference tool showing the 11 most common types of equity (share-based compensation). It shows the companies and individuals most likely to each type as well as the major issues for each type (tax, legal, accounting, administration and more)
This presentation covers the topic of equity compensation from two disparate perspectives. 1) the point of view of an exit planning specialist 2) the point of view of a companies looking for long term executive and broad-based equity compensation solutions.
Equity Compensation Design and Use Matrix: stock options, restricted stock, e...PERFORMENSATION
This is a quick 1-page reference tool showing the 11 most common types of equity (share-based compensation). It shows the companies and individuals most likely to each type as well as the major issues for each type (tax, legal, accounting, administration and more)
Material used in the Entrepreneurship course (Bachelor in Management) at the Toulouse Business School (Barcelona Campus)
November 2017
Brief review of the different stages in the life of a Start Up company, type of investors, valuation methods, the importance of growth management
Icai national seminar m&a-deal valuationAnjana Vivek
Some pointers on Deal Valuation which is beyond numbers, including some questions 'to trigger thinking' related to valuation from a buyer/seller perspective
Startup Equity Standards - A Guide for EmployeesMary Russell
Learn the three standards that define startup employee equity and three questions to ask to make sure you have the real thing.
1. Ownership - “Can the company take back my vested shares?”
2. Risk/Reward - “What information can you provide to help me evaluate the offer?”
3. Tax Benefits - “Is this equity designed for capital gains tax rates and tax deferral?”
The science and art of Startup ValuationsAnjana Vivek
Insights on Valuation and Negotiations… OR … how Can You can get a better price. ..whether for M&A or VC or strategic investment. Valuation is Subjective and Objective; there is a math to valuation, there are Business models which are captured in financial models and spread sheets. There is scenario analysis and sensitivity analysis. There are premiums and discounts assigned to multiple factors. This objective math is impacted by subjectivity of the person(s) doing the calculation, for example, if you are an unlisted company, is the discount factor 50% or 80% or somewhere in-between? This presentation sets out the methods and process of valuation with a few specific examples on valuations for different cases, including mentoring, acceleration, investment and more.
Session on Co-Founder conflict cases or challenges that startups with multiple co-founders face during different stages of their company ( before and after fund-raising) - How do the founders ideally plan for these, and if not planned, how does one find solutions to resolve them when they encounter such challenges.
Aren’t you able to mobilize funds for the growth of your company? Is your business stagnated only for money? Do you need funds for a financial turnaround? Do you need to plan your succession? Do you have an aspiration or problem or confusion about your business strategy?
Apohan is an equity funding / strategic corporate transactions / M&A advisory company. We aim to achieve the highest possible valuation as well as best possible contractual terms for our clients within a minimum timespan. We aren’t a broker, an investment bank, or a statutory compliance firm but an all-domain, end-to-end, and custom strategic services implementation company. We do only sell-side (business-side) advisory. We assist the medium & mid-size businesses in India in equity funding, corporate restructuring, financial restructuring & strategic management. Equity funding is our flagship service with transaction size between INR 10Cr to INR 500 Cr for the client companies in the annual turnover range of INR 25 Cr to 250 Cr. We provide success based, time-based as well as objective based services.
Our value proposition:
Our scope of work includes making a prospective client aware of the aspects of equity/strategic transactions, removing their misconceptions, and educating them on the complex process. SMEs don’t have a professional BOD, dedicated departments for business strategy, corporate management, financial strategy, contract strategy, transaction management, etc and they also don’t know how to identify right consultants, their scope of work, and deliverables. We carry out end-to-end scope including deal/transaction structure, investment requirement schedule, on-boarding investors, study of operational documents, preparation of transaction documentation, valuation, negotiations, due diligence assistance, investment contract, deal closure & handholding. We provide all expertise from a single company: finance, secretarial matters, business strategy, contracts, investment, etc. We also understand projects, engineering, operations, marketing & other aspects of business to the extent needed for a transaction. All this leads to a very high success rate.
Follow us on linked to understand more: Apohan LinkedIn Page and Presentation on Business Funding Strategy & Options for SMEs
Our client selection:
We just don’t select any business to provide our services. We carry out the following 4-step process:
Technical 1: The soundness of a business in terms of market, operations, profitability, management quality, corporate matters, etc.
Marketing 1: The ability & preparedness of a business to carry out a transaction in terms of timeline, budget, availability of documents, clarity of objectives, etc.
Technical 2: The reasonability & rationality of the offer to be made to an investor in terms of expected valuation & terms of contract.
Marketing 2: The terms of consulting contract & pricing with Apohan
An IT Perspective of an Acquisition- The Top Six Must-Do List Webinareprentise
Nearly two-thirds of mergers fail to capitalize on potential synergy due to an inability to integrate or consolidate diverse cultures, processes and technologies. These companies experience a Value Gap – the unhappy coincidence of achieved value offset by unanticipated challenges, reducing value from the merger. By following six essential steps for post-merger success, you can overcome the Value Gap using Emergent Value – synergies after the deal is made that can add energy, creativity and create opportunities.
Watch the webinar recording here: https://vimeo.com/101418027
Website: www.eprentise.com
Twitter: @eprentise
Google+: https://plus.google.com/u/0/+Eprentise/posts
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/eprentise
VC, PE, Angel, HNI, Seed Investor, Incubator, Accelerator, Corporate Investor, Strategic Investors, 3 Fs .. how do you distinguish between them? What is the homework you need to do before you approach an investor? How will you stand out from the clutter and demonstrate you can create value? How will you crack the exam of getting investors into the company, assuming you have a great idea, product, service or solution?Should you think of Plan B? Should you revisit your Business Model?
Interested in buying the company that you’ve been helping to build but are unsure of the implications behind a management buyout? Or are you a company owner looking to sell and wondering what the concerns of a prospective management team could be? Join our experts & learn everything you need to know to pursue a successful MBO.
To view this Welch LLP webinar (and others), click here: http://www.welchllp.com/resource-centre/videos/webinars/
Stepping into a role which requires business finance knowledge? Here is a short guide offering advice, tools, and expertise that you will need to equip yourself with to be successful. Check out our Diploma in Business Finance for more.
Which Long-Term Incentive Plan is Right for Your Company? If you plan to grow your company, you will need a pay plan that rewards long-term performance. You just will! Employees want to know they can participate in the business value they help create.
The hard part is determining which value-sharing approach is most suitable. Should you share stock? If so, should you give away present value or just future value? If you do not want to share equity, do you still want to tie the incentive to business growth in some way? There are lots of questions to be answered before you can determine which LTIP strategy is best.
In short, we can help you decide how to pick the best LTIP for your company.
How do you shift your employees from an entitlement to a stewardship mentality where your people take ownership of outcomes and results? If your company’s culture is showing symptoms of the entitlement “syndrome,” you will not want to miss this.
View a recording of the presentation here: https://www.vladvisors.com/compensation-knowledge-center/webinars/how-to-transform-entitlement-into-stewardship-2018
Material used in the Entrepreneurship course (Bachelor in Management) at the Toulouse Business School (Barcelona Campus)
November 2017
Brief review of the different stages in the life of a Start Up company, type of investors, valuation methods, the importance of growth management
Icai national seminar m&a-deal valuationAnjana Vivek
Some pointers on Deal Valuation which is beyond numbers, including some questions 'to trigger thinking' related to valuation from a buyer/seller perspective
Startup Equity Standards - A Guide for EmployeesMary Russell
Learn the three standards that define startup employee equity and three questions to ask to make sure you have the real thing.
1. Ownership - “Can the company take back my vested shares?”
2. Risk/Reward - “What information can you provide to help me evaluate the offer?”
3. Tax Benefits - “Is this equity designed for capital gains tax rates and tax deferral?”
The science and art of Startup ValuationsAnjana Vivek
Insights on Valuation and Negotiations… OR … how Can You can get a better price. ..whether for M&A or VC or strategic investment. Valuation is Subjective and Objective; there is a math to valuation, there are Business models which are captured in financial models and spread sheets. There is scenario analysis and sensitivity analysis. There are premiums and discounts assigned to multiple factors. This objective math is impacted by subjectivity of the person(s) doing the calculation, for example, if you are an unlisted company, is the discount factor 50% or 80% or somewhere in-between? This presentation sets out the methods and process of valuation with a few specific examples on valuations for different cases, including mentoring, acceleration, investment and more.
Session on Co-Founder conflict cases or challenges that startups with multiple co-founders face during different stages of their company ( before and after fund-raising) - How do the founders ideally plan for these, and if not planned, how does one find solutions to resolve them when they encounter such challenges.
Aren’t you able to mobilize funds for the growth of your company? Is your business stagnated only for money? Do you need funds for a financial turnaround? Do you need to plan your succession? Do you have an aspiration or problem or confusion about your business strategy?
Apohan is an equity funding / strategic corporate transactions / M&A advisory company. We aim to achieve the highest possible valuation as well as best possible contractual terms for our clients within a minimum timespan. We aren’t a broker, an investment bank, or a statutory compliance firm but an all-domain, end-to-end, and custom strategic services implementation company. We do only sell-side (business-side) advisory. We assist the medium & mid-size businesses in India in equity funding, corporate restructuring, financial restructuring & strategic management. Equity funding is our flagship service with transaction size between INR 10Cr to INR 500 Cr for the client companies in the annual turnover range of INR 25 Cr to 250 Cr. We provide success based, time-based as well as objective based services.
Our value proposition:
Our scope of work includes making a prospective client aware of the aspects of equity/strategic transactions, removing their misconceptions, and educating them on the complex process. SMEs don’t have a professional BOD, dedicated departments for business strategy, corporate management, financial strategy, contract strategy, transaction management, etc and they also don’t know how to identify right consultants, their scope of work, and deliverables. We carry out end-to-end scope including deal/transaction structure, investment requirement schedule, on-boarding investors, study of operational documents, preparation of transaction documentation, valuation, negotiations, due diligence assistance, investment contract, deal closure & handholding. We provide all expertise from a single company: finance, secretarial matters, business strategy, contracts, investment, etc. We also understand projects, engineering, operations, marketing & other aspects of business to the extent needed for a transaction. All this leads to a very high success rate.
Follow us on linked to understand more: Apohan LinkedIn Page and Presentation on Business Funding Strategy & Options for SMEs
Our client selection:
We just don’t select any business to provide our services. We carry out the following 4-step process:
Technical 1: The soundness of a business in terms of market, operations, profitability, management quality, corporate matters, etc.
Marketing 1: The ability & preparedness of a business to carry out a transaction in terms of timeline, budget, availability of documents, clarity of objectives, etc.
Technical 2: The reasonability & rationality of the offer to be made to an investor in terms of expected valuation & terms of contract.
Marketing 2: The terms of consulting contract & pricing with Apohan
An IT Perspective of an Acquisition- The Top Six Must-Do List Webinareprentise
Nearly two-thirds of mergers fail to capitalize on potential synergy due to an inability to integrate or consolidate diverse cultures, processes and technologies. These companies experience a Value Gap – the unhappy coincidence of achieved value offset by unanticipated challenges, reducing value from the merger. By following six essential steps for post-merger success, you can overcome the Value Gap using Emergent Value – synergies after the deal is made that can add energy, creativity and create opportunities.
Watch the webinar recording here: https://vimeo.com/101418027
Website: www.eprentise.com
Twitter: @eprentise
Google+: https://plus.google.com/u/0/+Eprentise/posts
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/eprentise
VC, PE, Angel, HNI, Seed Investor, Incubator, Accelerator, Corporate Investor, Strategic Investors, 3 Fs .. how do you distinguish between them? What is the homework you need to do before you approach an investor? How will you stand out from the clutter and demonstrate you can create value? How will you crack the exam of getting investors into the company, assuming you have a great idea, product, service or solution?Should you think of Plan B? Should you revisit your Business Model?
Interested in buying the company that you’ve been helping to build but are unsure of the implications behind a management buyout? Or are you a company owner looking to sell and wondering what the concerns of a prospective management team could be? Join our experts & learn everything you need to know to pursue a successful MBO.
To view this Welch LLP webinar (and others), click here: http://www.welchllp.com/resource-centre/videos/webinars/
Stepping into a role which requires business finance knowledge? Here is a short guide offering advice, tools, and expertise that you will need to equip yourself with to be successful. Check out our Diploma in Business Finance for more.
Which Long-Term Incentive Plan is Right for Your Company? If you plan to grow your company, you will need a pay plan that rewards long-term performance. You just will! Employees want to know they can participate in the business value they help create.
The hard part is determining which value-sharing approach is most suitable. Should you share stock? If so, should you give away present value or just future value? If you do not want to share equity, do you still want to tie the incentive to business growth in some way? There are lots of questions to be answered before you can determine which LTIP strategy is best.
In short, we can help you decide how to pick the best LTIP for your company.
How do you shift your employees from an entitlement to a stewardship mentality where your people take ownership of outcomes and results? If your company’s culture is showing symptoms of the entitlement “syndrome,” you will not want to miss this.
View a recording of the presentation here: https://www.vladvisors.com/compensation-knowledge-center/webinars/how-to-transform-entitlement-into-stewardship-2018
Opportunity-based Growth: How GrowthPath Drives Cash and ProfitTim Richardson
Opportunity-based Growth for small and medium sized businesses is the proven approach to prosper under economic and technological change. It's GrowthPath's speciality.
Have you struggled to find a pay strategy that actually drives higher performance?
Well, it doesn’t have to be a mystery. Learn what high performance companies do to develop high performance rewards strategies. Turn Your Compensation Cost into an Investment in Business Growth!
View the recorded presentation on VisionLink's website: https://www.vladvisors.com/compensation-knowledge-center/webinars/5-keys-to-building-a-high-performance-pay-strategy-in-2018
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT, ROLE OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT, IMPORTANCE OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT, FEATURES OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT, SCOPE OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT, FUTURE OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT, etc.
If you are looking for an angel investor for your startup, here are the 20 rules of angel investing that will help your startup stand out as a good candidate for an angel investor’s dollars.
Managing startup equity (Equity For Startups)Kesava Reddy
Among the more important decisions that an entrepreneur makes is that of raising capital. Many choices have to be made in this context: Debt versus Equity. Own funds versus Funding from outside investors and so on. These choices have long term implications for the entrepreneur as well as the start-up. Equity funding is essential for the growth of a startup. Apart from providing critical funding equity investors also often bring added value by way of connections and strategic advice.
At the same time raising equity capital means sharing control and sharing wealth with the investors in the firm. Allowing investors to engage with the management of the startup calls for a certain degree of compatibility between the investor and the management of the enterprise. Absence of such compatibility can lead to unhappy relationships between the investor and the management team.
All things considered, managing the equity of a start-up is among the most critical decisions that an entrepreneur needs to make. It involves many trade-offs on the entrepreneurial journey. Which makes Managing the Equity of A Start Up a challenge. What does dilution of equity mean? How does the arithmetic of dilution work? How does an entrepreneur decide on when to raise equity? And how much of equity to raise?
The Financing Decision is yet another crucial decision made by the financial manager relating to the financing-mix of an organization. It is concerned with the borrowing and allocation of funds required for the investment decisions
Henry Kravis at KKR recently said that he wished that he had a dollar for each time anybody said that private equity is dead. I Think Ben Carlson should send him a buck.
Companies need a strategy that fits the predictability and malleability of their sector. With an increasing amount of industries being subject to disruption it’s a fair bet that the strategic adaptability needs to increase.
The immediate effect of management skill might be larger in a turn-around candidate but it also requires skill to fortify the moats that long term keep competitors at bay.
Cracking the Workplace Discipline Code Main.pptxWorkforce Group
Cultivating and maintaining discipline within teams is a critical differentiator for successful organisations.
Forward-thinking leaders and business managers understand the impact that discipline has on organisational success. A disciplined workforce operates with clarity, focus, and a shared understanding of expectations, ultimately driving better results, optimising productivity, and facilitating seamless collaboration.
Although discipline is not a one-size-fits-all approach, it can help create a work environment that encourages personal growth and accountability rather than solely relying on punitive measures.
In this deck, you will learn the significance of workplace discipline for organisational success. You’ll also learn
• Four (4) workplace discipline methods you should consider
• The best and most practical approach to implementing workplace discipline.
• Three (3) key tips to maintain a disciplined workplace.
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This insightful presentation is designed to equip entrepreneurs with the essential knowledge and tools needed to accurately value their businesses. Understanding business valuation is crucial for making informed decisions, whether you're seeking investment, planning to sell, or simply want to gauge your company's worth.
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India Orthopedic Devices Market: Unlocking Growth Secrets, Trends and Develop...Kumar Satyam
According to TechSci Research report, “India Orthopedic Devices Market -Industry Size, Share, Trends, Competition Forecast & Opportunities, 2030”, the India Orthopedic Devices Market stood at USD 1,280.54 Million in 2024 and is anticipated to grow with a CAGR of 7.84% in the forecast period, 2026-2030F. The India Orthopedic Devices Market is being driven by several factors. The most prominent ones include an increase in the elderly population, who are more prone to orthopedic conditions such as osteoporosis and arthritis. Moreover, the rise in sports injuries and road accidents are also contributing to the demand for orthopedic devices. Advances in technology and the introduction of innovative implants and prosthetics have further propelled the market growth. Additionally, government initiatives aimed at improving healthcare infrastructure and the increasing prevalence of lifestyle diseases have led to an upward trend in orthopedic surgeries, thereby fueling the market demand for these devices.
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Dr. William Harvey is a seasoned Operations Leader with extensive experience in chemical processing, manufacturing, and operations management. At Michelman, he currently oversees multiple sites, leading teams in strategic planning and coaching/practicing continuous improvement. William is set to start his eighth year of teaching at the University of Cincinnati where he teaches marketing, finance, and management. William holds various certifications in change management, quality, leadership, operational excellence, team building, and DiSC, among others.
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A personal brand exploration presentation summarizes an individual's unique qualities and goals, covering strengths, values, passions, and target audience. It helps individuals understand what makes them stand out, their desired image, and how they aim to achieve it.
2. Disclosures
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3. Introduction
Pat Dorsey, CFA
• Founder, Dorsey Asset Management
• Former Director of Equity Research at Morningstar
Dorsey Asset Management
• Launched in 2014
• ~$250m AUM, four research professionals + CFO
• Concentrated (10-15 positions) global equity strategy
• Focused on owning competitively-advantaged businesses with
reinvestment potential, managed by strong capital allocators
5. • Capitalism works: High profits
attract competition.
• But, a small minority of
companies enjoy many years
of high returns on capital.
• How? By creating structural
competitive advantages, or
economic moats.
Beating the Odds
6. Why Moats Matter
• An extended period of excess ROIC increases
business value by lengthening the period during
which capital can be reinvested at a high NPV.
Wide Moat No MoatNarrow Moat
ROIC
Time Time Time
ROIC
ROIC
9. Positional and legitimacy brands are based on
strong social consensus. (Cartier, MCO, Nielsen)
Low-search-cost brands are more vulnerable.
• Fragmentation of mass media has dramatically
lowered the cost of reaching a mass market.
• Challenger brands do not require a change in social
consensus to deliver full value to new users.
• Dollar Shave vs Gillette / Chobani vs Danone
• How inevitable are the inevitables?
Note on Brand Vulnerability
10. Switching Costs
Costs more for user to switch to competitor than
it does to remain with incumbent.
• Costs come in many forms — money, time, risk — and
may be explicit or implicit. More prevalent in B2B.
Examples:
• Products that are tightly integrated with customer
business processes (Oracle, SimCorp, Autodesk)
• Products with high benefit/cost ratios (Chr. Hansen,
Amazon, Moody’s, Abcam)
11. Network Effects
Provide a product or service that increases in value as
number of users expands.
• Visa, Rightmove, Priceline
Network effects are maintained by:
• Subsidizing one side of the network (Adobe, Uber)
• Driving engagement (Facebook)
Network effects are at risk if:
• Pricing power is abused (Bloomberg)
• The user experience degrades (MySpace, Orkut)
12. Cost Advantages
Process: Create a cheaper way to deliver a product that
can’t be replicated easily.
• Inditex, GEICO, Dell, Southwest, Admiral PLC
Scale: Spread fixed costs over a large base. Relative size
matters more than absolute size.
• RyanAir, Amazon, Cimpress
Niche: Dominate industries with high minimum
efficient scale relative to TAM.
• Constellation Software, Wabtec, Spirax-Sarco
13. Moats & Management
Management is not a moat – rather, its actions
create, preserve, widen, and destroy moats.
Moats should drive strategy.
• Amazon: Improve the customer experience.
• Bloomberg: Increase user switching costs.
• Uber: Increase vehicle liquidity.
• Howdens Joinery: Solve a builder’s problems.
• Facebook: Drive user engagement.
14. Capital Allocation
• Capital allocation is the link between business value
and shareholder value.
• If capital is deployed destructively, shareholders do
not fully benefit from increased business value.
• Value is vaporized.
• If capital is deployed intelligently, shareholders
benefit from both increased organic business value
and from value-accretive allocation decisions.
• Value compounds.
15. Capital Allocation: Basics
• Internal growth, dividends, and buybacks are
often viewed as normatively good.
• Wrong. All three actions can destroy value.
• M&A is a usually a destructive use of capital.
• BUT, there’s a right tail of companies that have
built huge value via intelligent M&A.
• Accretive capital allocation requires discipline and
focus. It must be proved, rather than assumed.
16. Growth: Invest if you can
If a company has high-ROIC internal opportunities,
it should reinvest heavily.
• “When forced to choose between optimizing the appearance
of our GAAP accounting and maximizing the present value of
future cash flows, we’ll take the latter.” (Jeff Bezos, 1997)
17. Growth: If you can’t...don’t try
Maturing companies usually continue to invest
despite declining returns on capital.
• Aging is tough for companies as well as people.
• Cisco, MCD, Home Depot, Starbucks…
Phebe Novakovic’s first earnings call at GD:
• Q: ”…I guess the question is about the parts of the business
where you don’t have growth? What do you do with those?”
• A: “Well, then you’re going to drive earnings and cash, aren’t
you? There is no point in chasing revenue or pretending that
you are in a growth market when you are not.”
18. Returning Capital
Dividends are not an admission of defeat…they
are a declaration of victory!
• “We’re a growth company.”
Hoarding cash is pilloried in the U.S., but it has
an evil twin in Europe & Oz: The Dividend Fetish
• Dividends are not normatively good if funded poorly
or if they represent a large opportunity cost
• “Because shareholders expect it.”
19. Returning Capital
Buybacks are an active use of valuable capital,
not a passive tool for mollifying shareholders.
• Buybacks should always be driven by an objective
assessment of intrinsic value.
• CFO: “We have no opinion about our shares’ value.”
• PD: “Excuse me?”
• CFO: “That’s the job of our shareholders.”
• PD: “At 30x EV/EBIT, you have no opinion? Really?”
• CFO: “No.”
• PD: “Wow. I sure do.”
20. What About M&A?
M&A should serve strategic goals, not paper over
strategic failures.
• Microsoft/aQuantive: $7b set on fire
• Microsoft/Nokia: $8b flushed down the toilet
• Chrysler/Daimler: $30b destroyed
• RBS/ABN Amro: $60b kaput
• H-P/Autonomy: $18b kissed goodbye
21. High ROI M&A
If M&A is to have even a faint hope of creating
value, it must be a a central part of strategy.
• Successful M&A requires a disciplined process
that is iterated and measured.
• Constellation Software
• Lifco AB
• Roper
• Assa Abloy AB
• DCC PLC
• Danaher
• Diploma PLC
• Halma PLC
22. Assessing Capital Allocation
• Has the share count increased or decreased? When did
large changes happen? Why?
• Look at the CF statement for evidence of M&A.
• How much was paid?
• What was the result?
• Did the company ever pay a dividend and raise equity?
• If ROIC has declined, is capital being returned?
• Are share repurchases opportunistic or regular?
23. Assessing Capital Allocation
• Is capital allocation discussed explicitly & rationally?
• Are words consistent with actions?
• Are actions & words consistent over time?
• What are the CEO’s incentives? How does she get
paid? Is there any ROI component?
• Is M&A included in compensation targets?
• Managers who are paid handsomely to mis-allocate
capital will gladly do so. Incentives matter.
24. A Chat About Capital Allocation
Do you have high-ROI
internal investment
opportunities?
Yes, of
course!
25. Are you sure…or is it
just hard to admit you
can’t grow @ 10% any
more?
I’m sure.
Really.
But demand is
growing 4%... How
will you grow 10%?
If I changed our
guidance to 4%,
our stock would
get killed. Now
stop asking stupid
questions.
26. Do you have high-ROI
internal investment
opportunities?
Well, maybe
not anymore.
27. Thanks for being
honest! Do you have a
coherent M&A strategy
to deploy capital?
I’ll create an M&A team
with lots of smart MBAs
and tell them to only do
deals that exceed our
WACC. In year three.
Dude, your
WACC is 8%. Is
that the best
you can do?
I have an
investment
banker.
That means “no.”
What’s Plan B?
What’s wrong
with an 8%
hurdle rate?
Well, if you need to ask…
28. Discussing Capital Allocation
• What is your process? Who is responsible for capital
allocation? What is the hurdle rate? How is success or
failure gauged? What’s been your biggest error?
• How is the process measured? ROCE? ROIC? If ROI,
what is included in the denominator? What was the
ROI on past deployments of capital?
• What have you learned over time? What did you
think would happen? What did happen? What did
you learn? Should the process change?
29. Summing Up
• Competitive advantage drives the duration of excess
ROIC, which increases long-term business value.
• Capital allocation links shareholder value and
business value, amplifying or reducing equity returns.
“Lollapaloozas” occur when competitive
advantage & capital allocation work
together to compound value.
30. Outputs and Inputs
The outputs of capital allocation & competitive
advantage may be quantitative, but the inputs
require qualitative evaluation.
• You can’t screen for switching costs – you have to talk
to customers and understand the value proposition.
• You can’t assume high market share equates to a cost
advantage – you have to unpack the unit economics.
• You can’t trust that management will allocate capital
rationally – you have to gather supporting evidence.
31. “All of the information is in the past,
but all of the value is in the future.”
Turn Off Your Laptops
Quantitative data is often
priced efficiently
Qualitative insight is less
efficiently priced