How Can Strategic Finance Help My Business?
Often a prospective client will ask how I can help him or her reduce risk and increase sustainable cash flow if I don’t know the ins and outs of their particular type of business. It’s a good question,...
View ArticleExcess Cash – What Is It and What To Do With It
Do you think it’s best to hold as much cash as possible? Most business owners think the more cash the better (Apple, we’re looking at you) but that’s not the best move. It’s best to either redeploy...
View ArticleMore and More Revenue is NOT the Answer
Annual revenue growth likely commands way too much of your attention as a business owner. Yes, without revenues there would be no business, but focusing on revenues without considering price changes...
View ArticleFacebook Financial Analysis – Potential Manipulation?
“Surprise, surprise!” as Private Gomer Pyle use to say. We knew, even before this pre-IPO analysis, that Facebook was bound to disappoint. Between their terrible implementation of critical financial...
View ArticleYahoo! Is Financially Poised for a Turn-Around – Our Analysis
Yahoo! might be running out of zip but I would not count it out of the race yet. Yahoo! still has financial resources and the ability to wring more cash flow out of its working capital. This company is...
View ArticleMicrosoft Financial Analysis – Destroying Value with Too Much Cash
It can be hard to knock a long time success like Microsoft. Just because a company is successful, however, doesn’t mean that it practices efficient and effective financial management. In fact, big...
View ArticleThe Loan Constant – An Old “New” Way of Looking at Debt
Business owners and individuals are always asking “how do we deal with outstanding debt,” particularly when they have too much. A common way to approach this problem is to look at the interest rate...
View ArticleCan Google’s Finances Compete? We Say Yes
Comparing Google (GOOG) to another technology company like Amazon can cause a great deal of confusion for a finance professional. Google does a fair job at adhering to the basic tenants of finance...
View ArticleTesla Motors Financial Analysis
Tesla Motors, the brainchild of the PayPal co-founder Elon Musk, has been in the news recently with their award-winning Tesla Model S, a sedan capable of beating out a Viper R/T in a drag race. But how...
View ArticleLululemon – Great Brand, Poor Financial Performance
Lululemon has become a force to reckon with in the clothing retail space. Targeting high-end athletic gear buyers, primarily women, Lulu appears to have dominated the space for several years and...
View ArticleWhat About the Good News?
Several months ago, a client asked me how I stay so positive about things. We all see, hear, and read way too much negative news every day. That is what sells unfortunately. But I believe strongly in...
View ArticleWillamette Valley Vineyards (WVVI) Is Doing It Right
Willamette Valley Vineyards (WVVI), described by Wine Enthusiast Magazine as “one of America’s great pinot noir producers,” is a large, publicly-traded winemaker located in northwest Oregon. WVVI...
View ArticleCoach, Inc Financial Analysis: Room for Improvement
Coach, Inc. is a luxury goods manufacturer based out of New York that started as a family business hand-making wallets and billfolds in 1941 and has grown into a $5 billion global mega-brand over the...
View ArticleDomino’s Pizza Financial Analysis
Domino’s Pizza (DPZ) has been in the news recently as they continue “a winning streak” with strong first-quarter earnings in 2015. They’re also exploring technological solutions to winning the crowded...
View ArticleGranite Construction Financial Analysis
According to their website, Granite Construction is a “builder of roads, tunnels, bridges, airports and other infrastructure” operating out of Watsonville, California. They’re known for their work on...
View ArticleWould You Accept a Self Valuation of a Business?
“My business is a lot different than others in my industry.” How many times have you heard this comment from a seller? Although this might be a common statement from a business seller, is it accurate?...
View ArticleThe Ferret vs The US Economy: Our Monthly Economic Report
To keep our clients’ businesses healthy, happy, and one step ahead of their competition, we’re always looking for indicators to show us where the US economy is headed. Depending on what the future...
View ArticleTesla Motors Financial Analysis and Health Report
We analyzed Tesla Motors 4 years ago and found their financial health to by uninspiring in some cases and downright dangerous in others. Up until 2012, they were living off their balance sheet,...
View ArticleThe Middleby Corporation Financial Analysis
The Middleby Corporation (MIDD) is “an American publicly traded commercial and residential cooking and industrial process equipment company based in Elgin, Illinois” (Wikipedia). From Google Finance...
View ArticleAffiliated Manager’s Group (AMG) Financial Analysis
Affiliated Managers Group, also known as AMG, is “an American international investment management company that owns stakes in a number of boutique asset management, hedge fund, and specialized private...
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