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Beware of Zombie Businesses in Your Portfolio

Capital Allocation

Beware of Zombie Businesses in Your Portfolio

Looming interest rate hikes will motivate CFOs to scrutinize low-return businesses and products.

By Kal Vadasz | April 28, 2022

Strategies for Mid-Market Success Post COVID-19

Strategies for Mid-Market Success Post COVID-19

Companies face a world in which business models are changing, demand drivers are being reset, and asset utilization has radically changed.

By Lauren Muskett | February 26, 2021

Be Cautious About ‘Sweating Your Assets’

Be Cautious About ‘Sweating Your Assets’

Even though it can make certain metrics look better, merely letting assets depreciate isn't enough to sustain growth.

By Gregory V. Milano | October 16, 2017

Do We Remember How to Grow?

Do We Remember How to Grow?

What does your capital deployment strategy say about your growth expectations?

By Frank R. Hopson | May 8, 2017

Durable Goods Orders Rise 1.7% in February

Durable Goods Orders Rise 1.7% in February

"The evidence is building that manufacturing activity is on something of an upswing," an economist says.

By Matthew Heller | March 27, 2017

The Rules of Attraction

The Rules of Attraction

How do corporate borrowers keep their bank lenders happy when there is so little profit to be made by providing lines of credit?

By Vincent Ryan | October 11, 2016

Is Financial Leverage Good for Shareholders?

Is Financial Leverage Good for Shareholders?

Although high debt levels are touted to be shareholder-friendly, highly levered companies do not deliver higher returns.

By Joseph Theriault and Gregory V. Milano | April 13, 2012

After the Revolution

Banking & Capital Markets

After the Revolution

Forty years ago, the Modigliani-Miller propositions started a new era in corporate finance. How does M&M hold up today?

By Dun Gifford Jr. | July 1, 1998

Where Cash Is Anything But Trash

Corporate Finance

Where Cash Is Anything But Trash

Why Honeywell prefers debt over equity to finance deals.

By Stephen Barr | February 1, 1998