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A Better Way to Gauge Profitability
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Return-on-equity (ROE) is the correct profit metric to evaluate the performance of a business. However, the primary emphasis on financial ratio analysis must be on operating performance. The “advanced” version of the DuPont model remedies the original model’s failure to cleanly separate the effects of operating and financing...
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With a robust economy that shows no sign of slowing down, CFOs anticipated an increase in the second quarter in hiring accounting and finance professionals.According to a recent survey, 11% of the CFOs polled said theyintended to add personnel, 2% planned to reduce staff and 85% foresaw no change in hiring activity. Start-up companies and businesses relocating to the Mountain States region planned on hiring financial staff at all levels, and in New England high-technology and financial services companies needed finance teams to support e-business initiatives. | 2nd Quarter Accounting and Financial Hiring—by Region |  | | | | | 2nd Quarter Accounting and Financial Hiring—by Industry |  | | | | | Financial Hiring Over Two Years |  | | Source: Financial Hiring Index, Robert Half International, Inc. ( www.rhii.com ), Menlo Park, California. | |
