A short list of metrics that show how the most important variables affect business performance. "Short" means 5 to 7 key measures, not 143, like one of the recent spreadsheets presented ...

EBITDA means earnings before interest and taxes and before depreciation and amortization. This is an easily calculated proxy for how much cash a business is throwing off. Performance improvement consultants often ...

The efficiency ratio is the traditional measure for bank productivity. Simply put: it is the cost required to generate each dollar of revenue. Simplicity is an advantage, but the ratio needs ...