9 min read · June 23, 2026

What is Strategic Portfolio Management (SPM)?

Strategic portfolio management (SPM) is the practice of selecting, prioritizing, and governing an organization’s project investments to maximize strategic impact. It sits above day-to-day project... Read more

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June 23, 2026  ·  9 min read
return-on-sales
Finance KPIs
3 min read · February 1, 2024

Return on Sales

This financial ratio is used to show how efficient a company is at using its revenue in order to generate…

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Rule of 72
Finance KPIs
3 min read · May 8, 2023

Rule of 72

If you want to see for how long you have to invest your money in order to double it, with…

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Sales-to-Admin-Expenses
Finance KPIs
3 min read · May 8, 2023

Sales to Admin Expenses

This efficiency ratio is used to measure if a company is efficient at managing its non-operating expenses in order to…

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Enterprise-Value-explained
Finance KPIs
3 min read · May 15, 2023

Enterprise Value explained

The enterprise value (EV) is a direct representative of the economic value of a company – in other words, how…

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The Basics of EBITDA
Finance KPIs
3 min read · May 8, 2023

The basics of EBITDA

When you want to understand how a certain company thrives in a particular industry, you need to have certain formulas…

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Sortino Ratio
Finance KPIs
3 min read · May 8, 2023

Sortino Ratio

The Sortino ratio is an alternative to the Sharpe ratio, as it isolates the effects volatility has on investments. This…

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EBITA-and-how-It-works
Finance KPIs
2 min read · March 13, 2026

EBITA and how It works

EBITA, short for Earnings Before Interest Taxes and Amortization, is a formula that calculates the operational profitability of a company…

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Times interest Earned Ratio
Finance KPIs
3 min read · May 8, 2023

Times interest Earned Ratio

Also called the interest coverage ration sometimes, the times interest earned ratio is a coverage ratio. It can calculate the…

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understanding-ebit
Finance KPIs
3 min read · February 1, 2024

Understanding EBIT

Shortened from Earnings before Interest and Taxes, and also referred to as the operating income, is an equation that measures…

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